The Vancouver Island branch of the Royal Commonwealth Society hosts this Trees for Life video discussion to highlight the role trees play in our lives, communities, and the longevity of our planet.
Join Dr. John Innes (Dean, Faculty of Forestry, UBC), Sarah Abbott (Associate Professor in the Department of Film at the University of Regina, and a Doctor of Social Sciences candidate (ABD) at Royal Roads University), and Frances Litman, award-winning photographer/multi-media producer, Creatively United founder and co-founder of the Community Trees Matter Network, to learn more about trees and tree appreciation.
Under Dr. John Innes leadership, the UBC Faculty has taken significant steps toward broadening the curricula and academic content to reflect changing realities in the forest and conservation sectors.
Sarah Abbott’s interdisciplinary doctorate explores the sentient relationality of trees through public ethnography, Indigenous research methodologies, plant science and inter-species communication.
Frances Litman shares positive solutions in creative ways. Her passion is to foster healthy, happy and resilient communities that bring people together.