Summer 2025 Branchlines
In this issue, explore how people shape, benefit from, and impact forests, and how UBC Forestry’s social science work drives sustainability and community well-being for people and the planet.
Recognizing Community-Driven Collaboration: PRE Fund Awards
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Cissy Zhang on being awarded UBC’s Spring 2025 Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund.
Branchlines: Bringing Back Community Extension
UBC Forestry’s initiative is strengthening lines of communication between communities, academics and policymakers.
The Rise of Urban Forestry
As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, the need for green spaces and sustainable urban ecosystems becomes crucial. Explore how urban forestry professionals work to protect and maintain urban parks, natural areas, and tree canopies in the face of climate change and land-use challenges.
Rob Guy Receives the Faculty of Forestry Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award for 2023
UBC Forestry celebrates Dr. Rob Guy’s generosity of expertise, integrity and his ability to inspire and provide encouragement and tailored support for graduate students on their individual journeys.
Green Investing
UBC Forestry alumnus, David Brand, knows the value of forests well. A strong believer in the principles of sustainable forest management, David founded his company, New Forests, to create opportunities within the forestry sector for communities to transition to a greener and more sustainable future.
Greenspaces should support mental health among young adults
Even though many global cities incorporate greenspaces such as pocket parks and community gardens into their urban planning efforts, new UBC research shows those plans often fail to include the needs of youth and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24.
Future Forests
In this age of the Anthropocene, the pressures of human activity are compelling dramatic shifts in climate and ecosystems that parallel some of antiquity’s most Earth-altering natural disasters. To secure a future for our forests, we will need to adopt new approaches to forest management that incorporate diverse perspectives and adapt to the ever-changing climate.
UBC Forestry Co-Hosting First-Ever Virtual Youth Canadian Climate Conference
Happening on October 22, 2022, online, LCOY Canada 2022 is a first-of-its-kind, free conference that is aimed at climate-action-motivated youth and their community supporters and mentors.
Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Wild & Immersive Program Offering Bursary Fund To Families With Financial Barriers
The Wild & Immersive program that comes alive at UBC Faculty of Forestry’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF) is once again flooded with children and youth engaging in outdoor education experiences, and one Maple Ridge family would like to see even more young people participate.