Welcome to Community Field+Forest

Urban Forests and Communities: Tracing Connections for a Resilient Future

As cities grow, the spaces between built landscapes and natural systems are continuously shifting, reshaping urban environmental conditions including temperature, air quality, and soil health.

The results are compounding stressors that impair urban forest functions and their intricate ecosystems’ ability to respond and recover. This, in turn, affects everyday quality of life for people in cities.

Our work brings together research and practice-based insights from diverse communities around the world in the development of accessible resources, practical tools, and stewardship opportunities that strengthen local capacity to care for these spaces.

We launched our first project last Spring 2025…

We’re excited to share a few new updates!

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AS WELL AS…

A double-sided Pest ID Monitoring card can be downloaded to your iPhone and/or printed to carry with you.

It will help you identify ash trees and signs and symptoms of emerald ash borer and Dutch elm disease.

Collaboration is essential. Other opportunities include

These single-sided posters for EAB and DED that can be downloaded and posted in your community.

A Project Page on iNaturalist for Albertans to share, record, and report their observations:

Emerald Ash Borer Monitoring in Alberta

Your data will be collected and shared with various agencies across the province. Please visit the iNaturalist Project Page to register today!

Need help getting started?

Tips for iNaturalist

Tips for Reporting

Tips for Monitoring

Tips for Tree ID