Reports
Master of Resource and Environmental Management Project Reports
A Review of Best Management Practices for Urban Birds in the Tree Care Industry: Is More Research Needed? Cuun Niesink (2023)
WindSmart: Increasing the Resilience of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Urban Forest to Wind Damage Colleen Hutchison (2023)
Distribution and Abundance of Eastern Hemlocks in Five Major Wooded Parks of the Halifax Regional Municipality Hannah Machat (2022)
Mapping Relationships with Urban Trees in Halifax Julietta Sorensen Kass (2020)
Urban Forest Carbon Offsetting Programs in US and Canada and Their Applicability to HRM’s Urban Forests
Venukasan Thavarajah (2018)
Golf Courses are Better than Parking Lots: An Investigation into the Ecological Sustainability of Institutionalized Greenspaces
Shauna Doll (2017)
Online Mapping Applications for Urban Forest Management: An Open Dara Approach
Melissa Ristow (2017)
Location Matters: The Importance of Tree Placement to Urban Forest Values
David Foster (2016)
Making Sense of 311 Request Data to Learn about and Contribute to Halifax's Urban Forest
Natalie Secen (2016)
Protecting HRM Trees: A Look into Mechanical Damage
Kelsey Hayden (2016)
Street-Tree Planting Contracts: Lessons Learned from Three Years of Experience in Halifax
Katherine Witherspoon (2016)
An Analysis of Naturalization-related Content in Canadian Urban Forest Management Plans
Lara Slapcoff (2014)
An Urban Forest Implementation Strategy: Advancing Education, Stewardship and Public Participation to Sustain HRM's Urban Forest
Katelyn Rae Perfitt (2014)
Managing Extreme Wind-Events in Halifax's Urban Forest
Melissa Lesko (2014)
An Urban Forestry Approach to American Chestnut Recovery in the Regional Municipality of Halton
Katherine Ashbourne (2013)
Monitoring Guide for Halifax Regional Municipality's Urban Forest and Urban Forest Master Plan
James Patrick O'Reilly (2013)
Planted-Tree Inventory Protocol for Halifax Regional Municipality's Urban Forest
C. Shi (2013)
Policy Tools and the Halifax Urban Forest
Justin Hack (2011)
The Case for Fruit Trees in the City
Nevena Gazibara (2011)
Success Stories: Engaging Citizens in Canada's Urban Forests
Jennifer Ross (2010)
Other Reports
Urban Forest Management and Research in Halifax, NS Peter Duinker (2023)
Cuun Niesink and Peter Duinker (2023)
Urban Forest Management Research in Halifax, NS Peter Duinker (2022)
Annotated Bibliography on Urban Forests and Climate Change Zoe Coulter and Peter Duinker (2021)
The Trees of Camp Hill and Fairview Lawn Cemeteries
Jessica Quinton and Peter Duinker (2019)
The Trees of Fort Massey Cemetery
Jessica Quinton and Peter Duinker (2019)
The Trees of Mount Olivet and Holy Cross Cemeteries
Jessica Quinton and Peter Duinker (2019)
The Trees of Old Burial Ground Cemetery
Jessica Quinton and Peter Duinker (2019)
Forest and Water on a Changing Planet
Peter Duinker (2018)
Forest landscape hydrology in a ‘new normal’ era of climate and land use change
J. A. Jones., X. Wei, M. van Noordwijk, I. F. Creed, M. Gush, D. Ellison, … (2018)
Growing together in Halifax, Canada: A productive partnership helped create a strong master plan for forests in this Nova Scotian city
Peter Duinker and John Charles (2018)
The Street Trees of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia: Inventory and Recommendations for Improvement
Shauna Doll, Melissa Ristow, Jessica Quinton, and Peter Duinker (2018)
The Trees of Old Ashburn Golf Course: Inventory and Management Recommendations
Shauna Doll and Peter Duinker (2018)
The HRM Urban Forest in 2016
David Foster and Peter Duinker (2017)
Tree Planting Tips & Tricks
K. Hayden, N. Secen, and Peter Duinker (2016)
The Trees of Pugwash, Nova Scotia: Inventory and Recommendations for Improvement
by Peter Duinker and C. Pilkington (2016)
Governance and urban forests in Canada: roles of non-government organisations
Peter Duinker, James Steenberg, C. Ordóñez, and K. R. Perfitt (2015)
User Viewpoints on Point Pleasant Park. Group Final Research Summary Report
M. Andrade, E. Bethune, C. Cardella, JJ. Klimek, K. Mitukiewicz, and J. Smith (2015)
Urban Orchards in Halifax: A Discussion Paper
M. Lesko, B. Roach, and L. Slapcoff (2014)
Urban Orchards in Halifax: Results of a Consultation Workshop in Halifax
M. Lesko, B. Roach, Kendra Marshman, L. Slapcoff, and Peter Duinker (2014)
In Support of Trees in the City: A Message for Municipal Councillors, Developers, and NGOs
Canadian Urban Forest Research Group (2013)
Urban Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change: Synthesis Report
C. Ordóñez and Peter Duinker (2013)
Urban Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change: Background Document
C. Ordóñez and Peter Duinker (2013)
Climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban forests: a framework for sustainable urban forest management
C. Ordóñez, Peter Duinker, and James Steenberg (2010) Urban Forest Management Research in Halifax, NS