A new UBC forest and conservation sciences study, published in Global Change Biology, offers innovative strategies to help forest ecosystems adapt to these evolving climate threats.
“Our findings provide science-based strategies to address one of the most urgent challenges facing forests today: regenerating forest ecosystems that are adaptive to climate change,” says UBC student Thomson Harris, lead author of the paper.
The Salmon Forest Project has been nominated for Best Short Documentary at the prestigious Hawaiian International Film Festival (HIFF44). Directed by acclaimed British Columbia filmmaker Bill Heath, the film delves into the intricate relationship between Pacific salmon, forests, and the Heiltsuk people in the coastal rainforests of BC.
Even after nearly three years, Dr. Amanda Asay’s presence is still deeply felt by friends like Dr. Suzanne Simard, as though she were still with us.
“I think of her often, reflecting on her remarkable contributions to our research. My team continues to miss her and remains dedicated to advancing her groundbreaking work, which could serve as a foundation for future discoveries and inform forest management policy,” says Simard.
Dr. Suzanne Simard, professor in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, is being honored with the Canadian Institute of Forestry-Institut forestier du Canada’s (CIF-IFC) Canadian Forestry Scientific Award for her groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of forests.
The Mother Tree Project (MTP) is excited to announce the launch of our partner, the Mother Tree Network’s (MTN), new website. This significant milestone marks a key part of the MTN strategy to promote forest health and the importance of forests as natural climate solutions worldwide.
When UBC Faculty of Forestry professor Suzanne Simard first heard she had been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for 2024, she didn’t believe it was real.
A couple of days later however the forest ecologist from humble B.C. beginnings realized the distinction was the real thing and her name had been added to a list that included luminaries like actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, fellow Canadian scientist and professor Yoshua Bengio, and Brazilian environment and climate change leader Marina Silva, to name a few.
Earlier this year, researchers in mycorrhizal ecology and various other disciplines from the University of Tartu in Estonia defied the constraints of vast distances by inviting UBC Faculty of Forestry’s Dr. Suzanne Simard to speak to their community. Dr. Simard was encouraged to share insights from her extensive body of research, past and present, and serve as an opponent in a Ph.D. defense of Sanni Färkkilä.
Dr. Suzanne Simard is finding new ways to empower citizen scientists with answers to tackling climate challenges. Starting in January 2024, Dr. Simard and her teaching team will roll out a new UBC online course that showcases how forests can provide natural solutions to climate change and social well-being.
Understanding environmental concepts that impact everything from the connection between banana slugs and wildfires to forest policy can be so much more easily accomplished when editorial illustrations are used to aid the comprehension process. We have noted B.C. artist Anneke Rosch, a graphic illustrator for the Mother Tree Network, an extension of UBC Forestry’s Mother Tree Project, here to answer your burning questions!
