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Here’s a look at UBC Forestry in the media this month
What is Kelowna doing to mitigate the impacts of ‘urban heat islands’?
Forestry professor Dr. Melissa McHale discussed urban heat islands, when cities feel hotter than the surrounding environment.
Castanet
Water has flowed from Vancouver taps for 100 years. What about the next century?
Forestry professor emeritus Dr. John Richardson said Metro Vancouver residents have to be more cautious when using water as the region’s water supply is finite.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post
The environmental impact of spill in Abbotsford’s Stoney Creek
Forestry professor Dr. John Richardson discussed the environmental impacts of the foam spill in Abbotsford’s Stoney Creek.
CBC On The Coast
Local group advocates for greater tree canopy
Forestry professor emeritus Dr. Stephen Sheppard and professor Dr. Lorien Nesbitt discussed the importance of trees in a city.
Tri-Cities Dispatch
Vancouver homeowner plagued by aphid infestation pleads for help but city says they are just a nuisance
Douglas Justice (UBC Botanical Garden) and Dr. Allan Caroll (forestry) commented on aphid infestation in Vancouver.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post
Deer eradication on Sidney Island
Forestry professor Dr. Tara Martin said the black-tailed deer of B.C.’s Southern Gulf Islands will always need to be managed as they are invasive.
Sierra Magazine
Why planting 100,000 trees in Vancouver isn’t as easy as it sounds
Forestry professor Dr. Lorien Nesbitt said cities tend to plant more male trees as they do not have the resources to clean up fruits and nuts from the streets.
CBC Vancouver
B.C.’s drought: Forests at risk from drought, but climate change isn’t the only culprit
Forestry professor Dr. Younes Alila said climate change is not the sole driver of drought. Drought can also be exacerbated by land use, forest-management decisions and urbanization.
Times Colonist
As the world burns, can we learn to live with wildfire health risks?
Forestry PhD candidate and instructor Jen Baron said the lack of prescribed burning has caused fuel to accumulate, resulting in bigger than usual fires.
Mongabay