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Ten Forestry Faculty Members Receive NSERC and SSHRC Awards

We are thrilled to announce that ten faculty members in Forestry received new NSERC and SSHRC awards in the most recent competitions. Congratulations to Warren Cardinal-McTeague (FCS), Jennifer Grenz (FRM), Richard Hamelin (FCS), Scott Hinch (FCS), Feng Jiang (WS), Frank Lam (WS), Melissa McHale (FRM), Greg Paradis (FRM), and John Richardson (FCS) on being awarded NSERC Discovery Grants, and Lorien Nesbitt (FRM) on being awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant.

Spring 2023 Branchlines

In the Urban Forestry issue, explore the relatively new role of the urban forester, learn from leading urban forestry researchers who are examining the human and wildlife health implications of urban forests, and find out about the important role citizens can play in maintaining green spaces. This issue also features several, highly experienced BC urban foresters who have dipped their toes in everything from landscape design to pest infestation management, wildfire preparedness and tree planting initiatives.

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Bianca Eskelson Receives the Alexander Von Humboldt Research Fellowship

Dr. Bianca Eskelson has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She is recognized as a Humboldt fellow for her research project on climate-sensitive tree mortality models and the economic implications of altered mortality probabilities in mixed-species stands in central Europe and interior British Columbia, Canada.

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Our Losing Battle with Nature – Transition or Destiny

Climate change has elevated the risk of extreme weather the world over. In British Columbia, a natural flood risk mitigator lies all around us in the water-absorbing power of trees. In fact, research has shown that even a modest loss of forest cover due to wildfire, logging and disease can cause surprisingly large increases in the frequency of extreme floods. What considerations need to be taken as BC develops its flood risk management strategy?

Younes Alila and Lydia Braam Receive AMS Just Desserts Award

UBC Forestry congratulates Professor Younes Alila and Lydia Braam for winning the AMS Just Desserts Award. The Just Desserts Award honours faculty, staff, and/or students who have gone above and beyond in their service to an AMS constituency.

Lori Daniels Receives Association of Fire Ecology Distinguished Leader in Research Award

UBC Forestry congratulates Dr. Lori Daniels for receiving the Association of Fire Ecology Distinguished Leader in Research Award for her work in fire ecology research. Her innovative and collaborative research has resulted in policy and practice impacts in forest and community resilience to wildfires.

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Professor Suzanne Simard receives Kew International Medal and Lewis Thomas Prize

UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Dr. Suzanne Simard for winning the Kew International Medal! Dr. Simard has received the award in recognition of her work exploring and sharing the complexity and wonder of trees and forests.

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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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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.

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