From alexjf.martin at mail.utoronto.ca Fri Aug 1 18:14:57 2025 From: alexjf.martin at mail.utoronto.ca (Alexander Martin) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 18:14:57 +0000 Subject: [CANUFNET] =?windows-1252?q?Canadian_Urban_Forest_Census_/_Recen?= =?windows-1252?q?sement_des_for=EAts_urbaines_canadiennes?= Message-ID: Upcoming Canadian Urban Forest Census To better understand and benchmark urban forest management programs in Canada, we are conducting an upcoming census of urban forestry activities in municipalities over 10,000 people. This study is based on a similar census of urban forestry conducted in the US; their 78-page final report can be found online by searching ?Hauer US Urban Forest Census?. Our study is conducted through an online survey that includes questions about staffing, budgets, operational cycles and planning, and provincial and federal support. Even if your municipality does not maintain public trees, we would still appreciate hearing from you. The survey takes approximately 30 to 90 minutes to complete. While this is a considerably long survey, the results will provide the first national overview of Canadian urban forest management programs and allow you to benchmark your program to comparable municipalities. You will also be contributing to the literature on Canadian urban forest management, which will help develop best practices. The results of this study will also be presented at industry conferences. Any publications will be shared with participants who opt to provide their email. This survey is intended for the person(s) who can best tell us about municipal forestry and tree activities in your municipality. Ideally, this is the person directly responsible for decisions about tree care activities; however, any employee, community volunteer, or elected official that can best respond should do so. If you believe another person in your municipality is better suited, please forward this survey to them. More responses improve the national understanding of Canadian urban forestry. The survey will be sent to municipalities next week. If your municipality would be interested in participating in this study, please contact Alexander Martin (alexjf.martin at mail.utoronto.ca) or Dr. Tenley Conway (tenley.conway at utoronto.ca). ----------------------------------- Recensement des for?ts urbaines canadiennes ? venir Afin de mieux comprendre et comparer les programmes de gestion des for?ts urbaines au Canada, nous m?nerons prochainement un recensement des activit?s de foresterie urbaine dans les municipalit?s de plus de 10 000 habitants. Cette initiative s'inspire d?un recensement similaire r?alis? aux ?tats-Unis. Leur rapport final de 78 pages est accessible en ligne en recherchant ? Hauer US Urban Forest Census ?. Notre ?tude se d?roulera au moyen d'un sondage en ligne comportant des questions sur le personnel, les budgets, les cycles op?rationnels, la planification, ainsi que le soutien offert par les gouvernements provincial et f?d?ral. M?me si votre municipalit? n'effectue pas l?entretien d'arbres publics, votre participation serait tout de m?me grandement appr?ci?e. Le sondage prend environ 30 ? 90 minutes ? compl?ter. Bien qu'il soit relativement long, les r?sultats fourniront le premier portrait national des programmes municipaux de gestion des for?ts urbaines au Canada. Vous pourrez ?galement comparer votre programme ? celui de municipalit?s de taille ou de contexte comparable. Votre participation contribuera par ailleurs ? l?avancement des connaissances sur la foresterie urbaine au Canada, ce qui appuiera le d?veloppement de pratiques exemplaires. Les r?sultats seront ?galement pr?sent?s lors de conf?rences sectorielles, et toutes les publications seront partag?es avec les participants ayant choisi de fournir leur adresse courriel. Ce sondage s'adresse ? la ou aux personnes les mieux plac?es pour r?pondre aux questions portant sur la foresterie municipale et les activit?s arboricoles de votre municipalit?. Id?alement, il s'agit de la personne directement responsable de la planification ou des d?cisions concernant les activit?s d'entretien des arbres ; toutefois, tout employ?, ?lu municipale ou b?n?vole d?tenant l?information n?cessaire est invit? ? y r?pondre. Si vous pensez qu'une autre personne au sein de votre municipalit? est mieux plac?e pour r?pondre, nous vous prions de lui transmettre ce sondage. Un plus grand nombre de r?ponses permettra d?am?liorer la compr?hension nationale de la foresterie urbaine au Canada. Le sondage sera transmis aux municipalit?s d?s la semaine prochaine. Si votre municipalit? souhaite de participer ? cette ?tude, veuillez communiquer avec Alexander Martin (alexjf.martin at mail.utoronto.ca) ou Tenley Conway, PhD (tenley.conway at utoronto.ca). ? Alexander Martin, MSc (he/him) Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment University of Toronto 3359 Mississauga Road Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6 The University of Toronto Mississauga is located on the Traditional Territory of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. utoronto.ca [cid:5e70a192-93a8-421b-ba3a-f3eb8245bab1] While I may be sending this email outside my normal office hours, I have no expectation to receive a reply outside yours -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 30374 bytes Desc: image.png URL: