Phil Burton is an Emeritus Professor with the Department of Ecosystem Science & Management at the University of Northern British Columbia. His research has addressed vegetation dynamics and their implications to land and resource management, with a focus on…

Background: The Bulkley Valley Research Centre has received funding for a 3-year Wildfire Resilience Pilot that will support wildfire resilience planning in the Bulkley and Morice areas. The project will gather the current state of knowledge regarding wildfire, develop a…

This year, researcher Kira Hoffman has been awarded the Trebek Initiative Grant and the Wilburforce Fellowship.

After 15 years, we are excited to announce that we have re-designed our website! We hope you like the new modern design as much as we do. The website will continue to grow as the centre does.

The compound effects of climate-induced moisture changes and altered fuels now force British Columbians to confront the harsh reality of more frequent years of intense and prolonged wildfire activity. Read the full article.

A movement to fight wildfires by making forests more resilient and, in some cases, deliberately setting blazes is gaining ground in Canada. Fire prevention zones can help slow approaching blazes so that people can escape, and can also enable firefighters to gain control over some areas. Interest in the creation of these zones has increased recently, especially in Indigenous communities which are most affected by wildfires.