#UBCForestry 's Dr. Lori Daniels and PhD candidate Jen Baron joined Benoit-Antoine Bacon, #UBCOkanagan 's Mathieu Bourbonnais, and Members of Parliament in Ottawa during UBC's annual Day on the Hill🌲

We'll continue the conversation at the #WildfireSymposium in June: bit.ly/4asM89C

❗️New 🔓open access🔓 article Global Environmental Politics❗️

Generative AI and Social Media May Exacerbate the Climate Crisis. doi.org/10.1162/glep_a…

A provocation written w/the BST Lab UBC Forestry

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NEW E-Lecture Series beginning in one month! 🌳🖥

'Equity in Canada’s Urban Forests: How Can We Engage People in Urban Conservation Where They Live?' with Tree Canada

Register now to attend the live sessions: cif-ifc.org/what-we-do/e-l…

Day 2 is continuing with presentations from SING alumni! Alumni are sharing their research, journeys, and SING experiences #GILGS

Looking to advance or grow your career? 📣

Join an information session all about #UBCForestry 's various micro-certificates designed for working professionals.🌲

📅 June 5, 6, & 12th
📍 Online via Zoom

Details and registration via bit.ly/3WoFs89 🔗

#UBCForestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels predicts a long and dry fire season this year due to record-low snowpack and regional droughts.🔥

Learn how the province is mobilizing to respond to the 'challenging' fire season ahead via CBC News: bit.ly/3JGqrqX 🔗

#UBCForestry Prof. Emeritus Dr. Stephen Sheppard suggests how increasing tree canopy cover along with supporting the densification of the region is possible as a new report reveals the decline of tree canopy cover in Metro Vancouver.🌲

Via CBC News: bit.ly/3wjBmUi 🔗

#UBCForestry Asst. Professor Dr. Felix Wiesner highlights that 'FireSmart guidelines are meant to help prevent catastrophic damage to homes, but sometimes, it's not enough.'

Learn how 'Fire-smarting' properties require a collective effort via CBC News: bit.ly/3w5Ndp2 🔗

Next week! 📣

The Global Indigenous Leadership in Genomics Symposium 2024 will be taking place at UBC. 🌎

📅 May 7-9
📍 UBC Allard Hall (1822 East Mall)

Details and registration: bit.ly/4aYpUwt 🔗

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New research from #UBCForestry 's Dr. Scott Hinch and the Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab reveals that less than a quarter of coho smelts released from the Mossom Creek Hatchery are making it out past the Lion's Gate Bridge.🐟

CityNews Vancouver bit.ly/3xYD122 🔗

If you ventured outside during the Covid-19 lockdowns, you might have been in for a surprise... Some mammals were more active in developed areas and also exhibited greater nocturnality during COVID-19 lockdowns when human activity was also high, a paper in NatureEcoEvo suggests.

Next Week! 📣

Attend the Sexy Science Confessions in partnership with the Global Indigenous Leadership in Genomics Symposium.

📆 May 9th, 2024
⏰ 7 pm
📍 TELUS Studio Theatre

🎟️ Tickets and details available via bit.ly/4a6FJjg 🔗

#UBCForestry ’s PhD candidate Tara Brown (Tara Tiger Brown Ⓥ 🌲💚) reveals how forests can provide therapeutic benefits through ‘forest bathing'. 🌲

Read more about how she’s partnering with Metro Vancouver to introduce ‘Silent Trails' via CityNews Vancouver: bit.ly/4dAj7ef 🔗

We are excited to share this schedule-at-a-glance for the Global Indigenous Leadership in Genomics Symposium from May 8-9. Register here: app.groupize.com/e/global-indig… Faculty of Native Studies UBC Forestry Dr. Warren Cardinal-McTeague Jessica Kolopenuk

#UBCForestry professor emeritus Dr. Stephen Sheppard says that the city of Toronto's residential street tree planting program is a good way to incentivize more planting in residential areas, but housing needs may pose an obstacle.🏡

Read via CBC News: bit.ly/3vXyht2 🔗

🍃 Unleash your potential as a guardian of the land!

Apply now for the Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship program at #UBCForestry 🌲

Dive into a curriculum that combines traditional knowledge with contemporary practices.🌍

bit.ly/433TcXv 🔗

So very exciting! I can’t thank everyone enough for their support! UBC Forestry

A new study, led by #UBCForestry 's Dr. Scott Hinch, found that around 60% of young salmon released from a hatchery in Port Moody were likely eaten by predators within three kilometres of the release point.🐟

Read via The Vancouver Sun: bit.ly/3Uw2yIL 🔗

'The forestry industry would need to go through a transformative change if it wants to be part of the solution.'

#UBCForestry 's Dr. Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais comment on how the forestry industry contributes to wildfires.

Via Vancouver Is Awesome: bit.ly/3Qj0roZ

Congratulations to our Wood Products Processing students on wrapping up the semester with these spectacular finishes and chair designs, inspired by the work of Enzo Mari🪑🌲⁣⁣
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Learn more about our BSc in Natural Resources, majoring in Wood Products: bit.ly/3UcUWtk