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READ: “How Cities, Scientists & Nurseries Are Partnering To Help Seedlings Grow Into Urban Forests” (The Globe And Mail)
NETP, NETP Alumni, Staff Rebecca Harrison NETP, NETP Alumni, Staff Rebecca Harrison

READ: “How Cities, Scientists & Nurseries Are Partnering To Help Seedlings Grow Into Urban Forests” (The Globe And Mail)

The goal of Greening the Landscape Research Consortium is to help seedlings survive to become giants, and its advantage is information-sharing along the “urban tree value chain” – from nursery staff tending seeds, to planting contractors, to municipal foresters nurturing the trees.

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READ: “The Economic Impacts of Invasive Species to Canada’s Forest Sector” (Invasive Species Centre)
NETP, NETP Alumni, Staff Rebecca Harrison NETP, NETP Alumni, Staff Rebecca Harrison

READ: “The Economic Impacts of Invasive Species to Canada’s Forest Sector” (Invasive Species Centre)

Canada’s strong forest economy contributes $25.8 billion to the national GDP and accounts for ~7% of Canada’s total annual exports. Canada’s annual timber losses due to invasive species are estimated at 61 million cubic metres (m³), equivalent to $720 million in losses (CFIA, 2004).

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