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ICYMI here is some exciting news on grizzlies in Alberta: https://loom.ly/fwUinAE Gord Stenhouse with fRI Research was the project lead for the study. The research scientist said food supply was key as adult females need about 20 per cent body fat when they go into the den in the fall in order to produce cubs. ‘We think that a change in food supply, an increase in food supply, has occurred during the period of population increase,’ he said."

Landscape changes from wildfires to road construction play a major role in habitat quality, mortality risk and the overall habitat states of grizzly bears. Understanding changes to the landscape can help researchers assess the overall health of grizzly bears in Alberta. https://friresearch.ca/news/grizzly-bear-habitat-time-series

The Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) assists with biomonitoring through standardized methods, database, activities map and training. A recent online workshop introduced CABIN and how it will be used to monitor watershed health in the Eastern Slopes. Learn more in the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZKTLiUHrbE

In the next webinar for the Spring 2021 FGrOW Webinar Series, Dick Dempster will present on the results from over 20 years of growth in the Regenerated Lodgepole Pine trial. Join the webinar next Friday April 23 at 1 pm. https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/5469024026019337231

Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) is a different way of thinking about how we manage our lands and waters and could mean transformational change in the boreal forest. Since 2012 our Healthy Landscapes Program has been working with governments, industries, NGOs, Indigenous and local communities to make EBM a possibility in the western Boreal Forest. At HealthyLandscapesEBM.ca, you can explore how EBM works and discover case studies from across the boreal forest where EBM elements have been put to the test. https://healthylandscapesebm.ca/

Every year, we bring together the top mountain pine beetle researchers to present their recent projects. The presentations will be delivered virtually this year which means you can attend any or all webinars from anywhere! Starting November 17, join us for weekly webinars on the latest mountain pine beetle research. https://friresearch.ca//mountain-pine-beetle-ecology-progr

Solène Williams and Isaiah Huska have supplied a real treat for your lunch time reading! Enjoy their stories and pictures from a challenging but rewarding Caribou Program field season. Our Summer of Fieldwork: https://friresearch.ca/news/our-summer-fieldwork

Explore the recent research projects of the Forest Growth Organization of Western Canada in the 2020 Research Report. FGrOW has projects ranging from multi-decade studies of herbicide effects to measuring what happens in an area regenerating after a recent mountain pine beetle attack. https://friresearch.ca/resource/fgrow-2020-research-update.

This webinar is tomorrow at 11 am! Researchers from fRI’s Caribou Program will explore their results from examining caribou mortality sites and GPS collar data. Nov. 4 at 11 am... https://friresearch.ca/event/caribou-predation-risk-webinar

Research at caribou mortality sites and data GPS collars can contribute to better habitat management and restoration for caribou in Canada. Join us in this webinar on Nov. 4 to hear from the research team! Webinar from fRI’s Caribou Program Nov. 4 at 11 am... https://friresearch.ca/event/caribou-predation-risk-webinar

Join us this morning at 11 am for this webinar! It will review patterns of fire frequency, severity and age structural conditions over a broad region extending from the U.S. border to Banff National Park from 1750 to 1940. Register at https://friresearch.ca//fire-severity-mediated-dynamics-so