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The Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship at UBC equips the next generation of leaders with the tools to discover solutions to some of the most pressing challenges affecting communities around the globe.🌎🌱 https://forestry.ubc.ca/
It's been a wild few weeks overseeing the construction of an experimental marsh creation project in the Fraser River Estuary. This project aims to accelerate accretionary processes, encouraging the river to build a marsh for us. We are testing exclosures, planting, and different low-tech structures.
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...
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We’ve got a new name! The Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship is so much better at capturing the wide-ranging teaching and research we do. And the atrium refresh is awesome.
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship🌲🇨🇦@forestry.ubc.ca · 7mo agoA new year means an exciting new chapter... We are now the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship!🌲 The name reflects our important work in conservation sciences, climate adaptation, biodiversity management, fisheries, wildfire resilience and more. Read: forestry.ubc.ca/news/ubc-fac...
“There’s a pretty clear case for the safety concern." #UBCForestryES Assistant Professor Gregory Paradis joins CBC to discuss the efforts to cut down dead and dying trees in Stanley Park that have been infested by the looper moth.🌲 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tree cutting in Vancouver's Stanley Park resumes after looper moth infestation | CBC News
The Vancouver Park Board has restarted efforts to cut down dead and dying trees that were infested by the looper moth in 2020.
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Researchers are calling for a part of the former Sumas Lake to be restored, following recent floods in Abbotsford, BC. 💧 A study by #UBCForestryES Prof. Tara Martin concluded that restoring would cost less than proposed projects by the City of Abbotsford. 🔗 ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221...
Rétablir un ancien lac pour s’adapter aux changements climatiques
Restaurer une partie de l’ancien lac Sumas pourrait atténuer le risque d’inondations à Abbotsford, en C.-B.
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Several #UBCForestryES researchers were a part of the study: “The 2023 wildfires in British Columbia, Canada: impacts, drivers, and transformations to coexist with wildfire”, which was the Canadian Journal of Forest Research’s most read paper of 2025! 🥇 🔗 Read: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
A new year means an exciting new chapter... We are now the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship!🌲 The name reflects our important work in conservation sciences, climate adaptation, biodiversity management, fisheries, wildfire resilience and more. Read: forestry.ubc.ca/news/ubc-fac...
Carbon Offsets: Climate Solution or Sustainability Illusion? Having a ton of fun running an exercise asking people to design a “bad” and “best” offset system. Part of UBC Sustainability Hub event for COP30. Doing this with my @forestry.ubc.ca colleague Greg Paradis
As B.C. prepares to hold emergency softwood summit, @forestry.ubc.ca prof Harry Nelson discusses the long-standing dispute between the U.S. and Canada via buff.ly/PAzzUuF
B.C. prepares to hold emergency softwood summit | Watch News Videos Online
Watch B.C. prepares to hold emergency softwood summit Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Microsoft Excel is a valuable skill for most professionals, yet existing courses have failed to teach the platform effectively. #UBCForestry Assistant Professor Andrés Varhola created Excelling in Life, a free resource for all UBC students, staff and faculty. 🔗 forestry.ubc.ca/new-canvas-c...
Will AI make or break Canada? @profhvdv.bsky.social, an assistant professor of sustainable business management of natural resources in hashtag#UBCForestry, tells CBC that data centres have enormous electricity needs and he questions how valuable they are. Read: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Will AI make or break Canada? Innovators, researchers call for more guardrails | CBC News
As the Carney government promotes artificial intelligence as part of its bid to grow the Canadian economy, some inventors who use the technology and experts who study its impacts are calling on Ottawa...
