UBC Forestry
Spring 2024 Branchlines
Discover how UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship pioneers innovation in response to climate change and community needs in the Spring 2024 issue of Branchlines.
UBC Giving Day 2024
Giving Day is back at the University of British Columbia on April 4! This year, gifts to the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship will go towards the Forestry Student Emergency Fund and the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Renewal Project.
Jessica Quinton and Sofie McComb Receive 2023/24 Jordan L. Burke Memorial Award in Forestry
On behalf of UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship, congratulations to Jessica Quinton and Sofie McComb on receiving the 2023/24 Jordan L. Burke Memorial Award in Forestry!
Congratulations to the 2023/24 Binkley Family Graduate Scholarship Recipients
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship wishes to congratulate Dimitrios Markou, Katarzyna Przystupa, Alan Verona, and Robin Hastings on being the 2023/24 recipients of the Binkley Family Graduate Scholarship!
Where the wild bees are – and aren’t – impacts food supply
Honey bees—plump, fuzzy and famed for their honey-making—capture the popular imagination. Yet, wild bees are equally vital for pollination and, by some measures, outshine honey bees as pollinators. This is why UBC researcher Matthew Mitchell and his colleagues are deeply concerned about their declining populations.
Jessica Quinton Receives 2023/2024 UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
On behalf of UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship, congratulations to Jessica Quinton, PhD Candidate in the Department of Forest and Resources Management, on receiving a UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award!
Suborna Ahmed Receives UBC Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Individual Award
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship wishes to congratulate Dr. Suborna Ahmed, Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management, on being the recipient of the UBC Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Individual Award.
The 2024 wildfire season has started – here’s what we need to know
Last year’s wildfire season marked B.C.’s most destructive on record: 2.8 million hectares burned, more than double any previous year.
Research Publications: March 2024
Discover the cutting-edge research shaping the future of forestry!
In the Media: March 2024
Here’s a look at UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship in the media this month.