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Air Quality Webinars

Protecting Little Lungs: Outdoor Air Quality and Children’s Health – Recommendations for Childcare Facilities

Join Tomorrow Foundation board member Dr. Amina Hussein and her University of Alberta colleague Dr. Anne Hicks for the Capital Airshed Alliance's Clean Air Webinar on “Protecting Little Lungs: Outdoor Air Quality and Children's Health - Recommendations for Childcare Facilities”.
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Gain an understanding of the health impacts of ambient air pollution and wildfire smoke on children, and why children are more vulnerable to poor air quality compared to adults. Our expert speakers will discuss why children are at greater risk, highlighting factors such as higher respiratory rates, developing immune systems, and increased time spent outdoors. Beyond discussing the health impacts, this webinar will offer practical recommendations for childcare facilities on what they can do during wildfire smoke events to ensure safe outdoor play. Our speakers will share actionable steps to create safer environments for children.

Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge to safeguard the health of children in your care.

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Outdoor and indoor air-quality monitoring recommendations for child-care centers
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Events

#Sipstainability May Event

May 21 | 6pm – 9pm

Longroof Brewing Co.
9916 72 Ave NW #104

Come join the Tomorrow Foundation for our inaugural event of the summer and find out what we have been doing!

For our first event, we are partnering with the Alberta Capital Airshed to talk all things related to air quality.

Find out what we have been working on with ACA and the University of Alberta on related air quality data projects. We have lots of information to help you navigate wildfire season as well as understand what data we are working on collecting relating to vehicle emissions, and community science projects you can get involved in.

This event is free and will be a drop-in style event for discussion and learning alongside interested folks.

We encourage you to sign up on Eventbrite so we can anticipate and track attendance, but it is not essential to sign up if you want to just drop in and have a beer!

 

This event in partnership with:

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Events Private Urban Forest

IDEA Presentation with The Private Urban Forest Project

Join us on Tuesday March 15, 2022 at 12pm MDT as we present

“How to Maximize Your Environmental Benefits Through Landscaping”

About this event

What you will learn about

  • Why and how the research was done
  • Different types of Environmental benefits
  • Tree and Landscaping Recommendations
  • Real Life Infill Stories

The Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future (TF) is a local Edmonton charity that obtained funding from the Alberta Real Estate Foundation and the Alberta EcoTrust to study trees on private property (the private urban forest) and their benefits to housing. The benefits were studied through a pilot project in the Queen Alexandra neighbourhood where tree data was collected to gain a better understanding of the kinds of trees present at a neighbourhood and property level. Part of this project was to understand how the private urban forest interacts with housing in a mature neighbourhood as the tree inventory is continuously changing through both tree plantings and removals. This webinar will provide information on the benefit of trees to property owners, the value of trees to home prices, and insights from interviews with developers and design architects. Ultimately the TF is interested in understanding how to support developers, property owners and the City to increase housing densification while also encouraging support for climate resilience and healthy communities. We hope you can join us for this engaging conversation.

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Events Private Urban Forest Projects

Tree Measuring Event: September 11

Volunteers measuring

Barbara presenting to a group of volunteers

Are you passionate about trees?

Are you curious about the Private Urban Forest?

Come join us this Saturday to learn how to measure trees and collect data!
Feel free to bring a friend!

Location: Queen Alex Park 10722 73 Ave NW

Time: 2 pm – 5 pm

Bring: Water bottle, comfortable shoes, clothes you can work in.

When: Saturday, September 11

Covid precautions: Mask use is at your discretion. This event takes place outside.

Let us know you are coming by emailing [email protected]…

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Carbon-Negative Backyard Housing Energy Transition Strategy 2021 Events Webinars

July 14 Webinar – Carbon Negative, Net-Zero Backyard Houses – A Made-in-Edmonton Climate Solution

Backyard House Rendering

Backyard House Rendering

Over 90% of Edmonton’s greenhouse gas emissions come from three big sources: buildings, energy sources, and transportation. Backyard houses, (or, “garage suites”) have the potential to help solve all three problems at once! 

Edmonton-based architect Eugene Dening and builder William Keith have designed and built an innovative backyard house that is a step closer to the holy grail: the carbon-negative, net-zero backyard house. Attend this webinar to learn more about this type of house, how it can be a powerful climate solution, and the innovations that Eugene and Keith have implemented in this project.

This free webinar is happening on July 14, 2021, at 7pm.

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Events Private Urban Forest trees Webinars

July 6 – Join Us To Discuss The Private Urban Forest

Tomorrow Foundation Tree Count
Tomorrow Foundation Tree Count
Join us for our Summer 2021 Community Science Project!

Sign up on Eventbrite for our launch on Tuesday July 6 at 7:30 pm!

Project Description

Have you ever pondered how the trees on your property benefit you?

Or what kind of trees are growing on your property?

Have you ever considered how much of our urban forest resides on private property?

We at Tomorrow Foundation are asking these questions, and more!

This summer we are piloting a project in the Queen Alexandra Neighbourhood where we want to gather information about the trees in your yard! This project has the potential to grow into other neighbourhoods in the coming years.

Why is it important to gather this information?

