Thunder Bay Update
As the new Extension Faculty member
of Urban & Community Forestry in the Department
of Environmental Conservation at the University
of Massachusetts, I have the opportunity to meet
like-minded individuals who are passionate about
community trees and urban green spaces. I
recently had the opportunity to return to the City
of Thunder Bay, Ontario for a meeting with other
faculty members at my alma mater, Lakehead
University. I was fortunate to also have the opportunity to meet with a long-time friend, Thunder
Bay City Forester Shelley Vescio. Shelley graciously took the time to update me on the municipal
forest practices in her community. [Thunder Bay
was first profiled in the July/August 2006 issue
of City Trees.] —Rick Harper
Thunder Bay, Ontario looks out over a formation of mesas and sills thought to resemble a Sleeping Giant. Photo Courtesy of
EcoSuperior (www.ecosuperior.org)
