Carbon Offsets: Climate Solution or Sustainability Illusion? Having a ton of fun running an exercise asking people to design a “bad” and “best” offset system. Part of UBC Sustainability Hub event for COP30. Doing this with my @forestry.ubc.ca colleague Greg Paradis

As B.C. prepares to hold emergency softwood summit, @forestry.ubc.ca prof Harry Nelson discusses the long-standing dispute between the U.S. and Canada via buff.ly/PAzzUuF

Microsoft Excel is a valuable skill for most professionals, yet existing courses have failed to teach the platform effectively. #UBCForestry Assistant Professor Andrés Varhola created Excelling in Life, a free resource for all UBC students, staff and faculty. 🔗 forestry.ubc.ca/new-canvas-c...

Will AI make or break Canada? @profhvdv.bsky.social, an assistant professor of sustainable business management of natural resources in hashtag#UBCForestry, tells CBC that data centres have enormous electricity needs and he questions how valuable they are. Read: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Nostalgic visit to my MSc alma mater UBC this week @forestry.ubc.ca 🌲

I haven't posted here for awhile but we've had several papers come out that I'm excited about, so check out this #WildCo roundup of recent publications! @wildco.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca (thread: 1/6)

Green Communities Canada and @forestry.ubc.ca are excited to release a new report. The first report of its kind, "Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada," investigates the rapid growth of the mini forest movement in Canada. 🔗 Get the report here:

I hope everyone is enjoying #Silvilaser2025! @silvilaser2025.bsky.social @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social @alexisachim.bsky.social @ulaval.ca @forestry.ubc.ca

Green Communities Canada and @forestry.ubc.ca are excited to release a new report. The first report of its kind, "Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada," investigates the rapid growth of the mini forest movement in Canada. 🔗 Get the report here:

My wonderful @forestry.ubc.ca PhD student Joachim Stassart has an article out in Political Geography on corruption and land grabs in Brazil! doi.org/10.1016/j.po... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Join our experts as we look for areas of consensus on the future of BC’s forests at the 2025 Backman Dialogue, Forestry in Flux: Reimagining BC's Forests.🌲 🗓️ October 8 ⏰ Doors 6 pm, Event 7 pm, Reception 8:30 pm 📍 Hollywood Theatre, 3123 W. Broadway, Vancouver 🔗 forestry.ubc.ca/events/fores...

Join us in congratulating #UBCForestry Professor and Research Chair in Global Change Ecology of Northern Ecosystems, Dr. Isla Myers-Smith, on being named a Member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.🍁 forestry.ubc.ca/news/isla-my...

#UBCForestry's Dr. @loridanielsubc.bsky.social is leading research in Jasper to determine how well fire mitigation strategies worked. Previous fire suppression policies in Canada increased the risk of bigger, uncontrollable fires in the future.🔥 🔗 The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...

Join #UBCForestry and @landfood.ubc.ca on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day. Learn more: bit.ly/osd-2025 #UBC #OrangeShirtDay

"We are too reliant on one partner and one product." The US has more than doubled the duties on softwood lumber from Canada. #UBCForestry's Dr. Harry Nelson explains that this will likely curtail production, impact Canadian facilities and shut down mills. global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/22/...

We are proud to announce that #UBCForestry Associate Professor Dr. Melissa McHale is one of two recipients of the 2025 Wall Fellowships, UBC’s highest-value internal research awards.👏 Learn more about Dr. McHale's work and the Wall Fellowships: forestry.ubc.ca/news/2025-wa...

#UBCForestry Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Academy, based at the Alex Fraser Research Forest, has wrapped up its summer 2025 field training! 🪵 🔗 Read more about the technical skills and strategic knowledge participants gained: forestry.ubc.ca/.../turning-...

❗Now recruiting MSc and PhD students for September 2026❗ Come work @forestry.ubc.ca on indirect impacts of the internet on the environment. These are funded, thesis-based positions. Details on the positions and how to apply here: bst.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...

It's here! 🗞️🚨 We're thrilled to announce that #Branchlines Vol. 36, "Human Dimensions of Forestry" is available now! 🎉 forestry.ubc.ca/news/branchl...

