Here’s a look at UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship in the media throughout March 2026.
March 1, 2026
The Future Is in Your Hands: Science Shows How We Can SAVE Salmon
Scott Hinch
Island Fisherman Magazine
March 4, 2026
Drinking water at risk long after wildfires, study warns
Qingshi Tu
Phys.org, Mirage News, Water Online
March 5, 2026
The Roof of It Podcast – What is environmental stewardship?
Rob Kozak, Janette Bulkan, Scott Hinch
TreeFrog News
UBC study highlight how wildfires could affect drinking water across B.C.
Qingshi Tu
CTV Vancouver
Contaminated drinking water can last months or even years after wildfires: UBC-led study
Qingshi Tu
Vancouver Sun,
Forest fires contaminate drinking water sources long after they have been extinguished
Qingshi Tu
Radio-Canada
March 6, 2026
How wildfires impact drinking water
Qingshi Tu
CBC Daybreak South
UBC study warns of lingering wildfires risk for drinking water
Qingshi Tu
Water Canada
March 9, 2026
Raccoons like puzzles according to Vancouver researchers
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Times Colonist, Vancouver is Awesome, Richmond News and more
Curious raccoons enjoy solving puzzles even without food reward, UBC study finds
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
CTV Vancouver
March 10, 2026
The animal that solves puzzles for fun – even when there’s no treat at the end
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
The Independent (UK), The Independent (US)
Raccoon curiosity may explain why they thrive in cities
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Earth.com
Among the trees – how to restore forests for our own future
Suzanne Simard
Financial Times
Funny and clever, raccoons are capable of solving puzzles and they do it just for fun.
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Wired Italia
Raccoons May Thrive in Our Backyards Due to Their Insatiable Curiosity and Love for Puzzles
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Discover Magazine
March 11, 2026
Clean filaments must move from testing to clothing and we are doing it
Feng Jiang, Huayu Liu
Fibre2Fashion
Raccoons enjoy a good puzzle
Hannah Griebling
CBC All Points West
North America’s 2021 ‘heat dome’ has caused catastropic ecological damage: study
Cole Burton
CTV and others.
Extreme Heat Has Extreme Effects-but Some Like It Hot
Cole Burton
Mirage News, Phys.org
Scientists surprisingly discover raccoons love solving puzzles
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Vietnam.vn
March 13, 2026
Raccoons solve puzzles just for fun, new research shows
Hannah Griebling
BBC (UK): Newsround
Raccoons discovered to be capable of solving puzzles out of pure curiosity
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Espana Times
Raccoons will solve puzzles just for fun
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Scientific American
The Hidden Kingdom Beneath Our Feet: How Fungi Are Rewriting the Rules of Biology, Medicine, and Climate Science
Suzanne Simard
WebProNews
March 14, 2026
Art Beat: Conservation association screening ‘Incandescence’
Lori Daniels
Sechelt/Gibsons Coast Reporter
B.C.’s 2021 heat dome killed many species of plants and animals, but a few thrived: study
Cole Burton
Vancouver Sun
‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics
Suzanne Simard
The Guardian
March 15, 2026
North America ‘heat dome’ left winners and losers: Study
Cole Burton
Phys.org
Raccoons are thought to be motivated by curiosity
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling
Radio-Canada
March 17, 2026
How forester Kira Hoffman is harnessing the healing power of fire
Kira Hoffman
National Geographic
March 18, 2026
How “Fire Fungi” Help Put Burnt Landscapes Back Together
Monika Fischer
Earth Island Journal, Resilience.rog
March 19, 2026
Sooke resident urges support from community to protect old growth forests
Suzanne Simard
Saanich News
Vancouver closing out first no-snow winter in 43 years. There may be more on the way
John Richardson
Yahoo Canada
How “Fire Fungi” Help Put Burnt Landscapes Back Together
Monika Fischer
Resilience
Curious raccoons solve puzzles just for the fun of it
Sarah Benson-Amram
BioTechniques
How atmospheric rivers impact wildlife habitat, aquatic ecosystems
Peter Arcese
CBC
Invasive grasses may be turning B.C.’s burn scars into the next wildfire
Jennifer Grenz
University of British Columbia
March 20, 2026
Conservationists ask: Will Ontarians spend $7 a year to save 88 species?
Tara Martin
National Observer
March 21, 2026
Invasive grasses may pose deadly risk post-wildfire, UBC researcher says
Jennifer Grenz
Village report
B.C. River Forecast Centre downgrades flood watch for south coast
Jennifer Grenz
Castanet
March 24, 2026
New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks
Richard Hamelin
University of British Columbia
March 26, 2026
Islands Trust to explore partnership with UBC biologist
Tara Martin
Penticon Herald
Meet the researcher putting Indigenous knowledge at the heart of ecological restoration
Jennifer Grenz
The Discourse
March 27, 2026
Indigenous stewards on BC’s coast left in the dark as sun sets on federal guardianship program
Garry Merkel
National Observer
March 31, 2026
What is carbon capture and storage
Younes Alila
Castanet News