Invasive Grasses May Be Turning B.C.’s Burn Scars Into the Next Wildfire
A UBC FES study with St’át’imc Nation communities finds invasive grasses are the sleeper threat on B.C.’s post-fire landscape—and the window to stop them is narrow.
2025 Campus as a Living Lab Award Winners
Congratulations to Matthew Mitchell and Jörg Bohlmann for being two of the eight UBC projects honored with the 2025 Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Award.
In the Spotlight: Eric Mensah Kumeh
We welcome Eric Mensah Kumeh as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management.
2025 Killam Research Award Winners
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship wishes to congratulate two of our faculty members on being awarded 2025 UBC Killam Research Awards.
In the Spotlight: Santiago Izquierdo-Tort
Meet Dr. Santiago Izquierdo-Tort, Assistant Professor, David Brand Professorship in Sustainable Forestry and Conservation Finance at the Department of Forest Resources Management.
Dr. Jennifer Grenz Wins Lane Anderson Book Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Grenz for receiving the Lane Anderson Book Award for Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing.
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Indigenous and Community Engagement Research Fund Recipients
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 recipients of the UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Indigenous and Community Engagement Research Fund (ICERF).
Researchers receive funding from B.C. Knowledge Development Fund
Our faculty are leading nine BCKDF-funded projects advancing Indigenous knowledge, climate resilience, wildfire science, and sustainable wood innovation across British Columbia.
What 45-per-cent tariffs mean for B.C.’s forest sector
Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber have surged to 45 per cent, putting B.C.’s forest sector under extreme pressure. UBC forestry expert Harry Nelson explains what’s driving the dispute and what it could mean for mills, workers and communities.
Six UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Faculty Receive CFI JELF Research Awards
Congratulations to six UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship faculty members who have received CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) awards to advance their innovative research programs.