Excited to share that I successfully defended my PhD dissertation in Remote Sensing (Forestry) at @forestry.ubc.ca. Thank you to all of my fantastic labmates in the @irssubc.bsky.social, as well as my supervisor, Nicholas Coops, and my research committee for all their support.

Having a great time at the #IRSSlab retreat 2025 @ Cowichan Lake!🫶 Thanks to all who demo’d the Outdoors Tips & Tricks!🔨 @la-stack.bsky.social with the #Trimble, @jamesmcglade.bsky.social with the the #GeoSlam & Liam with PostEx👏 @irssubc.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social

Seeking a PhD in landscape ecology & applied conservation? Funded PhD project at @forestry.ubc.ca w/ Dr. Matthew Mitchell: * Stipend $32k/yr + benefits x 4 yrs * Start Jan or May 2026 * Collaborate w NCC & Metro Vancouver * Open until filled mgemitchell.weebly.com/opportunitie...

Nature via VR or projector can be transformative for hospital patients & LTC residents 🌳🏥 @nurselillian.bsky.social and PhD students Joey and Lily shared this work at @forestry.ubc.ca’s 2nd International Conference on Forest Therapy #ICFT2025

"Smoke knows no political boundaries — and neither does fire," says #UBCForestry Professor and Forest Ecologist Dr. Lori Daniels 🔥 The smoke from large wildfires in Canada is drifting southwards to American cities, impacting the air quality in the US. 🔗 Read: www.aol.com/canadian-wil...

Natural Resources Canada released its annual report called the State of Canada’s Forests.🌳 #UBCForestry Lecturer and MIF Coordinator Peter Wood and Professor Emeritus Gary Bull share their thoughts with @theglobeandmail.com 🔗 Read: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Congratulations, Cissy Zhang, a MSc student in the Department of Forest Resources Management, on being awarded UBC’s Spring 2025 Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund! 🏆 🔗 forestry.ubc.ca/awards/recog...

NEW PAPER 📣 Challenges in teaching silviculture in Canada: the path forward doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... ✍️: Wotherspoon (@dr-spoon.bsky.social), Moreau, Morin-Bernard, Achim (@alexisachim.bsky.social), Coops, Villemaire-Côté, Irwin & Hagerman @forestry.ubc.ca

Vancouver recently increased its urban forest strategy to aim for 30% tree coverage by 2050.🌳 #UBCForestry Master of Urban Forestry Leadership Program Director, Sara Barron, explains that "trees take time to grow, but they can still benefit cities in the long term,"🌱 globalnews.ca/news/1129225...

Clear-cutting can make severe floods 18 times more frequent! #UBCForestry Professor Younes Alila and PhD student Henry Pham were a part of a research team analyzing two adjacent watersheds on how clearcutting exacerbates flooding.💧 🔗 Read: news.ubc.ca/2025/07/clea...

The provincial government estimates that almost a third of forests in BC's northeast could burn by the end of the year.🔥 #UBCForestry Professor @loridanielsubc.bsky.social says, "the area has been in a multi-year drought lasting six or seven years now." 🔗 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/21/o...

#UBCForestry's Dr. @loridanielsubc.bsky.social spoke to Global News about the current state of wildfires in Canada. The interview focuses on the greatest causes of the wildfires, forest management and possible mitigation strategies. 🔥 🔗 Watch: globalnews.ca/video/112864...

#UBCForestry is hiring a researcher in Natural Resources Governance who is eligible for nomination for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC). Learn more about the position and apply here: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...

@forestry.ubc.ca prof Lori Daniels matched fire scars on tree rings with Indigenous oral history, finding between 65% and 85% of the trees that we see in the B.C. forest today came in when Indigenous fire stewardship stopped, via TIME:

📢 I am delighted to share that I started a new position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry & Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. I feel incredibly fortunate to grow my research and form new relationships in beautiful BC and beyond! 🌲💡🌊 🌎 @forestry.ubc.ca

The intensity and frequency of heat waves continue to increase in Canada. ☀️ #UBCForestry's Dr. Lorien Nesbitt and Dr. Sara Barron share their expertise on how urban planning can be revaluated to support communities during these times better. 🔗 Read: news.ubc.ca/2025/06/how-...