A growing city impacts the trees of our public land (public urban forest) and private land (private urban forest.) By gathering a baseline of information now, we can better understand how these changes will affect us in the future!

The City of Edmonton has a goal to plant 2 million trees to help combat climate change. Getting information about private trees will allow us to advise the city as to the best places to plant them!

Much of our urban forest is on private property. In order to create accurate assessments to meet Edmontons climate goals we need to know what we have!

We need you!

Here are ways you can help make our project a success!

  1. If you are in the Queen Alexandra Neighbourhood please give us permission to enter your property so we can measure your trees.
  2. You can measure your own trees and send us the information.
  3. Join our volunteer team and help us measure!

Contact us at [email protected]

What information are we gathering and why?

In order to get accurate results we are collecting this information.

  1. Tree species – Each species uniquely interacts with its environment.
  2. Circumference of the trunk and Height of tree – A sign of age and overall vigour.
  3. Dead branches – A sign of the tree’s health.
  4. Exposure to sunlight – A sign of the growing conditions of the tree.
  5. Distance to the house – An indicator of potential home energy savings.

Benefits to you

  1. You can get a personalized report about what services the trees provide for you (e.g. energy savings, reduction of air pollution)
  2. This data will be added to a larger report about the Queen Alexandra neighbourhood
  3. You could gain a free sapling!

Can I opt out?

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Energy Transition Strategy 2021 Events Green Transportation Webinars

June 22 Webinar – A Vision for Spoke-tactular Bike Share

bike rider on bike share bike

bike rider on bike share bike

A free, public talk about implementing a public bike share system in Edmonton

University of Alberta School of Urban and Regional Planning Students will present research on best practices for bike share systems and discuss their findings for implementing a public bike share system in Edmonton. This is based on a studio project guided by Paths for People and the Tomorrow Foundation.

Tuesday, June 22

7-8pm

Zoom

It’s free.

Register Here.

 

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#Yes2ClimateYEG Events

#Yes2ClimateYEG

Join the movement.

Tomorrow Foundation supports a low-carbon, sustainable, healthy Edmonton.

Climate Action in Edmonton:

  • is healthy – climate-friendly cities have cleaner air, healthier food, and safe, active ways to get around
  • diversifies the economy – Edmonton competes on a worldwide stage because we recognize that energy transition is happening and our workforce is prepared for it
  • spurs innovation and community – climate change is the challenge of our lifetimes, and we can come together as a community to spur innovation and create a more connected community
  • increases resiliency – renewable energy and energy efficiency reduce utility costs, making our households stronger and more able to withstand the winds of a changing future
  • should be inclusive and diverse – Edmonton’s climate action should include traditionally-underrepresented persons, with an emphasis on Indigenous voices


We’re launching the #Yes2ClimateYEG campaign to help gather momentum for this vision, and we’re looking to hear from you!

Tell us how decisive climate action by Edmonton City Council can make a positive impact on your own life. Some ideas:

  • Will cleaner air make your family healthier?
  • What if there was a protected bike lane connecting your block to the grocery store? Would your family live a more active life?
  • What if your electricity and heating costs were cut in half?
  • Trees and community gardens contribute to a climate-friendly Edmonton. How could more access to these change your life for the better?

Submit your story here.

Other actions:

  1. Spread the word with hashtag #Yes2ClimateYEG.
  2. Speak to Edmonton City Council Executive Committee on Monday, November 9, 2020.
    • If you’ve never presented at Council Committee before, no problem. We can help show you the ropes.
    • We need lots of speakers to help amplify the story messages coming in. Email us at [email protected].

Thank you for helping Edmonton City Council vote #Yes2ClimateYEG.

Read the press release here.

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Community Science Events Webinars

October 8 Webinar: YEG Tree Map – Calculating Eco Benefits of our Urban Forest

Webinar poster - text over an image of the Tree Map

Join us as we welcome guests from the City of Edmonton Urban Forestry department for this engaging webinar all about YEG Tree Map and the eco benefits of Edmonton’s urban forest. Participants will even learn how to plot their own private trees! Registration and more information is below. As this is an online event, anyone can register even if you don’t live in Edmonton.

The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session, then opportunity for interested participants to stay on the call for the Tomorrow Foundation’s Community Science Meet Up.

We’d also like to give a shoutout to GFI Systems for sponsoring this event. Sponsorships and event donations go towards purchasing air quality and traffic monitoring devices to help expand our Community Science Program.

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Community Science Events

Walk: September 26 – Learning to Speak Lichen 2.0: Walk n’ talk about air quality and climate

August’s lichen walk was so popular we SOLD OUT and not everyone on the waitlist could participate. Please join us for a repeat event.

Learning to Speak Lichen 2.0: Walk n’ talk about air quality and climate

Join us on September 26, 2020 at 9:30 am as Dr. Diane Haughland leads us on this hands on experience to learn more about lichens and what they are telling us about air quality and climate. Please register below. Space is limited.

We’d also like to give a shoutout to GFI Systems for sponsoring this event. Sponsorships and event donations go towards purchasing air quality and traffic monitoring devices to help expand our Community Science Program.

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