July 12, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry
“We’ve built the registry to be inclusive so that anybody who wants to participate and nominate a tree can do so, but we also carefully verify each measurement,” says Ira Sutherland, who chairs the BC Big Tree Registry Committee and is pursuing a Ph.D. in historical ecology at UBC Forestry under Assoc. Prof. Jeanine Rhemtulla.
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Tagged with: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Forest Sciences, Forestry, Natural Resources Conservation, Tree Planting
July 11, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry
“Our framework is transparent, repeatable and robust to uncertainty, and will deliver costed portfolios of options which inform how to recover and protect the places and species we care most about with the least impact to societies and the economy,” says Tara, who holds the UBC Liber Ero Chair in Conservation.
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Tagged with: Conservation, Forest Ecosystems, Forest Sciences, Forestry, Natural Resources Conservation
July 7, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Undergraduate Intern with Alex Fraser Research Forest in Williams Lake, BC For my second work term, I have had the pleasure of working with UBC’s Alex Fraser Research Forest in Williams Lake, BC. As a summer intern, I am involved in a variety of projects around the research forest including silviculture, operations, and education. So […]
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Tagged with: Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
July 7, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
South Coast Conservation Field Crow with Nature Trust British Columbia in Vancouver, BC This co-op term I have been working with NTBC to maintain and restore their conservation properties on the South Coast. My tasks vary widely from brush cutting and posting signage, installing nesting boxes and wildlife cameras, completing bio-inventories and species surveys, as […]
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Tagged with: Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
July 5, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Wilderness Foundation Africa Representative at Wilderness Foundation Africa as an International Co-op I am very fortunate to accept a position at Wilderness Foundation Africa as a Wild Rhino Representative in my hometown for my third Coop term! My work primarily focuses on raising awareness of the rhino poaching crisis and ultimately stopping the demand for […]
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Tagged with: Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
July 5, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
TLEF Undergraduate with UBC (Malcolm Knapp Research Forest) in Maple Ridge, BC For my co-op term I am working as a TLEF Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. Throughout my work term so far, I have been measuring tree height, DBH, live crown height, and calculating the defoliation percent of Douglas-fir trees […]
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Tagged with: Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
June 29, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry
UBC Forestry’s Dr. Tara Martin, Liber Ero Chair in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, continues to make an impact on addressing complex conservation problems – now with the help of some generous donations from our community.
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Tagged with: British Columbia, Conservation, Forest Ecosystems, Forestry, Funding, Natural Resources Conservation, Research, Salmon Research