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

2019 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentation Schedule John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Room 200, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 Responding to the challenges of the City of Brampton: A 8:30-9:00 Charissa Mangra John Caspersen; Astrid Nielsen Edward Hunswick City of Brampton maintenance operations guide Exploring the diversity and healt of urban street tress: The case of 9:00-9:30 Samuel Asirifi Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton the city of Brampton A comparative tree health condition assessment of recently planted 9:30-10:00 Sam Lee Ben Kuttner Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton native street trees against native fruit trees in the City of Brampton An analysis of the City of Brampton’s urban forest policies 10-10:30 Natalie Ong Poh Suan Sally Krigstin Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton Break Development of a community tree stewardship plan for the City of 11:00-11:30 Rameena Mangal Sally Krigstin Edward Hunwicks City of Brampton Brampton Climate change vulnerability assessment of forest plants in the Danijela Puric-Mladenovic; Sandy 11:30-12:00 Madaleine Sansom Laura Timms Credit Valley Conservation Credit River watershed: an application of NatureServe's CCVI tool Smith Break Impact of residential intensification on urban forest in the Long Neighbourwoods; Long Branch 1:00-1:30 Jacqueline De Santis Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Andrew Kenney; Judy Gibson Branch neighbourhood, Toronto Neighbourhood Association Delineating seed source species and seed stands based on 1:30-2:00 Mamta Goyal Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Colin Huebert City of Toronto, Urban Forestry monitoring data Indicators of natural cover quality: Management applications in the 2:00-2:30 Graham Ricketts-Moncur Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Colin Huebert City of Toronto, Urban Forestry City of Toronto The current state of natural succession of Pine plantations at Huron 2:30-3:00 Matthew Shakespeare Danijela Puric-Mladenovic Joshua Shea City of Kitchener natural areas Break Forest bathing for students: Current barriers and future Loretto Maryholme Spiritual 3:30-4:00 Jenna Cardoso Sally Krigstin Mary Mallany opportunities 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 2

2019 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentation Schedule John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Room 200, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 8:30-9:00 Julian Alvarez-Barkham Tree mortality and condition of street trees in Toronto Jay Malcolm James Dennis Aboud & Associates Inc. Effects of forest management on Acadian forest structural diversity Medway Community Forest 9:00-9:30 Jennika Hunsinger and avian species composition in the Medway Community Forest Jay Malcolm; Anne Koven Mary Jane Rodger Cooperative Cooperative license area Utilizing Copernicus and Google Earth imaging to define habitat Rouge National Urban park, 9:30-10:00 Elina Shahmirian Jay Malcolm Leonardo Cabrera suitability for flying squirrels Parks Canada Can hydrological function and vegetation cover of failed green roofs Toronto and Region 10-10:30 Yushen Zhu Sean Thomas Jenny Hill be restored with wood-waste-derived biochar? Conservation Authority Break Managing Beech Bark disease: Application of Glyphosate to Haliburton Forest and Wildlife 11:00-11:30 Cameron Duckett prevent Beech Dominance in sub-canopy layers following salvage John Caspersen Adam Gorgolewski Reserve harvests 11:30-12:00 Amelie Lapointe Examining road restoration in a wildlife reserve John Caspersen Mireille Gravel Nibiischii Corporation The cumulative patterns of fire and harvest disturbance: Case 12:00-12:30 Jocelyne Laflamme Justina Ray Brendan Rogers Woods Hole Research Centre studies from Russia and Canada 3