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Collaboration, Community, Engagement, Partnerships, Research, Travel, Uncategorized, urban forestry, Women

From under-representation to recognition: Reflections on women, data, and change in urban forestry

Adrina C. Bardekjian

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

Collaboration, Community, Engagement, Partnerships, Research, Travel, Uncategorized, urban forestry

Alder things considered: Holiday reflections on trees, culture and connection

Adrina C. Bardekjian

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