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
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
Adrina C. Bardekjian, MFC, PhD 