2010

1) Planning for Change
Ongoing training of students and volunteers to collect scientific data on annual tree growth and local climate enables ACER (Association for Canadian Educational Resources) to monitor changes on local plots. Community-based data collected by ACER uses international protocols and therefore can provide the basis for projecting the future outlook for Ontario’s trees. Plans for a three day summer workshop include lectures on leading edge climate change modelling, in collaboration with Environment Canada, and hands on training for monitoring climate change, planting, forest biodiversity plots, and restoration ecology.

2) Arborist Knot Testing – Phase 2
Many arborists rely on the safety of knots in their rigging systems when lowering branches or blocks of wood to the ground. Although these knots are used as attachment or anchor points on a regular basis, we should know if the knots provide sufficient strength and also meet the CSA standard. Testing of them would allow arborists to better understand reactionary forces that are applied during this process. This proposal from the Humber College Arboriculture Program involves testing of rigging knots and termination knots, and the results will be passed on to the Arborist Safe Work Practices Committee to be considered for inclusion in the next reprint of the Arborist Safe Work Practice.

3) Tree Tenders Training Program
Already providing a successful training program for resident volunteers, LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) proposes to continue and improve delivery of this program, expanding from Toronto into York Region. Through further development of this model education program, replication in other communities will be possible. The Tree Tenders training course involves classroom instruction as well as outdoor, hands-on activities to provide citizens interested in improving the urban forest with basic arboricultural training (instructors are ISA certified arborists).

4) Preparing the Trail 2010
This is a grassroots, environmentally active, not-for-profit, athletic organization. The programs promote environmental and health awareness, starting at the community level and continuing across Canada, by combining tree planting and athletic participation. After a successful pilot project in British Columbia, this adventurous group established an online tree planting and adoption program with GPS location and photos, and has partnered with Trees Ontario. Preparing the Trail proposes to hold a combination of community tree planting and athletic events over the next 12 months maintaining educational programs, tree adoption and website updates for each.


2009

1) Mark J. Krosowski
Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick

Project description
To encourage conservation and restoration of American beech trees resistant to beech bark disease, to forests, parks and urban centres, through a greater understanding of disease resistance inheritance. $10,000.

2) Dr. Peter Kevan & Anne Marie Roussy
University of Guelph (2nd year project)

Project description
a) To develop the potential for clonal production of plus trees for seed orchards; b) to provide a new generation of stress tolerant sugar maple trees for urban, road side and field margin sites; and c) to provide current information on the invasive characteristics of Norway maple including policy recommendations on propagation, promotion and control techniques. $7,000.

3) Susan Poizner
Canadian documentary film maker
Toronto, ON, www.susanpoizner.com

Project description
To produce a series of educational/promotional films about native trees of Canada that would be appreciated by a broad range of people and include information on the benefits of trees and the need for proper care and maintenance. These films will be made available to schools, colleges and universities and distributed to broadcasters such as Rogers, Canadian Learning Television, TVO and SCN. $7,000.

4) Alice Casselman, Association of Canadian Educational Resources (ACER)
Mississauga, ON (ongoing project)

Project description
1) Establishing and monitoring of trees for climate change; 2) involve students in the planting, care, measurement and reporting required for successful tree growth through our program Planting for Change at three local schools (including planning and planting a climate change lab); 3) continue to support Our Schoolyard – Measuring Our Resources program in schools to document natural resources on site; and 4) further develop the shared website www.measureup.ca $6,000.

5) Dr. Jerry Leonard
Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence, Edmonton, AB

Project description
To explore the possibility of eradicating elm tree diseases in woodchips through composting, thus making them available for mulch rather than expensive landfill disposal. $5,000.


2008

1) Restoration of Roadside Sugar Maples ($13,000), Peter Kevan & Anne-Marie Roussy, University of Guelph

2) Biology & Management of Diplodia Tip Blight in Austrian Pine ($10,000), Tom Hsiang, University of Guelph

3) Monitoring of Trees for Climate Change, Education Awareness Engagement ($9,000), Alice Casselman, ACER (Assoc. of Canadian Educational Resources), Toronto

4) Tree Tender Training Program: Building Urban Forest Stewardship Capacity Within Toronto Neighbourhoods ($6000), Janet McKay, LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests), Toronto

5) Forest Ecological Restoration Project ($2000), Kristy Wakeling, Scarborough Outdoor Education School & Dr. Steven Murphy, University of Waterloo

2007

1) Prediction of Tree Failure to Wind Loading. Stephen Mitchell and Kenneth Byrne, University of British Columbia.

