[CANUFNET] Ontario Urban Forest Council Seminar on Climate Change

[Andy Kenney]

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF ONTARIO'S FORESTS

Can We Help Our Urban And Rural Forests Adapt?

 

            

Thursday October 18th at the Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto

Schedule - seminar followed by Annual General Meeting.      

8:00 - 9:00   Registration  & Networking Opportunity

 

9:00- 9:05 Conference Opening Remarks 

Dr. Guy Brassard - retired. Previously Science Advisor at Canadian Forest
Service, and Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of Science at Memorial
University. 

 

9:05- 10:15 Climate Change and Urban Forest Management, Drought, heat,
changes in length of growing season, serious invasive species, insect,
plants? Major extreme/freak events (ice storms; floods; heavy snowfalls)
effects on existing municipal urban forests. 

Dr Bob Stewart retired. Climate Change Advisor, Canadian Forest Service

 

10:15-10:45 Health Break & Networking Opportunity

 

10:45 - 12:00 Keynote Speaker: What's in Store for Trees in 10, 50 and 100
years? Climate change is predicted to strongly impact plant distributions of
over 125 North American species.  

Dr Dan McKenney, Senior Scientist, Spatial Analysis, Canadian Forest Service


 

12:00 - 1:00   Lunch & Networking Opportunity

            

1:00 - 2:10   Practical Steps to Adapt to Climate Change

*	Climate Change Laboratory - Let's Plant, Measure and Mulch Program 

*	Alice Casselman M.Ed., President Assoc. for Cdn. Educational
Resources

*	Need For Green Oases In Asphalt-Dominated Schoolyards 

*	Adrina Bardekjian Ambrosii, MFC, Urban Forestry Consultant with
Heidi Campbell, MLA, School Ground Design Consultant.

*	Tree Canada and Urban Forests - the Carbon Offset Connection 

Michael Rosen RPF, President of Trees Canada

 

The three presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion and
Q & A. 

Both panels will be moderated by Toni Ellis, successful community activist,
NeighbourWoods Coordinator                

          

2:10-2:35 Health Break & Networking Opportunity

           

                                2:35-3:45 Tree Plantings for the Changing
Environment, from 2007 to 2107

.         How is climate change affecting the seed zone approach now and in
the future? Barb Boysen MNR Forest Genetics Specialist.

.         Should we introduce appropriate southern seed zone species for our
grandchildren's urban forest? Bill Morsink, Retired urban forester

.         Developing a Local Tree Seed Conservation Program.  Candace
Karandiuk, Supervisor of Forest Health, Oakville. 

The three presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion and
Q & A. 

3:45- 4:00 Conference Wrap-up:  Dr Guy Brassard 

4:00-4:30 OUFC Annual General Meeting

Introducing the 2007/2008 Board 

Light refreshments reception.  All are invited. 

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