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Annual Report Announcement
 2008-09 FORREX Annual Report - Now available online
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First Announcement and Call for Papers
Indigenous Earth: Praxis & Transformation (FORREX and the En'owkin Centre)
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Research Chat Announcement and Call for Expressions of Interest
Management Questions - Science Answers: Science to Management Forum Research Chat Series (FORREX)
Are you someone who’s conducted research or an innovative forestry project and has some key information to share with the policy and management community? Can your research results help transform an innovative and competitive forest sector? Then the Science to Management Forum Research Chats are for you and we need to hear from you soon!
Deadline: September 16, 2009
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Grant Application Open
Aboriginal Research Pilot Program (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
Deadline: September 30, 2009
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Call for Statements of Interest
Sustainable Development Tech Fund - Clean Technology Funding Applications (Sustainable Development Technology Canada)
Deadline: October 21, 2009
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Mountain Pine Beetle Response Activities
Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Response Team
The Ministry of Community and Rural Development's Mountain Pine Beetle Response Team coordinates the provincial response to the beetle infestation epidemic. Read the fact sheet to learn more about what the Ministry is doing to support communities in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle. The provincial response is guided by the MPB Action Plan, which was adopted with the goal to “sustain long-term community, economic and environmental well-being while dealing with the short-term consequences of the epidemic”. The Action Plan guides provincial responses and helps coordinate all levels of government, communities, industries and stakeholder groups working to mitigate these impacts. Investments and actions are being coordinated and delivered by the Province, the Government of Canada, First Nations, regional beetle action coalitions, and stakeholder groups, as guided by the Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan. The Province is committed to continue working with its partners to mitigate the economic, environmental and social impacts of the mountain pine beetle infestation.
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News Release
New Strategic Network Science Directors Announced
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), FPInnovations, and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have partnered to create the NSERC Forest Sector R&D Initiative, a $34 million, five-year initiative to identify commercially relevant research programs that will create new market opportunities for the Canadian forest sector. The search for Strategic Science Directors is complete with the selection of the following Scientific Directors for the 4 proposed networks:
Sophie D’Amours (Universite Laval) - Value Chain Modeling Strategic Network
Ying Chui (UNB) - Innovative Wood Products and Building Systems Strategic Network
Theo van de Ven (McGill) - Innovative Green Papers Strategic Network
John Kadla (UBC) - Biomaterials and Chemicals Strategic Network
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Conference Announcement
Exploring our Roots: Forest History in our Communities (Forest History Association of British Columbia)
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Register Now
Skeena Salmon Habitat Conference (Bulkley Valley Centre)
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New from FORREX
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management Volume 10, Issue 2 - Two new articles now available online
- Forest management and maintenance of ectomycorrhizae: A case study of green tree retention in south-coastal British Columbia
Renata A. Outerbridge and J.A. (Tony) Trofymow
- Public attitudes toward sustainable forest management: Opinions from forest-dependent communities in British Columbia
Howard W. Harshaw, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, and Paul Jeakins
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LINK Volume 11, Issue 1 - Now available online
- Brainstorming on climate change!
- FORREX delivers on priorities: The Provincial Forest Extension Program Annual Plan
- What’s new in conservation biology?
- Saskatoon/Scaqwm: A shrub for all seasons
- Long-term monitoring of in-stream wood recruitment and transportation
- Developing a curriculum on the basics of public participation
- BC forest history: Why is it important?
- Examining CWD’s role in fungal biodiversity
- Uncovering how trees compete for phosphorus as forest age
- Climate literacy: The essential principles of climate science
- Conserving wetlands in British Columbia
- UVic Centre for Forest Biology at the forefront of new era in forest research
- Water management with MPB: Will things be different?
- Coastal Silviculture Committee hosts Winter Workshop 2009
- Pathways to climate resilience: A guidebook for forest-based communities
- Workshop fills knowledge gap on wildfire and watershed hydrology
- How forestry communities plan to make it through the next few years (and beyond)
- Speaking for the salmon
- Upcoming events
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MPB and Wildfire Workshop Handbooks
FORREX, along with the Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition, held workshops on "Mountain Pine Beetle and Water Management" and "Wildfire and Watershed Hydrology" on June 2-4, 2009, in Kelowna, BC. The workshop handbooks, with extended abstracts for each of the presentations, are now available online
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Compendium of Forest Hydrology and Geomorphology in British Columbia - Four new chapters now available online
The newly posted chapters are:
Chapter 5 – Forest Practices (Vyse et al.)
