Here’s a look at UBC Forestry in the media this month
Suzanne Simard: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024
Forestry professor Dr. Suzanne Simard has been named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024 for her research.
TIME
First Nation’s perspective shared with UBC forestry students
Forestry professor Dr. Gary Bull had the opportunity to delve into the remarkable success story of the Tŝideldel First Nation.
Global News;
Many coho salmon dying near release point in Port Moody: UBC study
Dr. Scott Hinch, head of UBC’s Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab, led a study which found that around 60 per cent of young salmon released from a hatchery in Port Moody were likely eaten by predators within three kilometres of the release point.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post, MSN; Tri-Cities Dispatch, UBC News coverage
UBC professor recognized by TIME magazine
Forestry professor Dr. Suzanne Simard has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2024 for her research.
Global News; Black Press via Today in BC, Surrey Now-Leader, Kelowna Capital News, Chilliwack Progress, Campbell River Mirror, Mission City Record, Aldergrove Star, Abbotsford News, Victoria News, Haida Gwaii Observer
How to protect your home before — and during — wildfire season
Forestry professor Dr. Felix Wiesner said FireSmart guidelines are meant to help prevent catastrophic damage to homes, but sometimes, it’s not enough.
CBC News via Yahoo
Salmon tracking finds ‘mortality hot-spot’ for juvenile salmon in B.C. fjord
Dr. Scott Hinch, head of UBC’s Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab, led a study which found that around 60 per cent of young salmon released from a hatchery in Port Moody were likely eaten by predators within three kilometres of the release point.
City News Vancouver, UBC News coverage
UBC prof Suzanne Simard named in Time’s ‘most influential’ list
Forestry professor Dr. Suzanne Simard has been named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024 for her research.
CBC News; Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post
An Indigenous ecologist on why we need to stop and listen to save the planet
Forestry professor Dr. Jennifer Grenz discussed her new book Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A journey toward personal and ecological healing, and how joining Western science and an Indigenous worldview makes for better science.
CBC Quirks and Quarks
Toronto looks to expand tree canopy with planting on private land
Forestry professor emeritus Dr. Stephen Sheppard said the city of Toronto’s residential street tree planting program is a good way to incentivize more planting in residential areas, but housing needs may pose an obstacle.
CBC News Yahoo The Weather Network
B.C.’s personal water use needs to change, says scientist
Forestry professor Dr. John Richardson commented on the latest B.C. snowpack report and discussed how to mitigate issues that arise when drought is so significant in the province.
CBC On The Coast
The airline industry’s biggest climate challenge: A lack of clean fuel
Forestry postdoctoral researcher Dr. Susan van Dyk said the aviation industry has a long way to go to catch up to its sustainable aviation fuel goals.
Bloomberg (subscription) via BNN Bloomberg, Financial Post, Winnipeg Sun, Economic Times (India), Yahoo
B.C.’s spring snowpack is the lowest on record
UBC forestry researchers Drs. Lori Daniels, Younes Alila and John Richardson commented on the latest B.C. snowpack report, noting that the lack of rain and snow in the fall and winter will impact drought and wildfire risk.
CBC News, CBC Vancouver, Global News, Yahoo, The Weather Network, CTV New, Vancouver Sun, UBC News advisory
Rethinking Stanley Park
Forestry professor Dr. Allan Carroll said warmer and drier conditions in an area that’s typically wetter—like Stanley Park—make trees more prone to disease and damage as cold-blooded insects thrive in the heat.
Montecristo Magazine
Canada’s wildfires blamed for rise in global loss of tree cover outside of tropics
Forestry professor Dr. Peter Wood said Canada should invest more in growing fire-resistant trees.
CBC News, The Weather Network
Wild bee habitat near cropland could increase farm income by $79 million a year: UBC study
Dr. Matthew Mitchell (forestry, land and food systems) co-authored a study which found that increasing wild pollinator habitat could boost crop yields enough to feed nearly 30 million Canadians, while increasing farmer income by about $3 billion.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post, Regina Leader-Post, The StarPhoenix, CKNW, CTV News, Vancouver is Awesome, Burnaby Now, Richmond News, North Shore News, Tri-City News, New Westminster Record, Squamish Chief, Delta Optimist, Times Colonist, Coast Reporter
Animal behavior during Covid-19 lockdowns
UBC researchers led a study which used data from before and during the COVID-19 lockdowns to examine wildlife behaviour amid changing human activity levels. Co-author and former UBC forestry postdoctoral researcher Chris Beirne was interviewed on CBC.
CBC The Early Edition
Therapeutic forest bathing
Forestry professor Dr. Guangyu Wang and his team are studying the impacts of forestry therapy on mental health and well-being.
Radio-Canada (French)
UBC News coverage
Teal Jones files for creditor protection
Teal Jones is responsible for nearly 1,000 jobs in the British Columbia. Gregory Paradis, an assistant professor and researcher in UBC’s department of forest resources management, discusses the impact its filing for creditor protection could have, and what it says about the B.C. industry as a whole.
CBC – On the Coast
How B.C. is mobilizing for ‘challenging’ wildfire season
UBC forestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels said data from the B.C. River Forecast Centre shows a long, dry fire season is coming.
CBC News via Yahoo
Metro Vancouver tree canopy in decline amid push for new housing
Forestry professor Dr. Stephen Sheppard said cities need to incentivize tree planting and require tree canopy protections in all new developments.
CBC News
Exploding demand for wood pellets harms BC forests, report says
Dr. Gregory Paradis comments on the demand for wood pellets and the effect on BC’s forests.
Radio-Canada (FR)