2) Protecting High Value Urban Pine Trees Against the Western and Mountain Pine Beetle. Ian Wilson, City of Kelowna.

2006

1) Let’s Plant and Measure Up! Alice Casselman, Association for Canadian Educational Resources

2) Protecting Urban Trees of St. John’s, Newfoundland Against Elm Spanworm (Ennomos subsignaria), Dr. Dan Quiring, Professor of Forest Entomology, University of New Brunswick

3) Evaluation of Control of Red Elm Weevil in American Elm Trees, Michael Booth, Lethbridge Research Centre, Alberta

4) Reduced Transplant Mortality by Soil Amendments for Water and Nutrient Bioavailability, Bill De Young, Reforest London, London, Ontario


2005

1) Restoration of Roadside Sugar Maple & Sexual Reproduction in Ontario’s Maples. Peter G. Kevan and Adam Dale.
– $10,000

2) CSA Testing of Arborists’ Climbing Knots. Ruurd van de Ven et al.
– $5,000

3) Review of the Use of Systemic Insecticides for the Control of Tree Pests. Gard Otis.
– $2,000

4) Development & Communication of a Hazard Tree Policy. Henry Krukowski.
– $1,000


2004

1) Range Expansion, Host Preferences and Improved Trapping Methods of the Emerald Ash Borer. Dr. Gard Otis, University of Guelph.
– $11,000

2) Field Testing of Additives to Improve Inoculation with Mycorrhizal Fungi on Newly Planted Street Trees. Mario Lanthier, Private Arborist, British Columbia.
– $5,370

3) The State of Canada’s Municipal Forests. Dr. Andy Kenney, University of Toronto.
– $4,000


2003

1) Selecting and Managing Urban Seed Trees. Marshall Buchanan.
– $3,000

2) Emerald Ash Borer Educational Video. Philip van Wassenaer.
– $2,500

3) Behaviour and Pheromones of the Emerald Ash Borer, a New Exotic. Dr. Gard Otis, University of Guelph.
– $11,000


2002

1) The Second Urban Woodland Conservation Challenge-Sustainable Management Stage 2. Dr. Roger Suffling and David Schmitt, University of Waterloo.
– $2,750

2) Measure Up - Part 2. Alice Casselman, Association for Canadian Educational Resources.
– $5,000

3) Reproductive Biology for Conservation and Propogation of the Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata) in Carolinian Canada. Peter Kevan, International Network of Expertise for Sustainable Polination, Environmental Biology Department, University of Guelph.
– $1,700

4) Investigating Alamo Micro-Injectors for the Control of Dothiorella Wilt in an Urban Elm Population. Dr. J.P. Tewari, Professor, University of Alberta.
– $5,000

5) Fifth Canadian Urban Forest Conference.
– $2,500


2001

1) Developing Dutch Elm Disease Diagnostic Capability. Dr. J.P. Tewari, Professor, University of Alberta.
– $9,500

2) Measure Up. Alice Casselman, Association for Canadian Educational Resources.
– $3,000

3) The Second Urban Woodland Conservation Challenge-Sustainable Management. David Schmitt and Dr. Roger Suffling, University of Waterloo.
– $2,500


2000

1) Developing Dutch Elm Disease Diagnostic Capability. Dr. J.P. Tewari, Professor, University of Alberta.
– $9,500

2) Physiologically Based Tree Health Assessments. Professor R.A. Savidge, University of New Brunswick, Frederiction.
– $5,000

3) There's a Fungus Among Us. Keith Anderson, Parks Director, City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
– $1,500


1999

1) Elm Recovery Project. Henry Kock and Philip van Wassenaer.
– $5,000


1998

1) Developing Species Profiles for Hazard Tree Assessments and Urban Forest Management. Dr. Julian Dunster.
– $10,000

2) Impact of Development on Woodlots. Dr. Andy Kenney, University of Toronto.
– $5,000

3) Crown Volume Estimation for Open-Growth Urban Trees Part 2. Dr. Andy Kenney, Universtiy of Toronto.
– $2,500


1997

1) Crown Volume Estimation for Open-Growth Urban Trees. Dr. W.A. Kenney, Universtiy of Toronto.
– $2,500

2) Establishment of Younger Native Stock. Len Munt, Region of York.
– $2,500


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