New forest law in Quebec implemented since early this year requires the forest management companies to put ecosystem-based management in the center of their forest management strategies by designing the forest management activities to resemble closely the natural disturbances (e. g., clear cutting to emulate stand replacing disturbances and partial cutting for secondary disturbances). Partial […]

En 2010, au Québec, 73 % des terrains recensés par le Système de gestion des terrains contaminés (Système GTC), affichent une contamination de nature organique (Hébert et Bernard, 2013) Actuellement, les techniques de dégradation chimique et/ou biologique sont largement utilisés dans l’industrie, mais les résultats sont souvent décevants pour les hydrocarbures les plus lourds (Bunker […]

Rising river temperatures, partly driven by land-use and climate warming, threaten the future of Fraser River salmon. It is vital that fisheries managers acquire tools that will aid their understanding of how rising river temperatures will impact salmon in the Fraser River. With my industry partner, I will build a novel mathematical temperature model for […]

This project focuses on a herd of wild bighorn sheep on Kamloops Lake in the Secwépemc Territory of southern interior BC. The first goal of the project is to monitor lamb survival and assess habitat conditions for the Kamloops Lake herd over two years. The second goal of the project is to document Secwépemc Traditional […]

This proposed project will support our ongoing efforts in developing a novel two-stage fluidized bed gasifier for converting low-cost biomass residues to renewable natural gas in British Columbia to help the BC industry to meet the 2030 decarbonization target. Specifically, we will test and validate a new design of gasification reactor for producing low-tar syngas, […]

Nous proposons d’optimiser un traitement biologique pour offrir l’opportunité aux compagnies minières de bien traiter les eaux de ruissellement qu’elles génèrent et ainsi en minimiser l’impact environnemental. Le partenaire industriel, John Meunier Inc, a mis au point un système fonctionnel de ce traitement biologique à l’échelle laboratoire mais est confronté à certaines difficultés pour l’optimiser […]

Sediment transport in gravel-bed rivers controls the river morphology, aquatic habitat, and landscape evolution. The sediment supply together with the flow dictates the amount and texture of the supplied sediment to the channel and likely influences the transport rates, bed stability, and evolution of the bed surface. However, the previous research mainly focused on the […]

Wood waste from Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CR&D) contributes about 7 % of the total waste sent to Canada’s municipal solid waste (MSW, or landfill) sites, according to a 2013 report from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). This preliminary project aims to consider viable alternatives to utilize waste wood to manufacture engineered wood products for the […]

The Chilako river is a 6th order river located approximately 15km west of Prince George, British Columbia. It serves as a main tributary to the Nechako River and is identified as a key spawning habitat for salmon in central British Columbia. However, disturbances such as agriculture, forest harvesting, forest fires and the Mountain Pine beetle […]

Beavers are known as ecosystem engineers for their ability to modify landscapes with their dam-building activities. There are numerous ecological benefits associated with beaver dams, as they create diverse and productive wetlands that provide habitat for various plant and animal species. There is growing interest to partner with beavers to aid in the restoration of […]

Mines Agnico Eagle a investi massivement depuis 2020 dans la caractérisation automatisée des carottes de forage. L’application principale de cette caractérisation vise tout d’abord l’aide à l’identification des différents caractéristiques géologiques (lithologies, échantillonnage, structure, etc.) de manière systématique. D’après la littérature, l’outil de caractérisation automatisée pourrait être utilisé à des fins de prédiction des comportements […]

Earth elevation data is an important tool that helps scientists predict how rivers will respond to large floods and increased inputs of rocks and sand. Recent technological advances in elevation data collection are very effective for dry land, but much less effective for the wetted parts of the river. This causes gaps in the elevation […]