As published on the Canadian Urban Forest Network Exchange, April 27, 2026. By Adrina C. Bardekjian, Kim Statham, Danijela Puric-Mladenovic, Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor What does it mean to connect research and practice? In January, the Canadian Urban Forest Network (CUFN) Ontario region workshop, “Connecting Research and Practice for Urban Woodland Management,” brought together researchers, practitioners, and… Continue reading Where research meets practice: Reflections on the CUFN Ontario workshop
As published on Tree Canada's blog, March 3, 2026. When I recently revisited Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, I expected a refresher. Instead, I found a mirror. The book’s central argument, that a gender data gap shapes society, felt less like a revelation than a validation of something I had… Continue reading From under-representation to recognition: Reflections on women, data, and change in urban forestry
As published on Tree Canada's blog, December 10, 2025. As we head into the holiday season, I find myself returning, as I often do, to the quiet, resolute presence of trees as sentinels in our lives. Growing up Armenian in Canada, I was raised with a deep sense of ancestry and attachment to the land,… Continue reading Alder things considered: Holiday reflections on trees, culture and connection
As published in The Forestry Chronicle 2024, VOL. 100, No 2 Context Over the past decade, it has been refreshing to witness the shift in urban forestry conservation dialogues and practice to include green equity. What were once dominant narratives of methods, protocols and frameworks increasingly include broader considerations for systemic injustice, marginalization, and vulnerability.… Continue reading Equity in Canada’s Urban Forests
As published in City Trees, November/December 2021 issue. Modified excerpt from the author’s PhD dissertation, Learning from Limbwalkers: Arborists’ Stories in Southern Ontario’s Urban Forests (Bardekjian, 2015). Human connections and experiences with trees have inspired creative interpretations and visual representations of our cultures, flow, and processes for centuries using the tree (Lima, 2014). In urban… Continue reading Lived Experience, Essential Narratives, Part 2: A Tree Model for Integrating Social Dimensions into Urban Forestry
Adrina C. Bardekjian, MFC, PhD 