Atlantic Region Workshop

Workshop exclusively for people living or working in the Atlantic region.

3 sessions on the agenda:

Session 1: Mark Fredericks, Senior Planner

Wolfville, NS

Wolfville’s Urban Forest – Taking Action and Developing Policy

· Building an urban forestry program (inventory, policy and workplan)

Session 2: Griffin Kaleva, Owner of Arbor Nursery

Charlottetown, PEI

Growing, harvesting, and planting trees in Atlantic Canada

· What a nursery operation looks like and how to best deal with a tree nursery to get what you want

· Pros and cons of different stock types considering different growing conditions

Session 3: Scott Holman, Victoria Park and Urban Forestry Supervisor

Don Cameron, Chairman, Truro Urban Forest Committee

Truro, NS

Strengthening Communities Through Urban Forestry: The History and Impact of Truro’s Urban Forest Committee

· The history and goals of Truro’s Urban Forest Committee and how a committee can help communities