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UBC Forestry’s HEAL Network Receives Grant Renewal to Continue Innovative Research

UBC's Faculty of Forestry is thrilled to announce that the Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation and ResiLience (HEAL) network has had its grant renewed for another year.

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In the Spotlight: Jaya Joshi

Jaya Joshi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science at UBC. Her research focuses on improving the yield and nutritional values of crops, guided by the aim of successful implementation of carbon farming by 2050.

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International Symposium on Urban Greening and Wellbeing

Urban forests provide benefits such as improving air quality, reducing heat, maintaining biodiversity and enhancing our health, but are under threat due to a lack of understanding of urban forestry, land use restrictions and low political priority. To address this issue and strengthen international collaboration, the UBC Faculty of Forestry and Qingdao Agricultural University are organizing the International Symposium of Urban Greening and Wellbeing.

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Kids smile on a fallen tree during a Wild and Immersive program at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest.

Wild and Immersive wins Maple Ridge Stewardship of a Community Cultural Asset Award

The Wild and Immersive program at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF) has been given the 2023 Maple Ridge Stewardship of a Community Cultural Asset Award. This award recognizes a group who conserves a physical area, practices, expressions, knowledge and/or skills to advance the appreciation and understanding of a community cultural asset.

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Feng Jiang Receives Faculty of Forestry Research Award

UBC Forestry congratulates Dr. Feng Jiang for winning the Faculty’s Research Award. Dr. Feng Jiang’s research focuses on valorizing undervalued forest biomass and promoting bioeconomy. By using advanced chemistry and nanotechnology, his research has advanced the renewable and sustainable materials development by creating a broad portfolio of bio-based products.

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New Trimble Technology Lab at UBC Forestry

UBC Establishes Trimble Technology Lab Serving the Faculty of Forestry

Building on a commitment to cultivate a highly-trained workforce that will drive the innovative solutions of tomorrow, Trimble and the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are collaborating to establish a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab at UBC's Forest Sciences Centre.

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Growing Indigenous Forest Gardens

Many Indigenous land management practices are being reclaimed and adapted in the modern context by Indigenous communities, says Jennifer Grenz, yet few are currently integrated into non-Indigenous-led forestry operations, despite their potential to improve climate resiliency.

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Green Investing

UBC Forestry alumnus, David Brand, knows the value of forests well. A strong believer in the principles of sustainable forest management, David founded his company, New Forests, to create opportunities within the forestry sector for communities to transition to a greener and more sustainable future.

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In the Spotlight: Dr. Alex Moore

Dr. Alex Moore is an Assistant Professor at UBC, jointly appointed to the faculties of Forestry and Science. Their research focuses on how predator-prey interactions impact coastal wetland ecosystems and explores culture's role in ecosystem restoration and conservation. Through their work, Dr. Moore seeks to directly engage with communities historically marginalized in STEM fields and encourage people to reconnect with their environment.

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UBC Faculty of Forestry

In All That We Do, We Aim To Create A Better World

UBC Faculty of Forestry is globally-recognized for its award-winning educational programs, research and initiatives.

Home to some of the most innovative minds and approaches to the profession, our interdisciplinary team leads in forward-thinking research, education and community outreach that address some of the most pressing issues of today.

With an eye to expanding conceptions of forestry, our students receive inspiring and cutting-edge education from top forestry experts in a broad array of disciplines that prepare them to become global citizens and leaders in their chosen careers.

Located at UBC’s Point Grey campus on the traditional, ancestral and unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory, we acknowledge the culture, history and traditions of the Musqueam and other Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded this land and its forests for millennia. We are grateful to learn, research and work inside the beautiful Forest Sciences Centre in Vancouver, in our research forests throughout the province, on Haida Gwaii, and in numerous locations around the world.

Together we are passionate about supporting the health and well-being of our planet’s forested ecosystems. Join us.

World Class Faculty

Award Winning Research

Welcoming Community

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