Natural Resources Canada and UNBC will be unveiling some research related to the mountain pine beetle during an event at UNBC on Thursday, August 24. The session will showcase some of the work being done to deal with the impacts of mountain pine beetle, and three new research reports dealing with the shelf life of mountain pine beetle-killed timber will be released.

Representatives of the media are welcome to attend the event:

Thursday, August 24, 8:30am – 3:30pm
UNBC Canfor Theatre (located in the Conference Centre)

In addition to research on the shelf-life of beetle-infected timber, presentations will cover manufacturing processes, hydrology effects, and ecosystem dynamics. A number of presentations will be given by Prince George-based researchers, including Ministry staff, UNBC faculty, and UNBC alumni.

The agenda and list of presenters is below.

The Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative is a six-year, $40-million federal program designed to mitigate impacts of the current epidemic and reduce the risk of future outbreaks. It is administered by Natural Resources Canada at the Canadian Forest Service in Victoria.

Contact:
Rod Maides, Communications Manager, Natural Resources Canada – 250.363.0737
Bernadette Murphy, Communications Advisor, Natural Resources Canada – 250.363.0616
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622

AGENDA

8:30 a.m.        REGISTRATION / COFFEE    
            
9:00 a.m.        
INTRODUCTION    
        
UNBC Welcome    
Blouw

        
Review of MPBI R&D Strategy    
Wilson
            

9:15 a.m.        
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES    
            
        
Effects of overstory mortality on snow accumulation and ablation.    
Teti

        
Hydrologic effects of mountain pine beetle infestation and salvage harvesting operations.    
Dube

        
Mountain pine beetle impacts on channel morphology and woody debris in forested landscapes.    
Maloney

            
10:45 a.m.        COFFEE    
            

11.00 a.m.        
ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES    
            
        
The influence of mountain pine beetle on stand dynamics in Rocky Mountain National Parks, Canada.    
Dykstra

        
Stand level effects of the mountain pine beetle outbreak in the central BC Interior – mature.    
Rakochy

        
Stand level effects of the mountain pine beetle outbreak in the central BC Interior – immature.    
Runzin

        
Integrating silvicultural control of mountain pine beetle with wildlife and sustainable forest management objectives.    
Chan-McLeod
            
12:30 a.m.        LUNCH    
            

1:30 p.m.        
SHELF LIFE PROCESSES    
            
        
Predicting decay and degrade rates in standing and fallen trees killed by the mountain pine beetle.    
Lewis

        
A wood and fibre quality deterioration model for mountain pine beetle infested trees by biogeoclimatic subzone    
Dalpke

        
Field sampling to project the log quality of beetle killed lodgepole pine through time.     
Thrower

        
Projects in development    
Harrison
            

2:45 p.m.        
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES    
            
        
Quantifying lumber value recovery from beetle-killed trees    
Goudie

        
Quantifying the effect of extractives from mountain pine beetle attacked lodgepole pine for pulp and paper making    
Bicho

        
Projects in development    
Harrison

3:30 p.m.        
CONCLUSION    
        
Concluding remarks    
Wilson

 
AGENDA
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8:30 a.m.        REGISTRATION / COFFEE    
            
9:00 a.m.        
INTRODUCTION    
        
UNBC Welcome    
Blouw
       
Review of MPBI R&D Strategy    
Wilson
            
9:15 a.m.        
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES    
              
Effects of overstory mortality on snow accumulation and ablation.    
Teti
       
Hydrologic effects of mountain pine beetle infestation and salvage harvesting operations.    
Dube
       
Mountain pine beetle impacts on channel morphology and woody debris in forested landscapes.  
Maloney

            
10:45 a.m.        COFFEE    
            

11.00 a.m.        
ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES    
            
        
The influence of mountain pine beetle on stand dynamics in Rocky Mountain National Parks, Canada.    
Dykstra

        
Stand level effects of the mountain pine beetle outbreak in the central BC Interior – mature.    
Rakochy

        
Stand level effects of the mountain pine beetle outbreak in the central BC Interior – immature.    
Runzin

        
Integrating silvicultural control of mountain pine beetle with wildlife and sustainable forest management objectives.    
Chan-McLeod
            
12:30 a.m.        LUNCH    
            

1:30 p.m.        
SHELF LIFE PROCESSES    
            
        
Predicting decay and degrade rates in standing and fallen trees killed by the mountain pine beetle.    
Lewis

        
A wood and fibre quality deterioration model for mountain pine beetle infested trees by biogeoclimatic subzone    
Dalpke

        
Field sampling to project the log quality of beetle killed lodgepole pine through time.     
Thrower

        
Projects in development    
Harrison
            

2:45 p.m.        
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES    
            
        
Quantifying lumber value recovery from beetle-killed trees    
Goudie

        
Quantifying the effect of extractives from mountain pine beetle attacked lodgepole pine for pulp and paper making    
Bicho

        
Projects in development    
Harrison

3:30 p.m.        
CONCLUSION    
        
Concluding remarks    
Wilson

 

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Review of MPBI R&D Strategy
Bill Wilson
Canadian Forest Service
Victoria

Effects of overstory mortality on snow accumulation and ablation.
Pat Teti
Ministry of Forests & Range
Williams Lake

Hydrologic effects of mountain pine beetle infestation and salvage harvesting operations.
Stephane Dube
Ministry of Forests & Range
Prince George

Mountain pine beetle impacts on channel morphology and woody debris in forested landscapes.
Dave Maloney
Ministry of Forests & Range
Prince George

The influence of mountain pine beetle on stand dynamics in Rocky Mountain National Parks.
Pamela Dykstra
Biome Consulting
Nelson

Stand level effects of the mountain pine beetle outbreak in the central BC Interior – mature.
Patience Rakochy
Timberline Consulting
Prince George

Stand level effects of the mountain pine beetle outbreak in the central BC Interior – immature.
Kyle Runzer
University of Northern BC
Prince George

Ecological legacy of unsalvaged, post-beetle stands.
Ann Chan-McLeod
University of British Columbia
Vancouver

Predicting decay and degrade rates in standing and fallen trees killed by the MPB.
Kathy Lewis
University of Northern BC
Prince George

A wood and fibre quality deterioration model for mountain pine beetle infested trees.
Barbara Dalkpe
Paprican
Vancouver

Field sampling to project the log quality of beetle killed lodgepole pine through time.
Jim Thrower
JS Thrower & Associates
Kamloops

Quantifying lumber value recovery from beetle-killed trees.
Derek Goudie
Forintek
Vancouver

Quantifying the effect of extractives from MPB attacked pine for pulp and paper making.
Paul Bicho
Paprican
Vancouver