It's hot this week!! Perfect time for some ice cream, swimming, and.... data collection!
Master's student Johanna and field assistant Émilie are taking advantage of the hot weather to collect some data to help study how trees can be used to cool cities.
Read more in the recently published Journal de Montréal article: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/07/15/il-fait-plus-chaud-de-6-degres-au-centre-ville-de-montreal
Johanna, Jérémy, Vanessa, and Emma presented their research at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) in Sherbrooke, Québec. Their presentations explored various topics in urban ecology, including the relationship between canopy cover and surface temperature in cities, the use of LiDAR technology for urban tree inventories, the assessment of tree diversity and structure on private lands, and urban insect biodiversity.
Interested in studying how diversity affects the functioning of forest ecosystems? Interested in collaborating on the large and world-wide IDENT (International Diversity Experiment Network with Trees) project? We are happy to share a new opportunity to join the PaqLab and do just that!
Check out the details by heading to the « Joindre le lab? » tab on our website!
Le PaqLab et la Chaire de recherche sur la forêt urbaine sont heureux d’accueillir trois nouvelles stagiaires dans l’équipe : Émilie, Liliane et Zoé.
Émilie et Liliane sont étudiantes en deuxième année du baccalauréat en biologie à l’UQAM. Elles se joignent à nous pour un stage de trois mois, au cours duquel elles contribueront à plusieurs projets du Lab.
Zoé, quant à elle, est étudiante en deuxième année du baccalauréat en biologie à l’UQAR et travaille sur le projet de Vanessa.
Bienvenue à toutes les trois !
Congratulations to Ambre Burnou, Jérémy Fraysse, Vanessa Poirier et Johanna Arnet for their new or renewed NSERC-CREATE UFor Scholarships !
This Canada-wide scholarship program aims to train specialists in urban forestry while promoting interdisciplinary collaboration across regions and non-academic organizations. Funded students take part in a summer school on socio-ecological urban planning and have access to training opportunities throughout the year.
To learn more about UFor: https://ufor.uqo.ca/
