Joe grew up in the boreal forests of northern Alberta, where a deep appreciation for the natural world sparked a lifelong passion for forests. After graduating from UBC Forestry in 2001, Joe began his career in Vernon, gaining hands-on…

Since starting at UBC in 2018, Dominik has built a forest operations research program at UBC focusing on supply chain design, forest technology implementation, steep slope harvesting and biomass operations.  Before coming to UBC Dominik worked at FPInnovations where,…

Tara Bergeson is the Director of Practice with Forest Professionals British Columbia. She is responsible for ensuring standards of practice and competence are developed, reflective, and conveyed to all forest professionals of BC. She also leads professional practice and conduct advice…

Janelle is a Registered Professional Forester with West Fraser, where she supports the BC Woodlands team in stewardship initiatives, certification, and policy as the BC Forest Stewardship and Policy Superintendent. She graduated from UBC with a degree in Forest…

Lisa Wood is an applied plant biologist and dendroclimatologist exploring influences of human induced stress on forested plant communities. She specializes in forest silvicultural disturbance types and studying the impacts of climate change on plants. Lisa’s current focus is…

Francis Johnson Jr is a member of the Esk’etemc (People of the White Earth), formally Alkali Lake First Nation, and is part of the Secwepemc Nation. He is married with 6 children and currently resides in the village of…

Dennis is a member of Upper Nicola Band and is a part of the Syilx (Okanagan) Nation and works at Stuwix Resources Joint Venture, a forest management company owned by eight local first nations in the Southern Interior of…

Garnet was born at a place that the Plains Cree named, Moscâstani-sîpiy, meaning “a warm place by the river” that settlers referred to as Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Today he lives with his family at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc “where two…

With over 20 years of experience working in community forestry and community economic development in BC, Jennifer is a passionate advocate for community-based resource management that supports sustainable local economies and benefits local people while creating more resilient ecosystems.…

Dr. Danielle Ignace is an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene tribe and an ecophysiologist studying the impacts of climate change, fire, and introduced species on ecosystem health and Indigenous communities in the United States and Canada. She currently serves…