A podcast series rooted in campus landscapes
Take a walk beneath the canopy with Trees of Concordia, a four-part podcast exploring the natural heritage woven into the university’s urban environment.
Hosted by Maya Lach-Aidelbaum, a master's student in the Department of Communication Studies, each episode brings together the voices of students, faculty, staff, researchers and artists to tell the stories of the trees that shape Concordia's campuses.
What role do wild places play in built environments? This episode explores the importance of urban wildness — how these spaces support mental and physical well-being and invite new ways of thinking about nature in the city.
Contributor: Jackie Martin, urban agriculture and biodiversity coordinator in the Office of Sustainability
Audio length: 10.5 minutes
This episode encourages a deeper connection with the natural world woven into daily city life. Through encounters with trees and birds, listeners are invited to discover how knowledge of local species can offer moments of calm, insight and connection.
Contributor: Rebecca Tittler, coordinator and part-time faculty at the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability
Audio length: 12.5 minutes
Trees do more than provide food and oxygen — they clean the air, offer shade, reduce flooding and support mental well-being. This episode highlights Concordia-led research into the ecosystem services of urban trees.
Contributors: Bella Richmond, PhD student in the Department of Biology, and Emma Despland, Professor in the Department of Biology
Audio length: 19.5 minutes
A tree can be many things — a home, a resource, a teacher. This episode explores how different ways of knowing shape our relationship with urban nature. Through the concept of two-eyed seeing, it considers how Indigenous knowledge and Western science can come together to deepen our understanding of the natural world.
Contributor: Nico Holzmann, urban farmer and artist
Audio length: 15 minutes
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