
Dr. Laura Chasmer
@erspeat
Assoc prof at ULeth: Work with lasers and airplanes (and general remote sensing) in disturbed boreal peatlands, permafrost, and forests in Western Canada
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21-02-2020 22:43:39
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Myth or truth - everything you need to know about our FIRE SEASON and the link to Climate Change here in Canada - I put Mike Flannigan ‘s feet to the fire 🔥 in my latest piece The Weather Network


Approaching #NDTR, we reflect on the ongoing impact of the displacement of Indigenous Peoples from traditional territories, including policies outlawing cultural burning and disrupting intergenerational knowledge. Reconciliation includes the right to burn. facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.11…

Burned nurse tree Jasper National Park, Parks Canada with pine germinants. Two months post fire and the forest is already coming back!




NEW PAPER! 📢 Characterizing long-term tree species dynamics in Canada's forested ecosystems using annual time series #RemoteSensing data 🔓#OpenAcess: doi.org/10.1016/j.fore…… ✍️Txomin Hermosilla, Mike Wulder, Dr. Joanne C. White, Coops (Integrated RS Studio), Bater (Chris Bater), Hobart


Proud of MSc T Skretting who convocated today ULethbridge! Tristan's work on pine beetle impacts on fire fuels in Jasper National Park, Parks Canada will be foundational for understanding fuel consumption/fire behaviour of the Jasper Fire Complex, which burned 30% of the town on the day of her defense


🔥The Vancouver Sun featured an opinion by Amy Christianson and Robert W Gray on reducing wildfire risk in B.C. They talk about the need for innovative solutions rooted in Indigenous fire stewardship to manage costs and promote community resilience. Read more: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/…







Congratulations to Dr Linda Flade 🌎🌲🌿🇩🇪🇨🇦✈️🛰 on the successful defense of her PhD thesis on boreal ecosystem biomass changes due to permafrost thaw in Southern NWT! great work Linda! Funding support provided by NSERC / CRSNG Canada Wildfire, ULethbridge, GNWT


