This past week I had the opportunity to participate in the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) International Round table workshop and pubic event called, “Do Rainbows Come in Green? Urban Forests and Multicultural Citizenship”. The three-day workshop was coordinated by Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch, and held in Vancouver at the University… Continue reading Diversity in urban forestry
Last summer Chant and I visited Ireland for what I hope is going to be the first of many trips. The landscape of soft rolling hills seems to whisper a lullaby that can ease you to sleep… until the horn of a city bus snaps your attention back to look in the right direction… Continue reading On Journeys: Roads leading and returning
After an eventful month of travels through New York, Malmö, Copenhagen, Dublin, Toronto, and Montreal; I’ve been thinking a lot about people and about the associations that we make with urban places and the memories that resonate from various experiences. For some, it’s the architecture, for others it’s food, some like sculptures and monuments, some… Continue reading Of travels, trees and tales: Everyone’s a storyteller
“Hello, welcome to Wild Rover Tours, my name is Jim and I’ll be your tour guide for the day.” If you do not hear these words… you’re on the wrong tour bus! Our time in Ireland can only be matched with the fun and jubilance that Jim Dempsey, our tour guide from Wild Rover… Continue reading Travels in Ireland
Adrina C. Bardekjian, MFC, PhD 