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Funding support provided by:
BC Ministry of Forests and Range
Forest Investment Account, Forest Science Program
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
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The conference co-chairs would like to acknowledge the support of the members of the steering committee. Their contribution to the organization of this workshop is greatly appreciated.
Research Synthesis and Strategy Workshop Series
Co-hosted by:
University of British Columbia: Vancouver, British Columbia
Research Synthesis and Strategy Session (UBC Robson Square, downtown Vancouver): November 7th (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Public Lecture (UBC Forest Sciences Centre, Room 1005): November 7th (6:00 - 9:00 pm)
University of Northern British Columbia: Prince George, British Columbia
Research Synthesis and Strategy Session (UNBC, Room 9-200): November 9th (4:30 - 8:45 pm) and 10th (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Program
The two venues will have different sets of speakers and thematic areas and will be linked by videoconferencing. Topics covered at each venue are noted below:
UBC, November 7, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
| Time | PRELIMINARY TOPIC AREA |
| Morning Session | |
| 08:30 - 08:45 am | Welcome and Introduction George Hoberg, UBC and Max Blouw, UNBC |
| 08:45 - 08:50 am | Session 1: Biophysical considerations Art Tautz, Moderator, MOE |
| 08:50 - 09:10 am | Spatial extent of MPB infestation and effects on forests Marvin Eng, MOFR |
| 09:10 - 09:30 am | Impacts of MPB on wildlife - state of knowledge and knowledge gaps Ann Chan-McLeod, UBC |
| 09:30 - 09:50 am | Changes in watershed hydrology resulting from salvage logging and MPB mortality Markus Weiler, UBC |
| 09:50 - 10:10 am | After the beetle: Ecological restoration and climate change in Britsh Columbia Richard Hebda, Royal British Columbia Museum |
| 10:10 - 10:25 am | Discussion |
| 10:25 - 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 - 10:50 am | Session 2: Extracting value from the fibre – Products Jack Saddler, Dean, UBC Faculty of Forestry (Moderator) |
| 10:50 - 11:10 am | Extracting value and options for wood products Alan Potter, Executive Director, Forest Research Opportunity BC |
| 11:10 - 11:30 am | Issues in pulp and paper Mike Bradley, Director of Technology, Canfor |
| 11:30 - 11:50 am | Options for energy Brad Stennes, Senior Economist, CFS Pacific Forestry Centre |
| 11:50 - 12:05 am | Discussion |
| 12:05 - 01:00 pm | Lunch |
| 01:00 - 01:05 pm | Session 3: Forest protection John McLean, Moderator, UBC |
| 01:05 - 01:25 pm | Relationship between mountain pine beetle infestations and forest fires - what we know and what we don't know Michael Feller, UBC |
| 01:25 - 01:45 pm | Climate change and future forest risks David Coates, MOFR |
| 01:45 - 02:00 | Discussion |
| Breakout Sessions | |
| 02:00 - 03:30 pm | Knowledge needs and priorities |
| 03:30 - 04:15 pm | Report back from breakout sessions |
| 04:15 - 04:30 pm | Vancouver Session wrap-up |
| 04:30 pm | Adjourn |
UBC, November 7, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
"The Implications of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic for Greater Vancouver"
| Time | PRELIMINARY TOPIC AREA |
| Evening Session | |
| 06:00 - 07:00 pm | Stand-up Dinner in Atrium Please note, dinner is only open for those who have a nametag and were registered for the evening session as of November 2nd at 4 pm. |
| 07:00 - 09:00 pm |
- Introduction George Hoberg, Professor and Head, Forest Resources Management, UBC - The epidemic and its implications for timber supply Jim Snetsinger, Chief Forester, BC Ministry of Forest and Range - Possible future forests - balancing biological and social risks Hamish Kimmins, Canadian Research Chair in Forest Ecosystem Modelling, UBC - First Nations perspective Dave Porter, First Nations Summit - The Interior community perspective Rick Gibson, Mayor of Williams Lake, Chair of the Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle ActionCoalition - Linkages between the Interior forest economy and the Lower Mainland Jock Finlayson, Business Council of British Columbia - Questions |
UNBC, November 9, 4:30 - 8:45 pm
"The Implications of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic for the BC Interior"
| Time | PRELIMINARY TOPIC AREA |
| Evening Session | |
| 04:30 - 06:00 pm | Opening Reception |
| 05:15 - 05:55 pm | Dinner - UNBC |
| 06:00 - 06:10 pm | Introduction to conference Max Blouw, UNBC; George Hoberg, UBC |
| 06:10 - 06:15 pm | Introduction to evening session Moderator: Bill McGill, UNBC |
| 06:15 - 06:45 pm | The connected North: The need for economic and community renewal Greg Halseth, UNBC |
| 06:45 - 07:30 pm | First Nations MPB Action Plan update Chief Leonard Thomas, Nak'azdli First Nation Chief Dave Walkem, Cook's Ferry First Nation Paul Blom, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council |
| 07:30 - 08:00 pm | Community beetle action committee updates Keith Dufresne, Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Committee Len Fox, Omineca Beetle Action Committee |
| 08:00 - 08:30 pm | Natural resources and community vitality: a rural perspective Cindy Pearce, Mountain Labyrinths |
| 08:30 - 08:45 pm | Discussion and wrap-up Bill McGill, UNBC |
UNBC, November 10, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
| Time | PRELIMINARY TOPIC AREA | |
| Morning Session | ||
| 08:30 - 08:35 am | Introduction to morning session Moderator: Keith Egger, UNBC |
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| 08:35 - 09:00 am | Impacts on current and future timber supply John Pousette, MOFR |
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| 09:00 - 09:25 am | Impacts on site hydrology Stephane Dubé, MOFR |
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| 09:25 - 09:50 am | Impacts on land use planning and LRMPs Herb Langin and Traci Leys-Schirok, Integrated Land Management Bureau |
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| 09:50 - 10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15 - 10:40 am | Large-scale salvage harvesting - a stewardship dilemma? Marvin Eng, MOFR |
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| 10:40 - 11:05 am | Impacts on outdoor adventure tourism Dave Neads, Western Chilcotin Tourism Association |
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| 11:05 - 11:30 am | Designing the future forest - ecosystem and landscape level Phil Burton, CFS |
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| 11:30 - 11:55 am | Impacts of climate change on the future forest Stephen Dery and Peter Jackson, UNBC |
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| 11:55 - 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30 - 01:00 pm | Luncheon Keynote presentation: What has the beetle taught us this time? Robert Hodgkinson, MOFR |
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| Afternoon Session Moderator: Dan Lousier, McGregor Model Forest |
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| 01:10 - 01:20 pm | Introduction to breakout sessions Dan Lousier, MMFA |
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| 01:25 - 03:15 pm | Breakout sessions
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| 03:15 - 04:15 pm | Reporting from breakout sessions Facilitators |
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| 04:15 - 04:20 pm | Breakout session wrap-up Dan Lousier, MMFA |
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| 04:20 - 04:30 pm | Forum wrap-up Dan Lousier, Max Blouw, UNBC |
If you would like to have an organizational display presented at one of the UBC or UNBC sessions, contact Shelley Smolka, Secretary - Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Tel: (604) 822-3482, Email: frm.recept@ubc.ca (UBC venue) or Debbie Krebs, Administrative Assistant Office of Research, University of Northern BC, Tel: (250) 960-5650, Fax: (250) 960-5746, Email: krebsd@unbc.ca (UNBC venue).