Chapter 12 – Water Quality and Forest Management (Pike et al.)
Chapter 14 - Salmonid Ecology and the Hydrologic and Geomorphic Features of British Columbia Streams (MacIsaac)
Chapter 18 – Stream, Riparian and Watershed Restoration (Polster et al.)
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New website on Marbled Murrelet now available
Thanks to the collaboration and contributions of numerous partners, a new website showcasing the best available techniques to survey Marble Murrelet nesting habitat in coastal forests is now available online.
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New from Partners
Williamson, T.B. et al. 2009. Climate change and Canada's forests: From impacts to adaptation. Sustainable Forest Management Network and Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre
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Vaillancourt, M.-A. et al. 2009. Implementation of ecosystem management in boreal forests: Examples from Eastern Canada. Sustainable Forest Management Network
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Lecomte, N. et al. 2009. Growing conditions and tree productivity in boreal mixedwoods: Hidden opportunities for forest managers. Sustainable Forest Management Network. Research Note Series No. 46
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Rousseau, M.-H. and Louis Guay. 2009. The social acceptability of management strategies to restore deer habitat on Anticosti Island. Sustainable Forest Management Network. Research Note Series No. 47
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Doblas-Miranda, E. et al. 2009. Mitigating the effects of insect outbreaks for sustainable forest management. Sustainable Forest Management Network. Research Note Series No. 48
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Welke, S. 2009. Salvage logging and habitat conservation. Sustainable Forest Management Network. Research Note Series No. 49
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Tittler, R. and C. Messier. 2009. The Mauricie TRIAD project: ecological, economic, and social considerations in forest management. Sustainable Forest Management Network. Research Note Series No. 50
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BC Forest Professional 16(4). Association of BC Forest Professionals
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Other Publications and Products
Forestry Environmental Program News 21(6). National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.
- Effects of selective harvesting in a Streamside Management Zone
- Texas Forest Service hosts water quality conference
- Status report on Western Wildlife Program
- Wildfire cost analysis
- Productivity and costs of forest fuel reduction operations
- Canadian handbook of control and mitigation measures for forest watersheds
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Bunnell, F.L. and G.B. Dusnworth (eds). 2009. Forestry and Biodiversity: Learning How to Sustain Biodiversity in Managed Forests. UBC Press
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Psychology and Global Climate Change: Addressing a Multi-faceted Phenomenon and Set of Challenges. 2009. A report by the American Psychological Association's Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change
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Proceedings - 2008 International Model Forest Network Global Forum. International Model Forest Network and Foothills Research Institute
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Naturallywood.com
Forestry Innovation Investment has developed a comprehensive online resource with an estensive range of materials to promote BC forest products and sustainable forest practices internationally
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September 10-11, 2009. Whitebark Pine: Science and Management Workshop, Nelson, BC
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September 10, 2009. Climate Change and Forest Management Seminar Series - An Inventory Forester and Woodlot Owner's View of Climate Change, Conference Call
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September 11, 2009. BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Research Branch Seminar Series - Climate change/carbon and grazing, Conference Call
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September 14-16, 2009. 2009 SISCO Summer Field Tour, Williams Lake, BC
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September 15-16, 2009. Skeena Salmon Habitat Conference, Smithers, BC
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September 17-19, 2009. Exploring our Roots: Forest History in our Communities, Prince George BC
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September 17, 2009. Climate Change and Forest Management Seminar Series - BC Biophysical Vulnerability Assessment, Conference Call
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September 21-22, 2009. Ecological Approaches to Invasive Plant Management, Revelstoke, BC
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September 21-23, 2009. Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting and Conference, Nanaimo, BC
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September 22, 2009. Best Management Practices for Maintaining Soil Productivity in the Douglas-fir Region, Shelton, WA, USA
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September 24-25, 2009. Soil Bioengineering Course, Revelstoke, BC
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October 08, 2009. Climate Change and Forest Management Seminar Series - A framework for forest adaptation to climate change, Conference Call
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October 09, 2009. BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Research Branch Seminar Series - Integrating year of death into the BC MPB model, Conference Call
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More Upcoming Events
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