UBC Forestry
In The Spotlight: Dr. Haibo Feng
Haibo Feng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science at UBC. His research area focuses on green building, building information modelling, life cycle assessment and building energy performance. He has extensive industrial and research experience in promoting sustainable building construction with the integration of advanced building systems and renewable energy supports.
My Urban Forestry Journey
Follow UBC Forestry alum Mark McDonald through his career from arborist with a private landscaping company to parks forester foreperson with the City of Burnaby.
David Brand Receives the 2023 Alumni UBC Entrepreneurship Award
We are pleased to announce that UBC Forestry alum Dr. David Brand, PhD’85, has been named this year’s recipient of the 2023 alumni UBC Entrepreneurship Award! With over 40 years of experience, Brand has become an internationally influential trailblazer in forestry investing in support of a sustainable future.
In the Media: July 2023
Here’s a look at UBC Forestry in the media this month!
UBC Forestry’s New Sustainable Timber Built Environment Cluster
The burgeoning tall wood building field has opened up a multitude of new avenues for research and innovation, sparking the launch of the Sustainable Timber Built Environment (STBE) cluster at UBC Forestry in 2022.
Happy 100th Birthday Gerry Burch!
Gerry Burch is turning 100 in August 2023. In celebration of his distinguished career and lifelong commitment to forestry, we invite you to make a donation to the Gerry Burch Forestry Scholarship recognizing outstanding undergraduate students on track to become future forestry leaders and innovators.
What is “International Forestry”?
When I tell people I’ve recently started a new role as lecturer and coordinator for UBC’s Master of International Forestry (MIF) program, one of the first questions I get is, “what exactly is international forestry”?
Collaborative Research for Biodiversity Conservation
The new IBioS Collaboratory is an innovation incubator that brings together researchers from multiple disciplines.
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Forest Resources Management
One Size Does Not Fit All: Creating Space for Small-scale Forestry in British Columbia, Canada
AUTHORS: Rebecca Anne Riggs, Chris Gaston, James Douglas Langston, Jeffrey Sayer
Small scale forestry in British Columbia is growing as a platform to integrate community, climate, and forest values. This policy brief highlights critical constraints facing small forest tenures and the need for engagement on long-term solutions that allow for locally driven management decisions.