EcoDesign Lab

BY-LAWS FOR BIODIVERSITY 🌱🐝 Over the summer, Toronto Metropolitan University’s City Building released a new article on Professor Nina-Marie Lister @nmlister and the Ecological Design Lab’s success in getting a by-law changed to protect natural biodiversity in Toronto.

We’re excited to share our new postcards created to help gardeners, community advocates, nature lovers, and environmental planners quickly connect with everything that is #BylawsforBiodiversity: linktr.ee/bylawsforbiodi…

WE VISITED LA DURING URBAN WILDLIFE WEEK! Here are some highlights! For more on the Safe Passage Project, the Liberty Canyon CoLab and the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, visit: ecologicaldesignlab.ca/project/safe-p…

We're excited to share the final look at our first DIY bird safe window treatment at @TorontoMet ! 🎉🐦This hands-on workshop brought together students, faculty, and staff to raise awareness and take action for urban wildlife. #TMU #Wildlife #ConservationEfforts #MigratoryBirds

We Did It! We completed our first Bird Safe window painting workshop and DIY retrofit at TMU! 🎉🐦 Big thank you to everyone who joined us! #BirdSafeTMU #UrbanWildlife #BirdConservation #MigratoryBirds

NEW @CBCNews article explores the growing popularity of #rewilding and #naturalization in #gardening transforming yards into thriving havens for #biodiversity, featuring EDL postdoctoral fellow Brendon Samuels: cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

NEW #BylawsForBiodiversity PUBLICATION! Centered on the Hillcrest Meadow case, this research reveals how municipal bylaws can undermine urban biodiversity efforts by creating policy conflicts that act as barriers to #rewilding and #biodiversityrecovery. digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol18/iss…

We're excited to welcome Sterling Sztricsko to the team! At the EDL, his work focuses on exploring the role of #urban #greenspaces and #ecological #corridors to better understand how they function and support both people and #wildlife in urban environments. Welcome Sterling!

NEW PUBLICATION! This study explores how an integrated approach can improve landscape connectivity. We developed a dimensions of integration framework that offers valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of integrated connectivity planning: ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss2/art…

New Publication! We’re excited to share our latest research in the WSB, where we explore the design and development of the #WildlifeCrossing Database Platform — a collaborative tool for improving #landscapeconnectivity across North America. Visit: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ws…

#UrbanEcology #PollinatorPathways #Biodiversity #UrbanBiodiversity #GreenCities #NatureInTheCity #LandscapeConnectivity #MunicipalPolicy #EcologicalPlanning #EnvironmentalDesign #BylawsForBiodiversity #UrbanNature #UrbanConservation #NatureBasedSolutions #AnthropoceneCities

New Research Alert! Grant Buchanan at @TMUsurp, has published his MRP! Supervised by EDL Director Prof. NM Lister, the study focuses on urban #biodiversity, investigating how #municipal #policy can help restore #ecologicalnetworks in #waterfront #cities: ecologicaldesignlab.ca/project/buzzin…

From design insights and #Indigenousleadership to on-the-ground learning and witnessing #Banff’s ecology and wildlife firsthand, Day 3 at the #Canadian #Ecological #Connectivity #Conference showcased meaningful ways #ecologicalconnectivity is being imagined and put into action.

Here are just a few highlight moments so far, sparking dialogue, inspiring leadership, and shaping ideas toward a more connected and #climateresilient future.

The opening days of the Canadian #Ecological #Connectivity Conference have set an inspiring tone - grounded in #Indigenousleadership, #collaborative visioning, and a bold call to shift from transaction to transformation. #CECC2025

The conference’s beautiful visual identity was designed by Lucas Dobbins, a designer at @stosslu and alumnus of WildWays, a research studio at the @HarvardGSD co-taught by Chris Reed and EDL Director Prof. Nina-Marie Lister.

This landmark event brings together a wide range of voices from across Canada. Together, we’re here to share knowledge, foster partnerships, and advance strategies that promote ecological corridors, Indigenous stewardship, and wildlife-friendly infrastructure.

We’re thrilled to be back in #Banff, Alberta for the first-ever Canadian #EcologicalConnectivity Conference - a national gathering dedicated to advancing connectivity #conservation and #wildlife infrastructure across Canada. #CECC2025

New Studio Report live on our website! In collaboration with @FLAPCanada , this project aims to address bird fatalities caused by collisions with buildings, completed last semester by a group of @TMUsurp students, supervised by Prof. Lister: ecologicaldesignlab.ca/project/bird-s… #BirdSafeCity

This #WorldWildlifeDay, we're excited to highlight two of our recent projects to inspire and advance #climateaction, #supportwildlife and enhance #biodiversity across urban spaces: the safe passage project, and the bylaws for biodiversity project.

Congratulations Prof. Nina-Marie Lister, who has been named the 2024-25 Bracken Fellow by #PennState’s Department of #LandscapeArchitecture! Join us in celebrating this incredible achievement! Details for the 2025 Stuckeman Research Symposium: psu.edu/news/arts-and-…