The Irving Fox Memorial Scholarship for Natural Resources Research and Management is accepting applications. Eligible applicants must have a connection to NW BC and be enrolled in or entering a full-time or part-time post-secondary program (technical institution, college, university—undergraduate, graduate,…

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…

The annual BVRC awards are open for nominations.  Each year the Centre provides the opportunity for recognition of those who have contributed to the understanding of responsible natural resource stewardship in northwest BC. The Jim Pojar Award is granted to…

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…

About this Presentation 2024 was globally the hottest year on record. If this sounds familiar that is because the previous hottest year on record was 2023, and the top ten hottest years on record have all occurred in the past…

About this Presentation Our understanding of the suitability of tree species to current site conditions is based largely on the “what was” of historic normal climate. In an era of rapid climate warming and weirding, a conservative reforestation approach that simply…