An aerial view of a riverine mudflat, with long wooden dams built across them.

A top-down view of two dam structures

A drone view of three dam structures

A drone image of an area where marsh transplants are being planted

It's been a wild few weeks overseeing the construction of an experimental marsh creation project in the Fraser River Estuary. This project aims to accelerate accretionary processes, encouraging the river to build a marsh for us. We are testing exclosures, planting, and different low-tech structures.

Looking to advance your knowledge of silviculture to make informed, sustainable decisions in stand management, balancing ecological, social & economic objectives?

There’s still time register for @forestry.ubc.ca’s newest micro-certificate

🗓️Starts Feb 2!
Learn more 👉 forestry.ubc.ca/future-stude...

We’ve got a new name!

The Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship is so much better at capturing the wide-ranging teaching and research we do. And the atrium refresh is awesome.

Tree cutting in Vancouver's Stanley Park resumes after looper moth infestation | CBC News The Vancouver Park Board has restarted efforts to cut down dead and dying trees that were infested by the looper moth in 2020.

“There’s a pretty clear case for the safety concern."

#UBCForestryES Assistant Professor Gregory Paradis joins CBC to discuss the efforts to cut down dead and dying trees in Stanley Park that have been infested by the looper moth.🌲

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Rétablir un ancien lac pour s’adapter aux changements climatiques Restaurer une partie de l’ancien lac Sumas pourrait atténuer le risque d’inondations à Abbotsford, en C.-B.

Researchers are calling for a part of the former Sumas Lake to be restored, following recent floods in Abbotsford, BC. 💧 

A study by #UBCForestryES Prof. Tara Martin concluded that restoring would cost less than proposed projects by the City of Abbotsford.

🔗 ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221...

Several #UBCForestryES researchers were a part of the study: “The 2023 wildfires in British Columbia, Canada: impacts, drivers, and transformations to coexist with wildfire”, which was the Canadian Journal of Forest Research’s most read paper of 2025! 🥇 

🔗  Read: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

A new year means an exciting new chapter...

We are now the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship!🌲

The name reflects our important work in conservation sciences, climate adaptation, biodiversity management, fisheries, wildfire resilience and more.

Read: forestry.ubc.ca/news/ubc-fac...

Group of people engaged in small group discussions

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

B.C. prepares to hold emergency softwood summit | Watch News Videos Online Watch B.C. prepares to hold emergency softwood summit Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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? Innovators, researchers call for more guardrails | CBC News As the Carney government promotes artificial intelligence as part of its bid to grow the Canadian economy, some inventors who use the technology and experts who study its impacts are calling on Ottawa...

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)

Seeds of Change: Celebrating the Growth of Mini Forests Across Canada - Green Communities Canada Green Communities Canada (GCC) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) are excited to release a new report. Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada investigates the rapid growth…

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

Seeds of Change: Celebrating the Growth of Mini Forests Across Canada - Green Communities Canada Green Communities Canada (GCC) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) are excited to release a new report. Seeds of Change: Cultivating Mini Forests Across Canada investigates the rapid growth…

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:

Hijacking legality: Corruption and property creation in Brazil's frontiers Corruption undermines natural resource governance and conservation efforts, fueling deforestation and violence against land and environmental defender…

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...

In a Mammoth Wildfire’s Remains, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

#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...

2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day | Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

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/...

Melissa McHale Receives 2025 Wall Fellowships Award | UBC Forestry UBC Forestry congratulates Dr. Melissa McHale on receiving the 2025 Wall Fellowships, UBC’s highest-value internal research awards.

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...

Turning Slash into Solutions: UBC Forestry’s CHP Academy Builds Bioenergy Skills Across Canada | UBC Forestry The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Academy, based at the Alex Fraser Research Forest, has successfully wrapped up its June 2025 training.

#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...

In this issue, we delve into the social sciences of forestry, highlighting how the academic work, career paths and actions taken by our #UBCForestry community are shaping the future for the sake of humans and the planet.🌎👤

forestry.ubc.ca/news/branchl...

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

Opportunities Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Positions   There are currently two open graduate student position in the lab, please see details below! PhD Position : We are currently seeking a...

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...