NEW PAPER 📣 Estimating 3D individual tree crown growth using multi-temporal #LiDAR #OpenAccess🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2025.2511196 ✍️ James McGlade (@jamesmcglade.bsky.social) & Nicholas Coops 📓in @tandfresearch.bsky.social Highlight & data availability in 🧵 @forestry.ubc.ca #remotesensing

I simply stood on the shoulders of giants. I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be doing what I love. I could not have asked for a better supervisor @sallyaitken.bsky.social, lab mates, faculty @forestry.ubc.ca, and university! This journey has been amazing! Thank you, Sally!

More conferences should have walking tours! We enjoyed stretching our legs at UBC farm yesterday between great talks and posters at the international cereal rusts and powdery mildew conference @forestry.ubc.ca

Dr. Younes Alila (@forestry.ubc.ca‬) investigates the upstream impacts of clear-cut #logging in the Kettle River watershed in the new film Trouble in the Headwaters, presented by @thenarwhal.ca‬ thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-t...

Got to do my favourite thing again yesterday: spread the word about the health benefits of nature prescribing + #PaRx! Loved spending time speaking, connecting and taking in spectacular dining views with international forest therapy colleagues + trainees @forestry.ubc.ca. foresttherapyhub.com

Took a quick break from field season to attend my PhD graduation @forestry.ubc.ca. Many thanks to all those who supported me on this journey!

#UBCForestry's Elizabeth Wolkovich highlights the importance of the summer solstice in shaping plant growth strategies. The research shows that although warmer temperatures result in longer growing seasons, many species remain constrained by the early seasonal cues they rely on🌲 shorturl.at/WKAO2

#UBCForestry Associate Professor Sarah Benson-Amram shares that by monitoring and understanding coyote behaviour, “we want to improve outcomes for people, their pets and for coyotes,”👥 🔗 Read via @vancouversun.bsky.social: vancouversun.com/news/stanley...

The impact of wildfires and smoke in Canada can be felt southward in the United States.🔥 #UBCForestry Professor Dr. @loridanielsubc.bsky.social discusses how the start of fire season can have cross-border effects on ecosystems and communities. 🔗 Read via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/06/06/n...

NEW PAPER 📣 Estimation of #ForestStructure & fuel change across #MountainPineBeetle attacked forests using mobile- & RPAS-based #lidar #OpenAccess🔓 doi.org/10.1080/0703... ✍️ Gerbrecht (@evangerbs.bsky.social), Coops, Carroll, Bater & Buechner Highlights in 🧵 @forestry.ubc.ca #remotesensing

The adventure begins!🌲 From June 7-30, visit the #UBCForestry Malcolm Knapp Research Forest for a Scavenger Hunt to win great prizes!🔎🗺️ Follow the Explorer map to various locations to answer questions and learn about the forest along the way.🌱 forestry.ubc.ca/events/malco...

#UBCForestry students Halle Smith, Rosalia Jaffray, and Shaojie Huang recently visited the BC Legislative Assembly to discuss the future of BC’s forests with the Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar. Thank you to our students and the minister for continuing these important conversations!🌲👏

“The atmosphere doesn’t differentiate between international borders." Prof Lori Daniels (@forestry.ubc.ca‬) discusses the plumes of smoke from more than 200 Canadian wildfires that have traveled across North America. via @washingtonpost.com‬ buff.ly/8047WYL

We’re hiring a Research Technician 2 in the Dept of #ForestConservationSciences at @forestry.ubc.ca!! 📣📣 The applicant will work with Isla Myers-Smith #TeamShrub, the Cardinal-McTeague lab, and some department services. Posted until August 10th 2025 ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcsta...

Looking for a fun forest thing to do in the #Vancouver area? Our @forestry.ubc.ca Malcolm Knapp Research Forest is having a Scavenger Hunt this month. Check it out: #MetroVancouver #Forest #ForestFun