Towards Resilient Woodlots: Risk Assessment and Mitigation - Webinar #1 – Introduction

By New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners

Talk:

Introduction: Integrating climate change into forest management planning and climate-related risks

Speaker:

Dr. Anthony R. Taylor, RPF

Associate Professor of Forest Ecology and Management
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Research Lab Website: www.unbformanlab.ca

Dr. Taylor is an Associate Professor of Forest Ecology and Management at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). He holds a BSc. in Environmental Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a MSc. and PhD. in Forest Ecology from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Before joining UNB in 2021, Dr. Taylor worked for ten years as a Federal Research Scientist for Natural Resources Canada, studying the effects of climate change on Canada’s forests. Today, Dr. Taylor operates a large and productive research laboratory at UNB that focuses on ‘Climate-Focused Forest Management‘ — that is how forest management planning may be used to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Whether you are a woodlot owner or simply want to learn more, you are welcome!

• This event is free.
• Registration is required to attend.
• Simultaneous translation (French / English) will be available.

If you have any questions, please contact Diane Fargialla: [email protected]

Registration will close on Monday, September 22 at 12 p.m.