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I haven't posted here for awhile but we've had several papers come out that I'm excited about, so check out this #WildCo roundup of recent publications! @wildco.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca (thread: 1/6)
Green Communities Canada and @forestry.ubc.ca are excited to release a new report. The first report of its kind, "Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada," investigates the rapid growth of the mini forest movement in Canada. 🔗 Get the report here:
Seeds of Change: Celebrating the Growth of Mini Forests Across Canada - Green Communities Canada
Green Communities Canada (GCC) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) are excited to release a new report. Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada investigates the rapid growth…
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Green Communities Canada and @forestry.ubc.ca are excited to release a new report. The first report of its kind, "Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada," investigates the rapid growth of the mini forest movement in Canada. 🔗 Get the report here:
Seeds of Change: Celebrating the Growth of Mini Forests Across Canada - Green Communities Canada
Green Communities Canada (GCC) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) are excited to release a new report. Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada investigates the rapid growth…
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My wonderful @forestry.ubc.ca PhD student Joachim Stassart has an article out in Political Geography on corruption and land grabs in Brazil! doi.org/10.1016/j.po... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hijacking legality: Corruption and property creation in Brazil's frontiers
Corruption undermines natural resource governance and conservation efforts, fueling deforestation and violence against land and environmental defender…
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Join our experts as we look for areas of consensus on the future of BC’s forests at the 2025 Backman Dialogue, Forestry in Flux: Reimagining BC's Forests.🌲 🗓️ October 8 ⏰ Doors 6 pm, Event 7 pm, Reception 8:30 pm 📍 Hollywood Theatre, 3123 W. Broadway, Vancouver 🔗 forestry.ubc.ca/events/fores...
Join us in congratulating #UBCForestry Professor and Research Chair in Global Change Ecology of Northern Ecosystems, Dr. Isla Myers-Smith, on being named a Member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.🍁 forestry.ubc.ca/news/isla-my...
#UBCForestry's Dr. @loridanielsubc.bsky.social is leading research in Jasper to determine how well fire mitigation strategies worked. Previous fire suppression policies in Canada increased the risk of bigger, uncontrollable fires in the future.🔥 🔗 The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
In a Mammoth Wildfire’s Remains, Clues to Tame Future Blazes
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Join #UBCForestry and @landfood.ubc.ca on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day. Learn more: bit.ly/osd-2025 #UBC #OrangeShirtDay
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Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.
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"We are too reliant on one partner and one product." The US has more than doubled the duties on softwood lumber from Canada. #UBCForestry's Dr. Harry Nelson explains that this will likely curtail production, impact Canadian facilities and shut down mills. global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/22/...
We are proud to announce that #UBCForestry Associate Professor Dr. Melissa McHale is one of two recipients of the 2025 Wall Fellowships, UBC’s highest-value internal research awards.👏 Learn more about Dr. McHale's work and the Wall Fellowships: forestry.ubc.ca/news/2025-wa...
Melissa McHale Receives 2025 Wall Fellowships Award | UBC Forestry
UBC Forestry congratulates Dr. Melissa McHale on receiving the 2025 Wall Fellowships, UBC’s highest-value internal research awards.
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#UBCForestry Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Academy, based at the Alex Fraser Research Forest, has wrapped up its summer 2025 field training! 🪵 🔗 Read more about the technical skills and strategic knowledge participants gained: forestry.ubc.ca/.../turning-...
Turning Slash into Solutions: UBC Forestry’s CHP Academy Builds Bioenergy Skills Across Canada | UBC Forestry
The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Academy, based at the Alex Fraser Research Forest, has successfully wrapped up its June 2025 training.
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❗Now recruiting MSc and PhD students for September 2026❗ Come work @forestry.ubc.ca on indirect impacts of the internet on the environment. These are funded, thesis-based positions. Details on the positions and how to apply here: bst.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
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It's here! 🗞️🚨 We're thrilled to announce that #Branchlines Vol. 36, "Human Dimensions of Forestry" is available now! 🎉 forestry.ubc.ca/news/branchl...
Excited to share that I successfully defended my PhD dissertation in Remote Sensing (Forestry) at @forestry.ubc.ca. Thank you to all of my fantastic labmates in the @irssubc.bsky.social, as well as my supervisor, Nicholas Coops, and my research committee for all their support.
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
Seeking a PhD in landscape ecology & applied conservation? Funded PhD project at @forestry.ubc.ca w/ Dr. Matthew Mitchell: * Stipend $32k/yr + benefits x 4 yrs * Start Jan or May 2026 * Collaborate w NCC & Metro Vancouver * Open until filled mgemitchell.weebly.com/opportunitie...
Opportunities
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Positions There are currently two open graduate student position in the lab, please see details below! PhD Position : We are currently seeking a...
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Nature via VR or projector can be transformative for hospital patients & LTC residents 🌳🏥 @nurselillian.bsky.social and PhD students Joey and Lily shared this work at @forestry.ubc.ca’s 2nd International Conference on Forest Therapy #ICFT2025
