Forestry & Environmental Management
Message from the Dean
Michelle Gray
Posted: September 20, 2022 11:50:00 AM ADT
Dear Alumni & friends Here we are at the start of the 2022-23 academic year and are buzzing with the excitement of having the students back in full force here in Forestry and Environmental Management. COVID-19 is still here but we are all adjusting and pivoting, when need be, and it's a massive benefit to being a faculty of very strong and resilient people. We welcomed nearly 80 new undergraduate students in September with an inaugural UNB ForEM Amazing Race for their Orientation Day, that...
Master of Science in Forestry Thesis Defense | Jesse Moura dos Santos
Ed Czerwinski
Posted: April 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
APPLICATION OF A DENDROECOLOGY APPROACH TO RED SPRUCE (PICEA RUBENS) PROVENANCE TRIALS TO STUDY SPECIES AND POPULATION VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE Date: April 20 – 10:00 amLocation: FG Room 202 and MSTeams Abstract: Red spruce (Picea rubens) is a tree species unique to the Acadian Forest, providing numerous ecosystem goods and services, including timber for the forest industry. With the expected decline of the species climate change, assisted migration of more southern, warm-adapted...
Master of Science in Forestry Thesis Defense | Clara Schortemeyer
Ed Czerwinski
Posted: April 5, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Master of Science in Forestry - Thesis Defense - Clara Schortemeyer MAXIMIZING WHITE SPRUCE (PICEA GLAUCA) PRODUCTIVITY IN A DRYING CLIMATE THROUGH TREE IMPROVEMENT Date: April 20 – 1:00 pm Location: FG Room 202 and MSTeams Abstract: In this thesis, I quantified the genetic variation and drought response of three, 20-year-old white spruce (Picea glauca) varietal test sites in New Brunswick, Canada. The objectives were: 1) to test if volume breeding values could be used to predict...
National Forest Week
Ed Czerwinski
Posted: September 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
September 19 - 25, 2021 National Forest Week is an annual one-week Canadian Institute of Forestry campaign that challenges Canadians to learn more about the forest sector and its significance to Canada, while also supporting a greater recognition of forests as a valuable green resource. This year's theme "Our Forests - Continually Giving”, highlights the link between us and the forests.UNB ForEM will be hosting 8 events over the week and we encourage all to come and celebrate our...
What is it about the ForEM Students and the 4020 Capstone Course?
Dr. Ted Needham
Posted: February 27, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
What is it about ForEM graduates that make them effective professionals? Maybe it’s the way they transform their technical knowledge and skill into meaningful and implementable plans that resolve current and complex forestry and environmental problems. Like their predecessors, ForEM students in the final year of their program work in teams to complete a capstone course referred to as 4020 to hone their management abilities. Working with a client, teams of 5 to 10 students apply and...
A Student Perspective: Coming Together, Learning Together
Logan Keoughan, MEM student
Posted: December 4, 2019 1:30:00 PM AST
"Coming Together, Learning Together" was an important step in Indigenizing the Forestry and Environmental Management (ForEM) faculty. We hosted the workshop with the help of Indigenous elders, professionals, knowledge keepers and practitioners from the east coast of Turtle Island. Our guests led and guided presentations and discussions on Indigenous knowledge, practices and ways of knowing. Over two days, we learned about topics such as: Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) Indigenous/Aboriginal...
Working Forest
Faculty of ForEM
Posted: December 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Access to the great outdoors is critical for budding forestry students to test their skills and reinforce classroom theories. At the University of New Brunswick, the faculty of forestry and environmental management makes the most of its unique location and unmatched wilderness access to provide students with the best hands-on education and preparation for the job market. The historic city of Fredericton has a small-town feel, creating a warm and welcoming community for the thousands of...