Branchlines: Meet BEST Graduate Axel Ewashko
Axel Ewashko (BSc(Forestry)’24) graduated in the first class of UBC Forestry’s Bioeconomy Sciences and Technology (BEST) undergraduate program, which launched in fall 2020.
Branchlines: Working with and for Indigenous Communities
Andrea Lyall’s (BSF’01, PhD(Forestry)’23) leadership abilities have made her an asset in co-developing economic opportunities with First Nations.
Branchlines: Q&A with Christine Gelowitz
Q&A with Christine Gelowitz, the CEO of Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC)
Branchlines: Expanding the Glulam Sector in BC
Opportunities are opening up for BC to lead in the global hem-fir glue-laminated timber market and value-added manufacturing.
Branchlines: Supporting Urban Sustainability from Vancouver to Honolulu
Inspired by climate change impacts in her native Hawaiʻi, Chanel Yee (BUF’23) pursued urban forestry at UBC and now helps tackle wildfire risks with the USDA Forest Service. Learn more about her career!
Branchlines: Fact-Finding Mission to Finland
With around 75% of its total area forested, Finland has been a key player in the forest sector since at least the turn of the 20th Century.
Branchlines: The Bioproducts Institute at UBC
Interdisciplinary collaborations are transforming forestry resources into the next generation of sustainable bioproducts.
Branchlines: The Potential of Nanocellulose-based Biodegradable Products
Canadian innovations are leading the way in the commercialization and industrial production of nanocellulose.
Branchlines: Bio-Based Materials
Change-makers are generating the know-how needed to decarbonize our economy.
A Flood of Trouble
Prof. Younes Alila explains how attribution science helps explain the rising frequency and intensity of floods in British Columbia, linking these events to climate change, land use changes, and forest cover loss.