Stream 1: Regional Landscape Planning
The program will explore some leading edge science-based approaches that attempt to balance conservation of forests with other land uses in settled landscapes. One such approach, scenario based modeling, is increasingly being used to evaluate among options for land use allocations and can greatly facilitate consultation with stakeholders and the public, thereby generating support for new regulations. This stream will also profile a few jurisdictions that have developed landscape-level policies that support conservation of forests and other natural areas. Finally, three organizations will speak to the challenges of implementing regional landscape plans from a national, municipal and community-based perspective, respectively.

Stream 2: Private Land Forestry and Stewardship
The program will examine the growing public interest in our environment, the challenges facing Canada’s private woodlot community and the next generation of woodlot owners, and using volunteer-based incentives to increase stewardship participation. Also featured will be a discussion of the challenges of bringing ENGO’s together to collaborate more effectively to move private land stewardship initiatives forward. The sessions will also address other topics of interest to landowners and resource managers who are stewards of some of our most important natural heritage features – our private land forests – Your Forest.

Stream 3: Urban Forestry
"Urbanization and urban forests are likely to be the greatest forest influence and influential forest of the 21st Century" (Nowak et al. 2005). This session provides insight into the ecological services provided by the urban forest: the green infrastructure of the community. It will provide necessary information to those who require the best tools and techniques in order to help ensure the urban forest continues to play a significant role in the community's quality of life. Speakers from diverse professional and geographic backgrounds will illustrate and define the concept of the tree as a 'biogenic utility', quantify its value and then explain to the practitioner how to maintain and enhance the urban forest.

Stream 4: Student Sessions
Many students from across the country are carrying out innovative work that relates to forests in settled landscapes. These research and other activities will be highlighted in a special stream dedicated to student activities in the fields of forestry, urban planning, landscape architecture, geography and environmental studies, to name but a few.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

 Monday, August 20, 2007

 Tuesday, August 21, 2007

 Wednesday, August 22, 2007

 Thursday, August 23, 2007