YourForest

By Matthew KristoffScience Natural Sciences Nature Earth Sciences

YourForest episodes

April 22, 2018 #29-Bighorn Backcountry with Chris Smith
A few notes that Chris wished me to add post recording regarding some facts that we straightened out.
CPAWS was founded in 1963
Forest Management Unit R11 is managed by the Province not Clearwater County
The North Saskatchewan Glacier is in Banff Natioanl Park
The Ram River Coal Mine is a surface mine
The Regional Advisory Council has 27 members
And the RAC was released for comment on March 7th.
Also, he gave more detail regarding the specific breakdown of how the PLUZ’s where created because we didn’t give full detail while recording. Just know that it was more complicated then we discussed.
1 hr 13 min
March 28, 2018 #28-Mountain Pine Beetle with Nadir Erbilgin
Mountain Pine Beetle has done a number on North American forests in the last decade. These tiny little insects carry a fungus that can choke out a full grown tree. With a terrifying reproduction rate and warmer winters these dirty little buggers have the potential to decimate our pine forests. Nadir Erbilgin came on to discuss these creatures and the risk.
1 hr 4 min
March 20, 2018 #27-Women In Forestry (The Next Generation) with Danielle Kjosness
Women in forestry is a topic not widely discussed. In the past forestry was typically a male dominated industry. Luckily that seems to be less and less true with every passing year. With more women enrolling in forestry and environmental sciences programs now then seemingly ever before, hopefully we are approaching a semblance of equality. Danielle came on to discuss her experience going to school and starting work as a forester in recent years.
32 min
March 16, 2018 #26-Women In Forestry (The Veteran) with Bev Wilson
Women have not always been traditionally found in forest careers. Luckily that has changed and we are seeing more women in forestry and environmental sciences than ever before. Bev Wilson has nearly 40 years of experience in the forest sector and was able to speak to a lot of the changes she has seen and experienced over the years. With a Career as a Senior Resource Analyst for the province of Alberta she is very excited about how good data can help us be better stewards. We talked about how she got her start, some of the challenges along the way, her passion for forest resource data and geographic information systems(GIS), and much more.
51 min
March 09, 2018 #25-Trees Do It Too with Barb Thomas
Genetics is a topic that is widely misunderstood. Fear of creating non-natural, GMO organisms has people turned off of the topic. Forest Genetics is one of these misunderstood subjects. We talked seed zones, selective breeding, progeny sites, ethics of putting genetically altered trees on the land, climate change and how we can plan for it and a great deal more.
1 hr 9 min
February 27, 2018 #24-FIRESTORM with Edward Struzik
Climate change, Chernobyl, asbestos, drought, fire. What do all these things have in common, they are all concerns that wildfire scientists and managers are keeping an eye on. Edward discuses these concerns in great detail in his book FIRESTORM, and he was kind enough to join me on the podcast to discuss it.
1 hr 12 min
February 15, 2018 #23-Forest Fire Research with Ellen Whitman and Dan Thompson
Fire is both a destructive and rejuvenating force in the Boreal forest. It can consume vast areas of vegetation while, at the same time, making room and creating habitat for new growth. In this episode we discuss some of the research being done by Ellen and Dan in relation to forest fires. We discuss the Fire Weather Index and its variables, Fort McMurray and Slave Lake wildfires, burn severity, new growth and much more.
1 hr 34 min
February 08, 2018 #22-Why Forestry with Derrick Kreger-Smith and Tony Wieranga
WARNING, do not go looking for factual information in this episode. Three Foresters sit down to discuss why they got into forestry and shoot the bull for over an hour. Tony is the owner of Damaged Timber Apparel and he also discussed his vision with his company and how it is giving back to the environmental community.
1 hr 14 min
January 24, 2018 #21-Biodiversity and Forest Management with Ellen Macdonald
The maintenance of biodiversity is a crucial measurement in studying ecological balance and recovery post disturbance. From invertebrates, vascular plants, non-vascular plants, birds, small mammals, trees, the EMEND study has researched it all. Dr. Ellen Macdonald came on to discuss the immensity of this study and the opportunity and answers it may provide. Cutblocks are not the environmental devastation you may think they are.
1 hr 13 min
January 18, 2018 #20-Climate Change and Canada's Forests with David Price
Discussion around how we know human activity has played a huge role in climate change. Details regarding increasing CO2 measurements in the atmosphere and its affect on temperature, precipitation, droughts, wildfire, natural subregions, seedzones, tree species migration, forest pests any much more.
1 hr 23 min

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This podcast exists to challenge our ideas of sustainability. Why do we do the things that we do? And how can we make sure that what we are doing is right? This show is an exercise in developing…