This was just sent to us by the organizers of the excellent Urban Forum series:
Trees and Suburban Houses:
Roots and Foundations – the underground conflict
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 | 7pm
Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall
with James Urban, FASLA
As we struggle to preserve Ottawa’s urban forest a new challenge has arisen to the planting of trees in developing areas of the city. Has marine clay soil left behind by Lake Champlain created a conflict between the stability of house foundations and the trees that grace our streets?
James Urban is a Landscape Architect who has worked for the past thirty years on the challenges of planting and maintaining the urban forest. James will share with us many of the strategies that he has developed to support healthy tree populations in urban conditions.
With the “fake trees on Bronson” brouhaha still fresh in our minds, examining the challenges facing Ottawa’s urban forest is is a timely topic. If you are marking your calendar, details about December’s UF have also been released:
Upcoming Lectures
Coming Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
NIMBYism & Affordable Housing
Marni Cappe, President of CIP, Housing and Policy Analyst
Sean Gadon, Affordable Housing Office, City of Toronto
Jo-Anne Poirier, CEO, Ottawa Community Housing
Integrating affordable housing in built communities is a difficult task. Join us as three renowned speakers discuss the challenges and shared experiences they have in promoting affordable housing.
photo bu Ian Muttoo