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    Remote Sensing Boreal Coarse Woody Debris: Thesis Wrap-up

    My MSc thesis, entitled Remote Sensing Boreal Coarse Woody Debris, was successfully defended on September 13th, 2019. The main objective of the research I conducted was to assess the accuracy […]

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    Facing the Challenge of Boreal Restoration

    I have written before about the hidden costs of resource development in Alberta, where decades of forestry and petroleum exploration has created an enormous network of roads, seismic lines, pipelines, and well sites in parts of the province that most folks would consider “remote”. If this subject is unfamiliar to you, then a few moments in front of the ABMI Mapping Portal will likely be pretty enlightening.

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Drones Track Forest Regeneration in Canadian Cut Blocks

    Drones Track Forest Regeneration in Canadian Cut Blocks

    Like many young adults, I once took on a summer position as a tree planter to earn money for school. I planted thousands of tiny seedlings in former harvest areas throughout northern Alberta and British Columbia. I sometimes wondered: what becomes of all those little trees?