Province Details Forestry Research dollars
By 250 News
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 01:22 PM
Prince George, B.C.- The Provincial Ministry of Forests and Range has announced funding for more than 200 forest related research projects.
In some cases the announcement covers the continuation of funding, while there are also new dollars for some research.
UNBC is in line for funding for ten projects:
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Regeneration and growth following MPB-attack: synthesis of knowledge; a GYMP project
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$28,080.00
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Long-Term Sub-Boreal Mixedwood Studies
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$11,134.80
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Underlying biological processes: the role of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in early growth and relocation success of whitebark pine under climate change
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$19,386.00
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Reassessment of arboreal lichen biomass at the Pinkerton Mountain Silvicultural Systems Site 10 years after partial cutting
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$34,356.96
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Examining interactions between long-term climatic fluctuations and Douglas-fir productivity in the BC interior.
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$19,980.00
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The release of secondary stand structure in immature and mature pine stands following MPB attack
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$43,243.20
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Lichen biodiversity in deciduous wetland swales
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$39,960.00
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Managing Northern Mixedwood Stands to Sustainably Maximize Productivity and Minimize Costs
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$73,791.00
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Bark beetle response to climate change: a landscape-level risk model for British Columbia
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$59,400.00
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Book preparation: Ecology, conservation and management of British Columbia’s inland rainforest
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$10,800.00
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All totalled, the amount being pumped into research by the province is $12.5 million.
"Research is key to British Columbia becoming a world leader in growing trees," says Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell Bell
Bell says the research is the essential first step in adding value to forest resources and unlocking new economic opportunities.
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Posted by: Harbinger on October 15 2008 9:34 PM