Bulletin Update: Sept 14, 2022
In this update:
ICYMI: Sept. 8th Boot Camp Presentation
Growing Roses Sustainably: Performance of RBG’s Rose Garden
22 Resume Tips for 2022
Researchers Discover Large Infestation of Hemlock Pests in Ontario (Canadian Forest Industries)
LISTEN: Sustainable Futures - Designing Green Communities & Buildings (Green Roof for Healthy Cities)
1. ICYMI: Sept. 8th Boot Camp Presentation
Last Thursday, we held an Employment Boot Camp for GROW alumni and current training participants.
Thank you to those who attended!
Stay tuned for the next boot camp on Thursday, October 6th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM!
Check out the presentation
2. Growing Roses Sustainably: Performance of RBG’s Rose Garden
The Rose Garden at Burlington’s Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is living up to expectations with its beautiful disease-resistant blooms and many companion plants.
Watch the latest video on the Rose Garden and learn more on RBG’s YouTube Channel.
3. 22 Resume Tips for 2022
Need a hand in writing or reviewing your resume? Here are 22 resume tips for quick reference and easy application!
Read more at Career Impressions
4. Researchers Discover Large Infestation of Hemlock Pests in Ontario
This summer, scientists from Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service and student researchers from the University of Guelph found a large infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) in Ontario that had gone undetected for some time.
The researchers were originally collecting data to create an inventory of hemlock trees in the province to understand the risk that HWA might pose to the trees in southern Ontario. But the group discovered the large number of HWA, a serious invasive forest pest originally from Japan that has killed hemlock forests across the eastern United States since the 1970s.
The tiny, aphid-like insect is about the size of a grain of pepper and covers itself in a white wool. It kills the tree by sucking the sap at the base of needles, draining the tree of its energy. It can spread on infested nursery stock or on the wind, but often hitchhikes on birds which then introduce it to new areas.
Learn more at Canadian Forest Industries
5. LISTEN: Sustainable Futures - Designing Green Communities & Buildings
Green Roof for Healthy Cities is the industry association for green roof and wall professionals in North America. They recently released a new podcast featuring interviews and discussions about innovative approaches to green infrastructure, resilience planning, and sustainable design. For their FIRST episode, the podcast discusses the urban heat island effect - what it is, how it works, and what can be done about it.