Dr. Stephen Sheppard awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Dr. Stephen Sheppard on being awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal!
UBC Forestry Indigenous and Community Engagement Research Fund Recipients
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 recipients of the UBC Forestry Indigenous and Community Engagement Research Fund (ICERF)
Maja Krzic receives Fellow of Soil Science Society of America Award
UBC Forestry would like to congratulate Dr. Maja Krzic for receiving the Fellow of Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Award!
Haida Gwaii Institute: Q&A with Carrie Anne Vanderhoop
Carrie Anne Vanderhoop talks about her about her connection with Haida Gwaii, connecting with the community, and what students can expect in their semester at HGI.
Lori Daniels Receives Association of Fire Ecology Distinguished Leader in Research Award
Dr. Lori Daniels’ innovative and collaborative research has resulted in policy and practice impacts on forest and community resilience to wildfires.
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.
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 Announces the Launch of Two New Micro-Certificates
The Faculty of Forestry continues to build out its breadth of accessible, flexible and virtual learning opportunities with two new Micro-Certificates in Forest Carbon Management (FCM) and Climate Action and Community Engagement (CACE). Personalized, adaptable and industry-aligned, these two Micro-Certificates were designed to address the gap in online forestry education.