Jenn McCallum
Manager, Green Infrastructure
Southern Ontario
B.Sc., G. Dipl., M.A.
Jenn McCallum has a background in biology, science communication, and sustainability studies. She has previously led environmental programming with Parks Canada, at the Science North science centre in Sudbury, ON, at two conservation authorities, and with GCC member organization GreenUP. Jenn is grateful to live on the Treaty 20 homelands of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations in Nogojiwanong (Peterborough, ON), where she enjoys cycling the trails and roadways, and canoeing the waterways.
Articles by Jenn McCallum
The City of Markham Installs Two Mini Forests in the Rouge River Watershed
In September 2023, the City of Markham partnered with Honda Canada and Aviva Canada volunteers to install new mini forests at two sites within the Rouge River watershed:…
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Fundy Biosphere Region Plants a New Mini Forest on a Former Landfill Site
Through their Forests for the Future initiative and with permission from the City of Moncton, the Fundy Biosphere Region installed a new mini forest in New Brunswick at a former landfill site along…
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Grade 3 and 4 Students Plant Pollinator Gardens in the Community of Kahnawà:ke, Near Montréal, Québec
In the fall of 2023, the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office installed two pollinator gardens (each 20 m2) in the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, near Montréal, Québec. Over 900 plugs of native wildflowers were installed, including…
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Little Forests Kingston Plants Three New Mini Forests at a Seniors’ Centre
Little Forests Kingston installed three new little forests (also known as mini forests) at the Kingston Seniors Centre in Kingston, Ontario. One of these mini forests replaced existing…
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Scadding Court Community Centre Installs New Flower Gardens to Support People and Native Pollinators
Scadding Court Community Centre installed 40 m2 of new pollinator garden spaces around the centre in Toronto, Ontario, in early November 2023. Thirty volunteers took part in the…
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Sandy Hill Community Health Centre Installs Seating and Planters in the Strathcona Heights Neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre (SHCHC) along with Ottawa Community Housing staff and community residents created benches and planters at three locations within the Strathcona Heights community housing neighbourhood in Ottawa,…
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Mini Forest Summit: Generating Momentum for the Urban Forest Movement in Canada
How thrilling is it to be in a room full of people who share the same vision — the vision of Canadian communities with thriving…
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Mini Forest Training Course by Green Communities Canada and the Network of Nature
The movement to plant mini forests is growing all across Canada, as more communities recognize the great addition these unique plantings provide to backyards, boulevards,…
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