Here’s a look at UBC Forestry in the media this month
THIS WEEK: MARCH 24 – MARCH 31
Worried about climate change? Read these women authors
Jennifer Grenz | LA Times | March 30, 2024
Fire season kicks off early in 2024 ahead of April 1st start
Lori Daniels | CHEK News | March 28, 2024
Alternate links: UBC News coverage
What deer poop can teach us about environmental health
Sarah Dickson-Hoyle | National Observer | March 27, 2024
Alternate links: Hamilton Spectator, St. Catherine’s Standard, Penticton Herald, Yahoo
Experts advise B.C. residents to prepare early for wildfire season
Lori Daniels | CBC News | March 27, 2024
Alternate links: Weather Network, Global News, UBC News coverage
Did you enjoy the cherry blossoms’ early peak bloom? It was a warning sign
Elizabeth Wolkovich | National Geographic | March 26, 2024
MARCH 17 – MARCH 23
How wildlife adapted during the pandemic
Cole Burton | CBC Vancouver | March 21, 2024
‘Devastating’: Park board commissioners tour urban logging operation in Stanley Park
Richard Hamelin | CTV News | March 21, 2024
‘Nature is good medicine’: What is forest bathing and why are people doing it?
Guangyu Wang | Vancouver is Awesome | March 21, 2024
Alternate links: Burnaby Now, Richmond News, North Shore News, Tri-City News, New Westminster Record, Squamish Chief, Delta Optimist, Coast Reporter, Powell River Peak
Cherry blossoms peak earlier in DC, see the impacts of climate change in this visual story
Elizabeth Wolkovich | USA Today | March 20, 2024
UBC Forest and conservation sciences head weighs in on Stanley Park and looper moths
Richard Hamelin | CBC On The Coast | March 20, 2024
26 works of Canadian nonfiction coming out in spring 2024
Jennifer Grenz | CBC | March 19, 2024
Despite pushback, Stanley Park tree removal necessary: Vancouver Park Board
John Richardson | City News Vancouver | March 19, 2024
Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic
Cole Burton | New York Times | March 18, 2024
Alternate links: Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star, The Province, Montreal Gazette, Prince George Post, Vancouver is Awesome, Burnaby Now, Richmond News, North Shore News, Tri-City News, New Westminster Record, Squamish Chief, Delta Optimist, Times Colonist, Powell River Peak; Scientific American, Popular Science, ZME Science, Le Monde, CTV News, iHeart Radio, City News Halifax, Toronto Star, St. Catherine’s Standard, Welland Tribune, Peterborough Examiner, Hamilton Spectator, Winnipeg Free Press, Yahoo
UBC News coverage
The challenge with preparing for wildfires in B.C.
Jen Baron | The Globe and Mail’s Podcast ‘The Decibel’ | March 18, 2024
In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake
Younes Alila | Canadian Press | March 17, 2024
Scientists advocate benefits of “forest bathing” (FR)
Guangyu Wang | Radio-Canada | March 16, 2024
Alternate Links: Vancouver Sun, The Province, Prince George Post, MSN, UBC News coverage
MARCH 10 – MARCH 16
Interview with Gregory Paradis: estimating emissions from the forestry industry (FR)
Gregory Paradis | Radio Canada | March 13, 2024
‘Clean slate’ to reshape B.C. wine industry, after climate-related catastrophes
Elizabeth Wolkovich | The Canadian Press | March 11, 2024
Alternate links: The Globe and Mail, CTV News, BBN Bloomberg, The Province, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Vancouver is Awesome, Times Colonist, National Observer
‘I’m actually surprised’: BC Wildfire Service sees big increase in firefighter applicants
Kira Hoffman | Vancouver Is Awesome | March 11, 2024
More pay parking at Metro Vancouver parks angers hikers, day-trippers
Lorien Nesbitt and Keunhyun Park | Vancouver Sun | March 10, 2024
Alternate links: The Province, Edmonton Journal, Windsor Star, Regina Leader-Post, Prince George Post, O Canada
MARCH 3 – MARCH 9
Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
Jen Baron | The Globe and Mail | March 3, 2024
Alternate links: The Canadian Press via CBC News, CTV News, Global News, City News, National Post, The Province, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette