Since time immemorial, people have been interacting with mountain goats in the mountainous landscapes of what is now commonly known as the Skeena Region.

Dr. Kessler will reflect on her 45-year wildlife science and management career in this seminar. Kessler studied at Berkeley and Texas A&M University.

Each year, huge sums of public money are spent suppressing wildfires, while little is invested in reducing wildfire risk through prescribed fire, forest thinning, and supporting Indigenous fire stewardship.

Natural disturbances (e.g., wildfire) are important drivers of forest change that influence the present and future composition of species across the landscape.

This presentation investigates the primary factors determining stream temperatures in the Morice River watershed today and forecasts conditions to 2100 based on modelled climate change, glacier recession and seasonal snowpack.

In 2018, the Alkali Lake wildfire destroyed structures, burned well over 100,000 hectares, and was still smouldering a year later.