UBC Forestry
Lam, Tzeng Yih
Forest Resources Management
In The Spotlight: Tahia Devisscher
Tahia Devisscher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management and focuses on how to manage forests and other green spaces in and around cities to support human well-being and build social-ecological resilience to climate change. She is interested in developing practical strategies to address the increasing disconnect between people and nature caused by rapid urbanization.
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 & Environmental Stewardship 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 & Environmental Stewardship 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 & Environmental Stewardship in the media this month!
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’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 & Environmental Stewardship 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”?