Earth and Environmental Sciences

First-of-its-kind $8M training program reignites the use of prescribed fire on the land

First-of-its-kind $8M training program reignites the use of prescribed fire on the land

The Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program strengthens national capacity for the safe, effective use of prescribed fire in support of biodiversity, ecological, and community resilience

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Forest loss can make watersheds “leakier,” global study suggests

EEGS staff member secures Open Education Resource grant

Laboratory Program Manager Stuart MacKinnon awarded $10,000 from the BCcampus Zero Textbook Cost Initiative for STEM Laboratory Program Manager Stuart MacKinnon is on a mission to reduce the cost of books for post-secondary students in B.C. Last summer, he collaborated with colleagues across the province to produce a laboratory manual for first-year physical geography courses. […]