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We are pausing activity on this platform but you can still find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and now on Bluesky at https://t.co/foxEpl9Mtq!🌿

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In a UBC study concerning the predictions and recommendations of forest fires, co-author and #UBCForestry professor @LoriDanielsUBC, discusses our relationship with these changing landscapes. 🔥

Read via @globalnews: https://t.co/JWXmiU7849

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Speaking to the guidelines and expenses of fire-proofing B.C. homes, #UBCForestry's Felix Wiesner shares his thoughts on the ongoing crisis resulting from the California wildfires.🔥

Read more: https://t.co/HI80oi15o5

[Richard Hamelin @richamelin]

Saturday #mycological finds in #vancouver #pacificspiritpark: Exidiopsis effusa, a wood decay crust #fungus that grows ice wool and a bird’s nest fungus with its “eggs”, peridioles, visible inside the nest, where the spores are produced.

[Dirección de Investigación UC @InvestigacionUC]

👉 En la Universidad de British Columbia, hubo reuniones con @UBCForestry y @ubcscience, Global Partnerships y la vicerrectora de Investigación e Innovación, Gale Murphy.

Además, se llevó a cabo una recepción junto al Cónsul General de Chile en BC, Allan Nahum.

[UBC Applied Science @ubcappscience]

To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we invite our @UBC community to register for the Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series.

This student-led initiative highlights the remarkable contributions of #STEM leaders. More info: https://t.co/mgX57LJPrg.

@ubcscience @ubcLFS @UBCForestry

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

With extreme conditions fostering more intense wildfires bordering BC and the Yukon, a study led by #UBCForestry's Weiwei Wang investigates the ecological impact on these burned regions.🔥

Read more: https://t.co/wUZcP0dxQk

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

B.C. researchers are developing a sustainable, high-end textile from lumber.

Feng Jiang, #UBCForestry's Canada Research Chair in sustainable biomaterials, is collaborating with @KwantlenU on the project. 👕 👔

Read more: https://t.co/w5179lctLC 🔗

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Felix Wiesner, an expert in fire safety engineering at #UBCForestry, discusses wildfire protection in BC communities amidst 10 dead and 20,000+ displaced from five major wildfires raging in L.A. County.

Watch via @globalnews: https://t.co/oamKdtRzbK 🔗

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Last summer, #UBCForestry Forest Resources Management student Benedict Roeser travelled to Finland for an internship with Metsähallitus!🇫🇮

He shares his experience participating in a prescribed burn, operating a single-grip harvester, and more: https://t.co/IIDXESBTEK

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

T#UBCForestry's fire ecologist Kira Hoffman says strong winds and limited aircraft support were critical factors in the escalation of the California wildfires.

Watch via @CBC: https://t.co/uRdNmRGzgH

[Integrated RS Studio @IRSS_UBC]

NEW PAPER 📢 Detection of disturbances using Harmonized #Landsat #Sentinel2 time series

#OpenAccess🔓: https://t.co/NZNp1Io4rI (in @ISPRS)
✍️@MadiSophiaBrown Coops (@IRSS_UBC) Mulverhill, @AlexisAchim
💰@NSERC_CRSNG #Silva21

@UBCForestry #remotesensing #forestdisturbances

[Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures Ltd. @LilwatForestry]

Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures is set to engage in a collaborative project with the the University of British Columbia’s Master of Sustainable Forest Management Program from January 20 to 24.

Learn more: https://t.co/eUcbux89hH

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

As wildfires rage through residential regions in California, #UBCForestry's Felix Wiesner emphasizes the issue of inadequate building standards in British Columbia, in light of increasingly hazardous wildfire seasons.🔥

Via @CTVVancouver: https://t.co/0uAI4sxwEb

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

New wildfire research led by #UBCForestry and UBCO, in collaboration with TRU, SFU and expert fire practitioners, highlights six strategies to boost resilience, from diversifying responses to transforming governance.

Read: https://t.co/wiJk5BXbLQ 🔗

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Join us for #UBCForestry’s Professional Master’s Panel Discussion to discover programs in climate adaptation, forest carbon management, and geomatics & hear from program directors during a live panel!

📆 Jan 16, 2025
⏰ 11 AM PST
📍Online

🔗 Register: https://t.co/LquKcjj8X2

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Amidst three recently broken climate records, Dr. @LoriDanielsUBC, a wildfire expert from #UBCForestry, highlights wildfires' significant impact on climate change.🔥

Read more: https://t.co/8LFznu1fJG 🔗

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Join us on Jan 14, 4–5 PM (PST) for an online info session on #UBCForestry’s Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship program.🌿

Learn about land healing, and reconciliation, and join the live Q&A.🎙️

Register now: https://t.co/cHsKBUf1mr 🔗

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Research led by #UBCForestry's Dr. Guangyu Wang predicts more severe wildfires in the future, speaking to the implications for fire management and preparedness.

Read more: https://t.co/xNwyzVZ2y2 🔗