New open-access article alert! Examining retention and removal of trees planted through a backyard tree planting program. We found home sales reduced the odds a tree would be retained, suggesting importance of outreach to new homeowners. doi.org/10.1016/j.uf...

New publication: Alex Martin led an effort examine historical factors driving street tree species in Canadian prairie cities. Key limitations, including availability, perceived disservices and utility conflict, have led to shifts in species planted and overall low diversity. doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...

New Publication! Understanding global urban tree canopy targets, current canopy cover, and a SMART way forward. Led by Justin Morgenroth: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (open access) Includes a discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of setting tree canopy targets.

Mark Carney is running for Prime Minister of Canada. Pierre Poilievre is running to be Governor of the 51st state.

Attending #AAG2025 next week? Check out our urban forestry sessions.

Poilievre’s $3.4M pension is secure, but he repeatedly votes to cut yours. That’s Poilievre. But it’s just not Canada. Learn more: www.protectingcanada.ca/streaming #NeverPoilievre #cdnpoli

Trump cites dairy tariffs of 250% but doesn't mention they "only kick in after the US has hit a certain, Trump-negotiated quantity of zero-tariff sales to Canada." "The US is not currently filling its zero-tariff sales quota in any category of dairy product, so the tariffs aren’t being applied."

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Excited to see our new article out, led by Alex Martin. We explore the limited engagement and inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in US & Canadian urban forest management plans, and provide some recommendations for those developing UF plans and future research.

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

oming soon in Frontiers of Env Sci - a paper by myself, Mike Grace (BCU), Alison Smith (Oxon), Peter Neal (consultant) and Jane Houghton (Natural England) reflecting on the development of the National GI Standards Framework - its great to see this work published www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...

New sticker coming soon.

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FACT - that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE. 💯👇

Los Angeles must have built so many bike lanes to create this awful traffic. Right?!? (This is a Toronto subskeet, where whoever is in charge of the government wants to remove bike lanes to reduce traffic congestion).

New Open Access Paper: What is equitable urban forest governance, led by K. Pike. exploring the intersection between environmental justice and collaborative governance. Highlighting gaps in community-centered procedural and recognitional approaches. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

open access Urban Forestry articles! We explored the content of urban forest management plans across Canada and found a focus on tree abundance but limited attention give to climate change: t.co/4A0sxecNl2

Alex Martin and I examined the growing use of the Gini Index, a standard measure of economic inequality, to measure urban greening inequality. We also propose some minimum reporting guidelines: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

One week until Election Day! If you’re wondering what is at stake, here’s a story about a Nevada woman who was found guilty of manslaughter and sent to jail for having a miscarriage. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Respect to Bernie Sanders for putting together this video with an important message that I very much hope reaches people on the left who are considering not voting for Kamala Harris or sitting this election out.

Part of Miller’s deportation plan is to deploy red state National Guard units to “unfriendly” (blue) states.

Holy shit. This is the most eloquent, pointed, and personal political speech I've ever heard in my (M54) life. It deserves to be the most consequential. Harris is great afterward, but Michelle Obama's speech should really define a new era in American politics. www.youtube.com/live/vaYXybm...

Alexandra Petri’s endorsement, minus paywall: archive.is/AfU1T