Forest Protection
Protecting our forests is important for northern industries, ecosystems and community sustainability and the BVRC has conducted several research projects, beginning in 2004, that examine insects, diseases and other threats to forest ecosystems.
* denotes an active project. ⌘ denotes a multi-year/continuing project
| Project # | Project Title | Project Lead | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09 | Linking Dothistroma septospora to Climate Variability through Establishment of Regional Paleoclimate Baseline: Skeena Stikine Climate Network | Jeff Anderson, Geomorphic Environmental Services, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2006-14 | Remeasure Western Balsam Bark Beetle Inventory Plots | Ken White, Regional Entomologist, Ministry of Forests and Range, Smithers | Ministry of Forests and Range, Transfer Payment |
| 2004-07 | MSMA Impacts on Non-Target Plant Species | Ken White, Regional Entomologist, Ministry of Forests and Range, Smithers | Ministry of Forests, Transfer Payment |
| 2004-05 | Predicted Impacts of Hard Pine Rusts in Lodgepole Pine Dominated Juvenile Stands in the Central BC | Alex Woods, Forest Pathologist, Ministry of Forests and Range, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
