Spring is right around the corner, and what better way to “dig in” the warmer weather then with a family fun tree planting event! Forests Ontario and local planting partners are excited to invite you and your families to participate in the 2018 Community Tree Planting Event happening in Niagara…
Spring is right around the corner, and what better way to “dig in” to the warmer weather than with a fun, free, family-friendly tree planting event! Forests Ontario and local planting partners are excited to invite you, along with your friends and family, to participate in the 2018 Community Tree…
A recent study utilizing computer models, by researchers at the University of British Columbia has shown how trees have an impact on local weather thereby saving energy. Put simply, buildings without trees around are exposed to greater wind pressure whereby air is forced into a building through cracks and crevasses…
Brock University’s Dr. Marilyne Jollineau has been named as the 2017 recipient of the Canadian Association of Geographers’ (CAG) Award for Service to the Profession of Geography. This award recognises Jollineau’s outstanding contribution to the development of Geography in Canada as a supporter and mentor of many graduate and undergraduate…
The Niagara College treeOcode Niagara project has received a boost in the number of trees in the inventory thanks to a project by three enthusiastic College students and their Environmental Management and Assessment program internship project. Roshana Johnson, Ojebode Ayodeji Daniel and Jackson Tran have added 184 planting sites to the treeOcode…
GEOSPATIAL NIAGARA FOSTERS INNOVATION IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT FROM THE WE ARE CITIES GRANT St. Catharines based Geospatial Niagara received $3000 from the We Are Cities Community Innovation Grant Program to engage students and citizens through raising awareness of the value that trees in urban parks provide and to…
