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2019 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentation Schedule John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Room 200, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto

Time Student Title Internal Supervisor External Supervisor External's Affliliation 8:30-9:00 Emmett Snyder Ecological restoration of natural woodland and meadow sites invaded by dog-strangling vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum) in southern Ontario Sandy Smith Jennifer Smith Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 9:00-9:30 Justin Rai Opportunities for enhancing ravine stewardship among private property owners within Toronto’s ravines Sandy Smith Catherine Berka Toronto Ravine Revitalization Study 9:30-10:00 Johnpaul Loiacono A region-wide framework for urban forest monitoring Sandy Smith Jacqueline Hamilton Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 10-10:30 Stephanie Scane Enhancing signage for conservation education of eco-tourists Sandy Smith Thomas Bowers Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation 11:00-11:30 Ana Kostic Factors affecting the survival of insecticide-treated ash trees attacked by emerald ash borer in Toronto Sandy Smith; Patrick James Allison Craig BioForest Technologies Inc. 11:30-12:00 Mariaelena Guarrasi Potential impacts and management of the non-native Box Tree Moth in Canada Sandy Smith Jennifer Llewellyn, Erin Bullas-Appleton Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Services; Canadian Food Inspection Agency 1:00-1:30 Kelsey Payette Development of two invasive plant habitat suitability models to assess threats to critical habitat at Thousand Islands National Park Jay Malcolm Josh Van Wieren Parks Canada Agency 1:30-2:00 Jiarong Zhang Toronto’s heritage trees: A living seed bank for forest restoration Eric Davies; Patrick James Annie Vandenberg Evergreen Brick Works 2:00-2:30 Yichao Zhou Long term seed forecasting for oak species in Toronto ravines Eric Davies; Patrick James Annie Vandenberg Evergreen Brick Works 2:30-3:00 Madeline Baroli Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project (ATREP): A citizen science initiative designed for private and community forest landowners in Northwest lower Michigan Tat Smith; Danijela Puric- Mladenovic Kama Ross Leelanau Conservation District 3:30-4:00 Meichen Wu Can we avoid more Jewel Beetles invading Canada again? Understanding a potential invasive species Agrilus dureli Sandy Smith Troy Kimoto Canadian Food Inspection Agency 4:00-4:30 Muhammad Syed Identifying mass timber research priorities, barriers to adoption and engineering, procurement and construction challenges in Canada Anne Koven Mark Gaglione EllisDon 4:30-5:00 Hyemin Kim Economic value of private woodlots in southern Ontario Shashi Kant Kymberley Snarr; Art Shannon; Paul Robertson Ontario Woodlot Association Monday, December 9th, 2019 Break Break Break

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2019 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentation Schedule John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Room 200, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto

8:30-9:00 Charissa Mangra Responding to the challenges of the City of Brampton: A maintenance operations guide John Caspersen; Astrid Nielsen Edward Hunswick City of Brampton 9:00-9:30 Samuel Asirifi Exploring the diversity and healt of urban street tress: The case of the city of Brampton Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton 9:30-10:00 Sam Lee A comparative tree health condition assessment of recently planted native street trees against native fruit trees in the City of Brampton Ben Kuttner Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton 10-10:30 Natalie Ong Poh Suan An analysis of the City of Brampton’s urban forest policies Sally Krigstin Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton 11:00-11:30 Rameena Mangal Development of a community tree stewardship plan for the City of Brampton Sally Krigstin Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton 11:30-12:00 Madaleine Sansom Climate change vulnerability assessment of forest plants in the Credit River watershed: an application of NatureServe's CCVI tool Danijela Puric-Mladenovic; Sandy Smith Laura Timms Credit Valley Conservation 1:00-1:30 Jacqueline De Santis Impact of residential intensification on urban forest in the Long Branch neighbourhood, Toronto Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Andrew Kenney; Judy Gibson Neighbourwoods; Long Branch Neighbourhood Association 1:30-2:00 Mamta Goyal Delineating seed source species and seed stands based on monitoring data Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Colin Huebert City of Toronto, Urban Forestry 2:00-2:30 Graham Ricketts-Moncur Indicators of natural cover quality: Management applications in the City of Toronto Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Colin Huebert City of Toronto, Urban Forestry 2:30-3:00 Matthew Shakespeare The current state of natural succession of Pine plantations at Huron natural areas Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Joshua Shea City of Kitchener 3:30-4:00 Jenna Cardoso Forest bathing for students: Current barriers and future

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Sally Krigstin Mary Mallany Loretto Maryholme Spiritual Centre 4:00-4:30 Janice Ka Ching Lam Options for monitoring urban naturalization success Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Lisa McLean City of Toronto 4:30-5:00 Rakika Rimsa How do fenced vs unfenced woodlands in Mississauga differ Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Sarah Piett City of Mississauga Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 Break Break Break

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2019 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentation Schedule John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Room 200, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto

8:30-9:00 Julian Alvarez-Barkham Tree mortality and condition of street trees in Toronto Jay Malcolm James Dennis Aboud & Associates Inc. 9:00-9:30 Jennika Hunsinger Effects of forest management on Acadian forest structural diversity and avian species composition in the Medway Community Forest Cooperative license area Jay Malcolm; Anne Koven Mary Jane Rodger Medway Community Forest Cooperative 9:30-10:00 Elina Shahmirian Utilizing Copernicus and Google Earth imaging to define habitat suitability for flying squirrels Jay Malcolm Leonardo Cabrera Rouge National Urban park, Parks Canada 10-10:30 Yushen Zhu Can hydrological function and vegetation cover of failed green roofs be restored with wood-waste-derived biochar? Sean Thomas Jenny Hill Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 11:00-11:30 Cameron Duckett Managing Beech Bark disease: Application of Glyphosate to prevent Beech Dominance in sub-canopy layers following salvage harvests John Caspersen Adam Gorgolewski Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve 11:30-12:00 Amelie Lapointe Examining road restoration in a wildlife reserve John Caspersen Mireille Gravel Nibiischii Corporation 12:00-12:30 Jocelyne Laflamme The cumulative patterns of fire and harvest disturbance: Case studies from Russia and Canada Justina Ray Brendan Rogers Woods Hole Research Centre Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 Break

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