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
Originally published on Tree Canada's blog: May 12, 2023 I am a convener. I am interested in the bridging of things, the connections between people, their stories, ideas, and lived experiences. Over the course of my career, I have been privileged to work with non-traditional allies in the pursuit of better and more equitable and… Continue reading Raising environmentally aware children: perspectives of a mom working in urban forestry
Edited version published on Tree Canada website on March 2, 2021 “Boy, I’m sure glad I’m not your husband.” I remember my mind racing over the last few minutes of the discussion at an event I was leading, and thinking about what, if anything, I had said or done, to warrant such an inappropriate comment.… Continue reading Where Women Choose to Walk: Paths to Improving Cities and Nature
Adrina C. Bardekjian, MFC, PhD 