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Application of medium range ensemble fire weather forecasts

Weather plays an important role in fire behaviour. Higher temperatures, less precipitation, stronger wind, and lower humidity will cause higher fire risk. The recent record-breaking seasons in North America underscore the urgency of understanding and forecasting fire weather.

Forest encroachment drivers and dynamics in Churn Creek Protected Area

Now, grasslands are increasingly at risk from encroachment due to conifer infilling which can lead to decreases in biodiversity, and increases in habitat loss.

Future wildfire spread days in Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC

The present study investigates trends in the frequency and magnitude of extreme fire weather events under different climate change scenarios in the Wells Gray Provincial Park area of British Columbia.

Historical fire regime in Xeni Gwet’in Territory (Nemiah Valley)

This project looks to enhance existing research on the impacts of fire exclusion on the historical fire regime in the primary dry-interior Douglas fir forests in Xeni Gwet’in Territory, Nemiah Valley, British Columbia.

Impacts of short-interval wildfire on forest regeneration in Glacier National Park

The inland northwest will see a doubling in the occurrence of wildfires by the end of the 21st century, an increase in extreme burning conditions, and more severe mega-fires.

Modelling powerline wildfire risk

This research project is connected to the U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid. The Center’s mission is to enhance the power grid resilience.

Multifunctional pasture rejuvenation in the Cariboo

Pasture rejuvenation forage trials and establishment treatments will be evaluated by implementing operation-scale deployment of site preparation and forage seeding and then scientific monitoring of key plant and soil indicators.

Predicting largescale wildland fire events in Canada and Alaska

This study employs emerging technologies to develop a predictive framework for largescale wildland ﬁre events. At large spatial scales and relatively short temporal scales, such events often cluster in response to extreme weather events, rather than occurring randomly.

Time-after-fire regeneration of woodland caribou habitat in Ulkatcho Territory

Woodland caribou in what is now west-central British Columbia are threatened, with all three herds in Ulkatcho Territory in long-term decline.

Trends in hourly weather and fire weather indices across different biogeoclimatic zones in British Columbia

This study aims to provide insights to changing conditions during peak burn and overnight weather by investigating trends in hourly weather indices and associated fire weather indices across different biogeoclimatic (BEC) zones in British Columbia.

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