This project aims to develop a remote sensing based framework for Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) wetland inventory and classification and monitoring through the synergistic use of satellite and airborne multi-spectral and ortho-imagery and space-born synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. The proposed project involves collaboration from C-CORE, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Santec. The results and approach […]

As researchers at the UQAT we are currently undertaking with our partner, Tembec, a project on the regional mapping of the extent of the organic layer accumulation over time on the forest floor of the boreal black spruce forests (paludification) in the Abitibi and North of Quebec regions. Gaps that this project will address include […]

Provision of fibre and timber is an essential ecosystem service. The importance of these natural products in reducing our carbon imprint will only increase the pressure on the forest resource in the future. An important element in ensuring sustainable forest management planning is the assumption of the regeneration of an equally productive forest stand on […]

Informed decisions on resource management and development require an understanding of how projects will impact the resource, other resources, and the ecosystem. Because the ocean and land are intricately connected along coastal areas, development projects in either will invariably affect the other. However, Ecological Risk Assessments do not consider the two in tandem because the […]

À l’instar d’autres juridictions, le Québec prend un virage écologique en matière d’aménagement forestier. Ce virage l’amène, entre autres, à expérimenter de nouvelles pratiques sylvicoles dont les coupes qui seraient inspirées de la dynamique naturelle des forêts et qui pourraient éventuellement remplacer, en partie, des coupes totales actuellement généralisées en forêt boréale. Avant de mettre […]

In this project, the intern will study the impact of staffing changes and process improvements on the throughput of the remanufacturing department of a Vancouver Parallam mill. The intern will work closely with the Management Team and department employees to conduct the analysis. The objective of the work is to develop new and modify existing […]

FPInnovations has developed FPInterface, a software platform in which forest operations are simulated in order to estimate fibre supply costs, including harvesting and transportation. It currently has 7 sub-modules including MaxTour and FPAlloc. The goal of this project is to develop and validate optimization techniques in order to implement new sub-modules to FPInterface that will […]

Le gouvernement du Québec et les entreprises s’orientent vers un aménagement forestier durable de nos écosystèmes forestiers afin d’en conserver la biodiversité et une croissance optimale. Ce projet s’inscrit dans cette lignée, il a pour but d’étudier l’influence des variables environnementales, notamment les perturbations naturelles et anthropiques sur les communautés de sous-bois de la forêt […]

This research project will explore what barriers — economics, policy, or otherwise — exist to restoring unhealthy Douglas-fir forests in central British Columbia. These forests have reached a state where it is currently not feasible for timber companies to make any profit from harvesting timber in those stands, which only serves to worsen the problem. […]

Dans le but d’améliorer le taux d’ensemencement d’un semoir pneumatique de graines de résineux, un système automatisé de vision par ordinateur permettant la détection automatique des graines de semences de résineux permettant ainsi l’évaluation en temps-réel de l’efficacité d’ensemencement du semoir sera développé. Ce système automatisé sera constitué d’un système de capture d’images par caméra […]

The Honna River is the drinking water source for the Village of Queen Charlotte (pop. 950), and is also important salmon habitat. Sediment from unpaved forest roads near the river may be entering the channel in significant quantities, reducing water quality. In two previous internships, intern David Reid implemented a channel reach-scale study of all […]

Les forêts tropicales sont de plus en plus menacées par la déforestation, les incendies et les perturbations climatiques. Afin de surveiller la biodiversité et de prévoir les tendances spécifiques à chaque espèce, les chercheurs ont commencé à utiliser des technologies aériennes sans pilote (i.e. drones) pour identifier les espèces et cartographier la forêt. Cependant, les […]