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Helping forests gain ground on climate change

UAlberta researchers look into future of climate change to develop forestry maps aimed at keeping trees in their ideal habitat.

UAlberta awards first BSc north of 60 in Canada

UAlberta awarded the first BSc north of 60 as a result of a unique partnership with Yukon College that expands educational opportunities for northerners.

Agronomic trial doubles yield in remote part of India

MSc student expriments with different treatments and yields impressive result

Maps developed to help forest industry outwit climate change

May 17 2013

University of Alberta researcher Laura Gray has developed guidelines being used by foresters and the timber industry to get a jump on climate change when planting trees.

Edmonton plant watchers search for hints of green

May 14 2013

The first wild strawberries and saskatoon bushes should be flowering any day now, then watch for the chokecherry bushes followed by the lilacs, says Elisabeth Beaubien, a plant researcher at the University of Alberta.

Recruiting for Our Future

March 06 2013

The forest industry needs to get younger if it's going to survive. Article highlights how first-year enrolment in the forestry program at the University of Alberta has quadrupled since 2010.