Canadian Urban Forest Research Group

Come help celebrate Dalhousie University's 200th Anniversary the best way we know how, planting 200 trees!

200 Trees Planting Party Help us create a living legacy. Led by urban forest researcher Peter Duinker, the Faculty of Management is partnering with Facilities Management, the Office of Sustainability and the Halifax Regional Municipality, to plant 200 trees across the Studley and Sexton campuses for Dal's 200th anniversary....

Don't hate the polar vortex - its helping to kill invasive species

Stop hating the polar vortex: It’s killing some of the nastiest invasive insects around The hemlock woolly adelgid hails from Osaka, Japan. When it moved to the US in the 1950s, it settled right in, facing no natural predators and feeding off the buffet of hemlock forests lining the eastern coast. Similarly, the gypsy moth, a European emigre, now gobbles up the leaves of millions of ac...

Dalhousie University Green Buildings

Urban Forest Master Plan takes root at Dalhousie How Dalhousie prof Peter Duinker is helping Halifax improve its urban forest and ensure a sustainable future for the city's biodiversity.

Urban forest materializing in Detroit

A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit The city's emergency manager has approved a deal to turn scores of blighted properties into a lush green space with maple and oak trees.