🌲 Early bird registration is now open for #IBFRA2026! 📅 Aug 24–28, 2026 | 📍 Québec City 🎓 Students: $650 CAD 🌍 Standard: $950 CAD 🗓 Early bird prices from until May 15 Join us to explore 'Living with Disturbance — Resilience in Boreal Forests' 👉 www.ibfra2026.org/registration

Congratulations to #Silva21 Grad @madisophia.bsky.social on her 2nd publication from her MSc Thesis! 👏 Be sure to follow Madi to stay up to date with her latest research projects in Switzerland!

Madi Brown@madisophia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Characterizing Impact of Non-Stand Replacing Disturbances on LiDAR-Based Forest Structure Using Harmonized #Landsat #Sentinel2 time series #OpenAccess 🔓: doi.org/10.1080/0703... ✍️ Brown, Coops, Mulverhill, @alexisachim.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social #forestdisturbances #lidar #Silva21

Excited to share my new #Silva21 paper! 📣 🌳Black Ash🌳 a wetland keystone & culturally vital to Indigenous communities is declining under climate change + the Ash Borer 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/er-2... 📓Environmental Reviews @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social

A perspective on black ash decline in eastern North America: ecological insights, cultural importance, and urgent research needs

Black ash (Fraxinus nigra Marsh.) is a keystone species of wetlands and riparian ecosystems across northeastern North America. It is also culturally significant to Indigenous communities whose practic...

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Registration is open for the fifth and final #Silva21 AGM! 📆August 19 - 21 août 2026 📍Fredericton, New Brunswick 🌐 www.silva21.com/agm This year's agenda: ⭐ The biggest findings after 5 years of research ⭐ Tools for industry partners ⭐ Decision-making for adaptive silviculture

Does your research take place in the boreal forest?🌲 This is the LAST WEEK to submit your submissions for oral & poster presentations! You have 5 days! 📆August 24 - 28, 2026 📍Québec City, Canada Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 💻 www.ibfra2026.org/callforabstr...

New #Silva21 publication! 📣 Modifying Stand-level Growth under a Changing Climate using a Model Fusion Approach How to plan forests for a future that won't look like the past? Fuse #3PG models with growth models that lack climate sensitivity! Read how: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Modifying Stand-level Growth under a Changing Climate using a Model Fusion Approach - Forest Science

The conventional growth models used in forest management often rely on historic biometric relationships and do not consider climate’s impact on growth. Climate sensitive predictions of forest growth a...

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Looking to advance your knowledge of silviculture to make informed, sustainable decisions in stand management, balancing ecological, social & economic objectives? There’s still time register for @forestry.ubc.ca’s newest micro-certificate 🗓️Starts Feb 2! Learn more 👉 forestry.ubc.ca/future-stude...

On behalf of the 2026 IBFRA Conference Organizing Committee, we are excited to announce the CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is now open! IBFRA2026 📅 August 24 - 27, 2026 📍 Québec City, Canada Click here for submission details 👉 www.ibfra2026.org/callforabstr... #IBFRA2026 #BorealForestResearch #BorealForests

Call for Abstracts — IBFRA 2026

Call for abstracts for the 2026 IBFRA conference will open on November 15, 2025 and close February 1, 2026

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We’re halfway through Movember and Evan (@muise.bsky.social) is halfway to his fundraising goal. Be sure to go donate to support men’s health 🕺 movember.com/m/14757115?m...

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Evan's Motivation: I'm raising funds and awareness this Movember for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives. I need your help. Please donate to support men's health.

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Congrats to #Silva21 MSc student, Spencer Shields on his newest publication in the Science of #RemoteSensing! Spencer explored all the ways #PlanetScope #CubeSats are used for forest monitoring & has summarized his findings in this comprehensive review! 👏 @forestry.ubc.ca @alexisachim.bsky.social

IRSS at UBC@irssubc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📣NEW PAPER 📣A review of PlanetScope CubeSats for forest monitoring ✍️: Shields, Coops, Achim (@alexisachim.bsky.social), Hamelin, Mulverhill 📖: Science of Remote Sensing doi.org/10.1016/j.sr... #planetScope #forestry #highresolution #nearrealtime #multispectral #IRSSlab #UBCForestry

Reminder: We have a call for papers for a new Special Issue with @silvilaser2025.bsky.social SilviLaser 2025: Laser scanning applications in forest management ⏰ Submission deadline: 30th November 2025 More information here👇 academic.oup.com/forestry/pag...

An exciting first day at #2025CIF in Thunder Bay! Always excited to share some #Silva21 research, talk to foresters, catch up with grad students and spontaneously do an interview with CBC! 🙈 Excited for more fun tomorrow! #RootedInCIF #CanadianForestry

From Silvilaser in Quebec, straight through to CIF AGM in Thunder Bay, Ontario! 🌳 Looking forward to these great topics and speaking tomorrow morning! Come say hi if you’ll be there too! #2025CIF #CanadianForestry #ClimateChange #Silviculture

I hope everyone is enjoying #Silvilaser2025! @silvilaser2025.bsky.social @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social @alexisachim.bsky.social @ulaval.ca @forestry.ubc.ca

Excited to be organizing and attending #Silvilaser2025 in Québec City this week! 🙌 A big coordinated effort by @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social and @irssubc.bsky.social! Be sure to come say hi! 👋

Félicitations @alexisachim.bsky.social ! Bien mérité pour tous tes travaux! Hâte de voir les résultats des prochaines années de recherche!

Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique@ffgg-ulaval.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌲✨ La Chaire de recherche du Canada en sylviculture adaptée au changement climatique dirigée par Alexis Achim visera à développer des outils scientifiques pour mieux comprendre et accompagner les forêts dans leur adaptation aux bouleversements climatiques. bit.ly/4n607bx

We have a call for papers for a new Special Issue with @silvilaser2025.bsky.social SilviLaser 2025: Laser scanning applications in forest management ⏰ Submission deadline: 30th November 2025 More information here👇 academic.oup.com/forestry/pag...

How can we operationalize forest #AssistedMigration on a national scale without adequate data, seed supply, infrastructure, policy & risk management? We discuss these challenges & the path forward to meet climate change adaptation goals in our latest publication: doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2024-0325

Challenges and opportunities for the operationalization of forest-assisted migration in Canada

As temperatures increase and suitable forest habitat shift faster than trees can adapt, the impacts of climate change threaten forest health and productivity. Forest-assisted migration (FAM) is a key ...

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New #Silva21 email blast has just gone out showcasing FOUR new publications! 🔗 mailchi.mp/00866fb7d1b1/feb_publications-10981800 4 articles, 4 HQP lead authors, 3 research themes, 3 different journals! Each highlighted in the thread below 👇 Not on our email list yet? Sign up 👉www.silva21.com

After almost 5 years, #Silva21 publications are ramping up! Check out our @litmaps.com to track our peer-reviewed articles! Colour coded by our research themes: 🔵=Observe 🟡=Anticipate 🔴=Adapt app.litmaps.com/shared/3348e... Other publications like research bulletins & posters are on our website!

Congrats Florian & thank you FESBC for recognizing his hard work!👏 We couldn't agree more that Florian is dedicated to advancing & improving forestry in BC. He is involved with several #Silva21 research projects & we are excited for our continued & growing collabs with him & Nazko First Nations!🫶

Forest Enhancement Society of BC@fesbc.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Faces of Forestry is an initiative of FESBC to highlight people doing great work to enhance our forests throughout British Columbia. We feature Florian Bergoin, Natural Resources Manager with the Nazko First Nation and Director for the Three Rivers Community Forest. fesbc.ca/faces-of-for...

New #Silva21 publication! 🪵A study of 1990-2023 North America #WoodProduct prices shows macro factors & disruptions affect products differently, guiding harvest & #silviculture decisions beyond general price indices 💸 ✍️ Helin Dura, M Fortin, A Achim 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... #ForestEconomy

Were you at our 4th AGM this past spring? Couldn't make it and want to see what you missed? Or maybe just live vicariously through our summary reports & event photos?! It's all here on the updated webpage! 📰 Summary reports (FR & EN) ✍️ Feedback survey 📸 Event photos www.silva21.com/agm2025

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La quatrième assemblée générale annuelle a eu lieu en avril 2025 à Sherbrooke, au Québec. Lisez les rapports sommaires, consultez les présentations des PHQ et regardez les photos de l’événement ici.

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I am excited to share that I am a Guest Editor for this Special Issue of Forestry @forestryoup.bsky.social for #Silvilaser2025! Be sure to get your submissions in and feel free to DM me if you have any questions. 👋 Please share to let your colleagues know about this great publishing opportunity!

Forestry - An Int. Journal of Forest Research@forestryoup.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Reminder: We have a call for papers for a new Special Issue with @silvilaser2025.bsky.social SilviLaser 2025: Laser scanning applications in forest management ⏰ Submission deadline: 30th November 2025 More information here👇 academic.oup.com/forestry/pag...

Having a great time at the #IRSSlab retreat 2025 @ Cowichan Lake!🫶 Thanks to all who demo’d the Outdoors Tips & Tricks!🔨 @la-stack.bsky.social with the #Trimble, @jamesmcglade.bsky.social with the the #GeoSlam & Liam with PostEx👏 @irssubc.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social

Happy to share my latest publication which was a huge project with amazing #Silva21 collaborators! 🤩 It's also special as its my first publication relating to #highereducation & #pedagogy Challenges in teaching #silviculture in Canada: the path forward 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... @forestry.ubc.ca

Challenges in teaching silviculture in Canada: the path forward

In times of unprecedented global change, forest management education, especially in silviculture, must evolve to prepare future forest managers with relevant skills and a comprehensive view of adaptiv...

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MESc project 📣 Using Forest Composition, Structure & Disturbance Database to define contemporary successional pathways for specific forest regions 🚩 Nipissing University, #OMNR and collaborations in ON, QC, & NB with PI Yan Boucher 💰 $18,000/yr Contact Jeff Dech jeffreyd@nipissingu.ca #NipissingU

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Silvilaser2025@silvilaser2025.bsky.social · last yr.

SHARE this post! 🔒 Be sure to lock in that early bird registration rate! 🐦Early bird prices: $650 for students & $950 standard Prices ⬆️ July 2nd! 📅 Sep 29 - Oct 3 📍Quebec City, Quebec Register now! www.silvilaser2025.com #Silvilaser2025 See you in the fall!

Thank you to all who came out to #Silva21’s 4th AGM in Sherbrooke, QC 🌲 Big thanks to the HQPs, #SFI and #Domtar for making this event possible! See you all next year for our final event! @alexisachim.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social

Day ✌️ of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association annual meeting! Happy to be here and catch up with my home forests! 🌳 #OPFA #OPFA2025 #OntarioForesters #OntarioForests