Category: What’s New

2025 Irving Fox Memorial Scholarship Recipient
11/19/25 | What's New

Congratulations to Ethan Vanderpol - the 2025 Irving Fox Memorial Scholarship recipient!  Ethan is currently in his first year at Lethbridge Polytechnic, taking the Natural Resource Compliance diploma. His objective is to become a Conservation Officer and work in…

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Working In Conflict: Being Your Best In An Imperfect World
11/17/25 | Seminar SeriesWhat's New

About this Presentation While there are tools and skills that can help manage, reduce, or resolve conflict, we may find ourselves in workplace conflicts - among individuals, organizations, or cultures - that seem irresolvable. This presentation will include a brief…

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Building Technological Capacity in Indigenous Natural Resource Governance
06/12/25 | Seminar SeriesWhat's New

About this Presentation This seminar explores how the Wet’suwet’en manage their lands amid tensions between Western government systems and Indigenous ways of knowing. Using a method called counter-mapping, the OW Natural Resources Department developed technical skills in drone operations and…

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Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation in Northwestern British Columbia
04/22/25 | Seminar SeriesWhat's New

About this Presentation Almost half of Canada's wood products originate from clear-cut harvesting in British Columbia. Sustainable forest management choices can offer transformative alternatives that support regional and global climate mitigation goals. One promising approach is the substitution of partial…

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Combining Thinning & Diverse Plantings to Adapt to Climate Change-Induced Timber Supply Shortages
02/21/25 | Seminar SeriesWhat's New

About this Presentation British Columbia’s forest sector faces mounting challenges due to climate change, past disturbances, and an impending mid-term timber supply shortage. While commercial thinning is a well-established silvicultural tool at the stand scale, its effectiveness at the landscape…

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