New Research Identifies Priority Actions For Lower Fraser River Salmon Recovery
The Fraser is the largest salmon-bearing river in British Columbia, supporting 54 unique populations, known as Conservation Units (CUs), of wild Pacific salmon, 19 of which breed in the lower Fraser River. A new open-access study by the Martin Conservation Decisions Lab found that all 19 of these CUs are on a declining trajectory over the next 25 years.
Candidates Encouraged to Apply for Ubc Future Forests Fellowship
UBC Faculty of Forestry’s Future Forests Fellowship (FFF), one of the largest single awards in the world given to an incoming doctoral student in forestry, is once again available in 2022. Made possible by a private Canadian foundation, the award, amounting to $280,000 over four years, was created to underscore just how much forestry research impacts global current and emerging ecological issues.
UBC Forestry Receives NSERC 2022 Discovery Research Program Grants
UBC Faculty of Forestry research projects were among the 160 university-wide projects to receive more than $32 million through the 2022 Discovery research grants competition.
For the Future of Forest Conservation, Dr. Tara Martin Has Good News
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.
UBC Forestry Experts Call for Proactive Approach to Prepare for More Extreme Wildfires
Wildfires have grown in frequency, intensity and overall burned area due to climate change. UBC Forestry researchers Dr. Lori Daniels, Dr. Kira Hoffman and Dr. Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz are wildfire experts whose research focuses on how natural disturbances such as wildfires and droughts, human factors and climate interact to affect how easily—or not—forests burn.
Dr. Janette Bulkan & Dr. Tara Martin awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grants
UBC Forestry warmly congratulates Dr. Janette Bulkan and Dr. Tara Martin who are recipients of this year’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC’s) Insight and Partnership Grants.
UBC Grad Students to Study Climate Change in Mission Municipal Forest
Graduate students from the Faculty of Forestry at UBC will soon study climate change and sustainability in the Mission Municipal Forest as part of a new partnership agreement between the City of Mission and the university.
Maja Krzic Awarded Canadian Society of Soil Science Fellow Award
UBC Forestry warmly congratulates Dr. Maja Krzic, recipient of one of this year’s Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) Fellow Awards. The award recognizes individuals for their acclaimed accomplishments in the soil science field and their service to the Society.
Two pathogens linked to salmon health and survival in B.C.
B.C. Wild salmon populations have declined notably over the last three decades. New UBC research, led by UBC Forestry’s Arthur Bass, presents methods to improve the protection of wild salmon. The study uses the Strategic Salmon Health Initiative’s data to assess pathogens in thousands of Chinook and Coho salmon sampled over a decade along the B.C. coast.
Jeanine Rhemtulla Receives Killam Teaching Prize
UBC Forestry congratulates Dr. Jeanine Rhemtulla for receiving the Killam Teaching Prize in Forestry for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Award is given to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.