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The Faculty of Forestry at UBC equips the next generation of leaders with the tools to discover solutions to some of the most pressing challenges affecting communities around the globe.🌎🌱
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Microsoft Excel is a valuable skill for most professionals, yet existing courses have failed to teach the platform effectively.

#UBCForestry Assistant Professor Andrés Varhola created Excelling in Life, a free resource for all UBC students, staff and faculty.

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October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Join our experts as we look for areas of consensus on the future of BC’s forests at the 2025 Backman Dialogue, Forestry in Flux: Reimagining BC's Forests.🌲

🗓️ October 8
⏰ Doors 6 pm, Event 7 pm, Reception 8:30 pm
📍 Hollywood Theatre, 3123 W. Broadway, Vancouver
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September 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Join us in congratulating #UBCForestry Professor and Research Chair in Global Change Ecology of Northern Ecosystems, Dr. Isla Myers-Smith, on being named a Member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.🍁

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September 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"We are too reliant on one partner and one product."

The US has more than doubled the duties on softwood lumber from Canada. #UBCForestry's Dr. Harry Nelson explains that this will likely curtail production, impact Canadian facilities and shut down mills.

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September 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It's here! 🗞️🚨

We're thrilled to announce that #Branchlines Vol. 36, "Human Dimensions of Forestry" is available now! 🎉

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August 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
#UBCForestry students Halle Smith, Rosalia Jaffray, and Shaojie Huang recently visited the BC Legislative Assembly to discuss the future of BC’s forests with the Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar.

Thank you to our students and the minister for continuing these important conversations!🌲👏
June 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This week, we had the pleasure of showing UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon a glimpse into some of the incredible work happening here at #UBCForestry!🌲

He met our senior management team and visited several labs, learning about forest therapy, bio-based materials, wildfire co-existence and more!🌱
May 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Congratulations to Katie Zinn on winning The Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award!👏

Katie studies the effects of recreational catch-and-release, temperature, and infectious agents on Chinook salmon: from marine environments to spawning grounds.

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April 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Announcing the Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship at #UBCForestry.🌱

With a partnership and $8.5 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation EleV program, Indigenous students in Canada will receive tuition, relocation costs and work support.

Details: forestry.ubc.ca/news/bachelo...
April 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Take up space, don’t be afraid to ask questions, and know that you bring value to every position.”👷‍♀️

Thank you to our incredible UBC alumni for taking the time to share their experiences in the field with our current #UBCForestry students at the second annual Women in Forestry panel!👏
March 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We are excited to share that Greystone Books has generously contributed $15,000 to establish the Greystone Books Award in Indigenous Land Stewardship at UBC Forestry! 🌿✨

🌱 Learn more: greystonebooks.com/blogs/news/a...
March 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Centre for Wildfire Coexistence at #UBCForestry invites applications for a funded interdisciplinary PhD opportunity: Collaborative approaches to prescribed and cultural fire in British Columbia, Canada.🇨🇦🌲

See below or visit our website for more details: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...
March 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay from #UBCForestry and The Wildlife Coexistence Lab!🐐🫎🦉

The lab, led by Dr. @coleburton.bsky.social, focuses on human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals.

Learn more: wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca
March 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Earlier this week, we celebrated our #UBCForestry Alumni Builder Award recipient, Dan Macmaster, RPF (MSFM'13). 👏

Congratulations again, Dan! Thanks for your continuous contributions to the faculty and greater forestry community!🌲

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March 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Transformative. Environmental. Solutions.🌱

Announcing our new #UBCForestry Strategic Plan!🌎

"Striking a balance between the needs of human societies and the natural world is both an opportunity and a challenge that the Faculty will continue to address," says Dean Robert Kozak.🌲

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February 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tomorrow: #UBCForestry's Dr. Sarah Dickson-Hoyle joins a panel for a Climate Conversation!🌱

📆 Wednesday February 26
⏰ 12:00 - 1:20pm
📍 AERL Room 107, Online via Zoom
🔗 ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Deadlines extended!🚨

It's not too late to take the next step in your career with our professional master's programs! Applications for the Master of International Forestry and the Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management close on February 28.

Apply: forestry.ubc.ca/future-stude...
February 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Meet new #UBCForestry prof. Dr. Zelalem Taye.🌱

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, Dr. Taye shares how his childhood in Ethiopia shaped his passion for biodiversity, the groundbreaking research he's leading, and his vision for mentoring future scholars.

📖 Read: forestry.ubc.ca/news/in-the-...
February 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Congratulations to #UBCForestry professor @loridanielsubc.bsky.social and alumnus @marinamelanidis.bsky.social on receiving the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal! 🎉

Read more about their work: forestry.ubc.ca/news/lori-da...
February 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM