Forestry Alumni Event in Victoria – Our changing urban forests
The role of urban forestry is to establish and manage forest networks and green spaces in urban settings. It isn’t just about creating attractive neighbourhoods, though — it’s also about transforming our cities into livable and safe environments. As temperatures rise, urban trees provide shade and cooling, and protect our health by helping to improve […]
Forestry Alumni Reception at the IUFRO World Congress/ SAF National Convention/ CIF AGM
If you were at the International Union of Forest Research Organizers (IUFRO) World Congress, Society of American Foresters Convention and Canadian Institute of Forestry’s AGM in Salt Lake City, you would have seen the UBC Forestry booth at the Tradeshow. We hope you dropped by the booth to say hello. We also held an Alumni […]
Forestry Alumni and Friends Reception in Nelson, BC, 2014
On Friday, August 29th, 2014, alumni and guests gathered at the Best Western in Nelson, BC to listen to 20 students from the Forestry Masters of Sustainable Forestry program present their ideas around the issues of forestry in the Nelson area. Each presentation was followed by a dialogue on the issue with the audience. Afterwards […]
Alumni and Friends Loon Lake BBQ & Tour 2014
Thank you to all of the alumni, their families, friends, staff, faculty and students who joined us on Sunday, April 27th for our Forestry Alumni and Friends BBQ & Tour at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. The day started off with groups splitting up, the “grown-ups” heading for a bus tour around the forest lead […]
Alumni Reception at the ABCFP Forestry Conference 2014
On February 13th, 2014 Dean John Innes hosted an evening reception for Forestry alumni and guests at the ABCFP annual Conference and AGM. The reception was held at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort. Many of our alumni are spread across BC and this event provided the 75 alumni and guests that attended the opportunity to […]
Class of 1983 Reunion
The Class of 1983 enjoyed their 30th reunion on Saturday August 17th, 2013, complete with “Coconut Party” décor. The day started with over 30 classmates and guests gathered for lunch and a nostalgic slide show in the beautiful Forest Sciences Centre Atrium, with special guests, Emeritus Professors John Worrall and Tony Kozak. Attendees then had […]
Alex Fraser Research Forest Alumni and Friends BBQ & Tour
On August 27th, 2013, alumni, friends, staff and students met at the Gavin Lake camp in the Alex Fraser Research Forest (AFRF), just outside of Williams Lake, for a tour and barbeque. The evening was capped off with a welcome by Dr. John Richardson, Head of the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC […]
Forestry Alumni and Friends Event in Nelson, B.C.
On August 30th, 2013, students from the Master of Sustainable Forest Management (MSFM) program, alumni, and friends were in Nelson, B.C. for a discussion on forest issues in the area and an Alumni and Friends Reception. The event started at 3:30pm with presentations by the MSFM students on their reflections on forest management challenges in […]
Alumni & Friends – Loon Lake Tour & BBQ 2013
Even the sun came out to the Alumni and Friends BBQ & Tour On Thursday, April 25th, 2013 over one hundred Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, students and staff met at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest for the annual Alumni and Friends BBQ & Tour at Loon Lake. This year we were happy to see the […]