Here’s a look at UBC Forestry in the media this month
B.C. landslide blocks Chilco sockeye access to spawning ground, threatening the hearty ‘superfish’
Forestry professor Dr. Scott Hinch discussed the impacts of rising water temperatures on Pacific salmon.
Globe and Mail (subscription)
Extreme heat is a huge killer — these local approaches can keep people safe
Forestry professor Dr. Melissa McHale weighed in on local approaches to keep people safe and cool in extreme heat.
Nature
Dry conditions, lightning contributed to Alberta’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season: study
Forestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels said large fires are more likely when weather conditions are hot and dry and when there are extended droughts.
CBC News via Yahoo
Dangerous embers from Dunbar fire blew 1.5 km into Pacific Spirit Park
Forestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels said there is fire risk in urban forests near heavily populated areas.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post
Logging after wildfires is a hot industry in B.C. Could it do more harm than good?
Forestry professor Dr. Christopher Gaston commented on B.C.’s logging industry.
The Narwhal
The threat of climate change demands something more than thoughts, prayers and excuses
Forestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels said local communities need to build up their research and expertise so that they’re better equipped to manage the forests around them.
CBC News via Yahoo
‘A huge risk:’ How this longtime B.C. forestry family pivoted from sawmill to meet the growing demand for mass timber construction
Forestry professor emeritus Dr. Gary Bull said B.C.’s forest tenure system, which gives individuals rights to harvest timber, needs serious reform.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province
Canada’s 2023 wildfires released almost 10 years worth of carbon dioxide in one of the world’s worst fire seasons, report finds
Media mentioned research by forestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels which found that wildfire emissions can be two to three times larger than that emitted from industry and human activity, provided that the reporting from industry is accurate.
The Globe and Mail
Why massive swarms of moths appear in summer in Thompson-Okanagan
Forestry professor Dr. Allan Carroll explained why swarms of moths appear in the summer.
iNFO News
Effects of landslide on salmon population
Forestry professors Drs. Scott Hinch and John Richardson discussed how the Chilcotin River could affect fish populations.
Dr. Hinch: CKNW Jas Johal Show,
Dr. Richardson: Tri-Cities Dispatch
Climate change could return a stolen lake to Indigenous people, a century later
UBC forestry scientists, members of the Sumas First Nation and other partners co-authored a study which recommended allowing B.C.’s Sumas Prairie to revert to a lake.
Mongabay
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‘I could feel the heat’: Dunbar fire evacuee recalls massive Vancouver blaze
Forestry professor Dr. Felix Wiesner said buildings that are built with wood are at higher risk of fire breaking out during construction.
CityNews Vancouver
Metro Van is losing trees. That means a hotter future
Forestry professor Dr. Lorien Nesbitt said efforts to expand tree canopies in Vancouver need to pay attention to inequities.
The Tyee
Massive B.C. landslide could cause flooding and create problems for struggling salmon
Forestry professor Dr. Scott Hinch said the debris blocking the Chilcotin River could cause problems for chinook and sockeye salmon populations.
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UBC spin-out company makes super-black material
UBC forestry researchers have created a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light called Nxylon.
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