Join Kylie McLeod from Ducks Unlimited Canada on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10am MT for a presentation on fire behaviour in wetlands. Register Now Abstract Over its history, the Healthy Landscapes Program has focused considerable attention on understanding natural range of variation and landscape patterns in upland forests with priorities, projects, and language reflecting...

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I can’t believe it’s December already. I suspect a lot of us are feeling the same way. It feels like it was just (Canadian) Thanksgiving, back in October. As I write this, Silah has curled up in the dog bed under my desk, her feet touching mine. This bed belonged to our oldest dog, Cedar,...

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Our biologists had their noses to the ground this fall for two very different reasons. In September, they peered at scratches on tree bark, measured faint impressions on a muddy river bank, and examined the shape and contents of specks of scat. Then for a week in November, us office-dwellers were entertained with glimpses of...

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Lately I’ve been dropping in and out of books, trying to find one that will catch my attention. So I offer you this week a few paragraphs on several books rather than a full review of one book, following my thought process as I dipped into each one. The Grey Wolf – by Louise Penny...

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This week was my mom’s 80th birthday, a huge milestone. It was especially poignant because my dad didn’t make his 80th birthday, and we had been talking about celebrating it with him just before he died. At first my mom didn’t want a party but my sister and I insisted. We sent out the invitations,...

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I am very excited to again have the opportunity to take part in the great work being done by fRI Research and its broad array of partners. When I first worked for what was then called the Foothills Model Forest, one of its great strengths was the very diverse group of industry, government, and academic...

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Join Dr. Nasim Kheirkhah Ghehi on Wednesday, December 11 at 10am MT for a presentation on which forest types are susceptible to post-fire compositional shifts, and which are resilient. Register Now Wildfires play a pivotal role in shaping the ecological dynamics and resilience of boreal forests, driving significant shifts in tree species composition across disturbed...

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