The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is hosting a three-day wildfire workshop on its PG campus.
It includes a field excursion to the Ancient Forest, presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities for those attending.
Researcher Dr. Diogo Spinola said talks about what the workshop aims to achieve.
“I think exposing what kind of research and activities has been conducted here in Canada overall, and making those connections.”
“I think this is one of the more important parts, and of course not only about the networking itself, but the science.”
The workshop is in its second year, already seeing growth in its length and attendance, which Dr. Spinola said highlights its importance.
“The idea was to gather people with different levels of expertise in the topic, and putting UNBC in the spotlight for wildfires.”
“Everyone working at UNBC has some level of concern about wildfires, and this has been part of the research of many.”
Dr. Spinola noted they’re looking to continue the workshop, though it may be every two years instead of annually.
The wildfire workshop began yesterday (Wednesday), and will continue until tomorrow, with the final day having a Resilience or Reassembly live stream from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for anyone to watch.
More information about the wildfire workshop can be found here.
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