There and Back—to the Future: The SMA at work at CUFC10
by Ivan Listar, CUFC10 Chair, Proud SMA member and MFI Grad (2008)
Photos by Ivan Listar except where indicated
L ondon, Ontario,
was proud
to be the host city for the 10th
Canadian Urban Forest Conference
(CUFC10) last October. This conference was especially significant
as it coincided with the 20th anniversary of Tree Canada (http://
treecanada.ca), a not-for-profit
organization that is the national
face and voice of urban forestry
and was the sponsoring organization of the conference. CUFC10
was dedicated to the memory,
accomplishments, and legacy of
Erik Jorgensen, Canada's first
Urban Forester, who died in 2012.
He is the person who first coined
the term "urban forestry."
The conference attracted 375 delegates and 55 speakers from
across Canada and the USA. The
overwhelming consensus was that
it was one of the best urban forestry conferences they had attended.
The amazing Louise Fagan was
the conference coordinator who
worked tirelessly to make it all
happen—so much of the success
of the conference and its special
touches were hers. The SMA as
a partner mustered its collective
strength from both sides of the
border. I want to especially thank
Executive Director Jerri LaHaie
and Past President John McNeil
for all their time, effort, and contributions.
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With one of London, Ontario's beautiful carved trees are (left to right) US Forest Service
Researcher Dr. Dave Nowak, University of Toronto Forestry Professor Dr. Sandy Smith,
SMA Executive Director Jerri LaHaie, and Davey Institute Research Urban Forester Scott
Maco.
City Trees