UBC Forestry
Jack Saddler and BC-SMART Receive the CFA Collaboration and Partnership Award
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Professor Jack Saddler on leading the BC-SMART program and receiving the 2023 CFA Collaboration and Partnership Award.
In the Media: June 2023
Here’s a look at UBC Forestry in the media this month!
Fighting Fire with Food
Project led by Gitanyow Nation in collaboration with UBC researchers explores how cultural burning and planting practices protect against catastrophic wildfire.
New UBC Forestry Undergraduate Program: Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources
UBC Forestry is growing, and is introducing exciting changes to its undergraduate programs by introducing a new ‘Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resources’ starting in fall 2024.
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources: Q&A with Scott Hinch
Professor Scott Hinch answers a few questions about the new BSc in Natural Resources.
Michael Wulder Appointed to the Order of Canada
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Adjunct Professor Micheal Wulder in the Department of Forest Resources Management for being appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada for his internationally recognized innovations in the field of remote sensing for mapping and monitoring land cover.
Sue Watts: 50 years at UBC Forestry!
After half a century among our Faculty ranks, we spotlight Sue’s legacy as she enters her well-deserved retirement.
COFI: Q&A with President and CEO Linda Coady
While working for then BC coastal forest company MacMillan Bloedel in the early days of her career, Linda Coady (BA’74) took part in discussions to resolve land use conflicts over Clayoquot Sound and the Great Bear Rainforest. We sat down with Linda to learn more about her work and the evolution of sustainable approaches to forestry in BC.
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Forest and Conservation Sciences
Welcoming Stavros Avramidis as the 19th President of the International Academy of Wood Science
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Professor Stavros Avramidis on becoming the 19th President of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), effective June 2nd, 2023.