Required reading prior to workshop Research Gaps/Strategy Documents Funding support provided by: BC Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Investment Account, Forest Science Program Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service Overview Program Registration Venue Contact Us 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.

THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE EPIDEMIC and the FUTURE OF COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS 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) Workshop Presentations in PDF Format UBC and UNBC Research Synthesis and Strategy Workshop Series: UBC Program Spatial extent of MPB infestations and impacts on terrestrial and aquatic habitats Marvin Eng, MOFR. [PDF - 0.1Mb] Impacts of MPB on wildlife - state of knowledge and knowledge gaps Ann Chan-McLeod, UBC. [PDF - 0.3Mb] Changes in watershed hydrology resulting from salvage logging and MPB mortality Markus Weiler, UBC. [PDF - 6.8Mb] After the beetle: ecological restoration and climate change in British Columbia Richard Hebda, Royal British Columbia Museum. [PDF - 0.1Mb] Extracting Value from the Fibre - Products Jack Saddler, UBC faculty of Forestry. [PDF - 0.2Mb] Extracting value and options for wood products Alan Potter, Forest Research Opportunity BC. [PDF - 0.5Mb] Issues in pulp and paper Michael Bradley, Canfor. [PDF - 2.5Mb] Options for Energy Brad Stennes, CFS Pacific Forestry Centre. [PDF - 0.2Mb] Forest Protection John McLean, UBC. [PDF - 3.0Mb] Relationship between mountain pine beetle infestations and forest fires – what we know and what we don’t know Michael Feller, UBC. [PDF - 1.4Mb] Climate change and future forest risks Dave Coates, MOFR. [PDF - 3Mb] Evening Session Introduction George Hoberg, Professor and Head, Forest Resources Management, UBC. [PDF - 2.0 Mb] The epidemic and its implications for timber supply Jim Snetsinger, Chief Forester, BC Ministry of Forest and Range. [PDF - 3.9 Mb] Possible future forests - balancing biological and social risks Hamish Kimmins, Canadian Research Chair in Forest Ecosystem Modelling, UBC. [PDF - 2.2 Mb] Linkages between the Interior forest economy and the Lower Mainland Jock Finlayson, Business Council of British Columbia. [PDF - 16 Kb] Community beetle action committee updates Keith Dufresne, Manager CCBAC. [PDF - 234 Kb] UNBC Program Community beetle action committee updates Keith Dufresne, Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Committee. [PDF - 0.2Mb] Impacts on current and future timber supply John Pousette, MOFR. [PDF - 9.5Mb] Impacts on site hydrology Stephane Dube, MOFR. [PPT - 27.0Mb] Impacts on land use planning and LRMPs Traci Leys-Schirok and Herb Langin, Integrated Land Management Bureau. [PDF - 0.8Mb] Large-Scale Salvage Harvesting: A stewardship dilemma? Marvin Eng, BC Forest Service. [PDF - 0.1Mb] Designing the future forest - ecosystem and landscape levels Phil Burton, CFS. [PDF - 4.1Mb] Impacts of climate change on the future forest Stephen Dery and Peter Jackson, UNBC. [PDF - 2.0Mb] What has the beetle taught us this time? Robert Hodgkinson.ppt, MOFR. [PPT - 39Mb]