2010 FORESTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL The Forestry Advisory Council provides advice to the Faculty on curriculum matters and research priorities. Mr George Weyerhaeuser (Chair) Mr Rick Jeffery Retired Weyerhaeuser Senior VP President and CEO Coast Forest Products Association Mr Nick Arkle Chief Forester Mr Doug Konkin Gorman Brothers Lumber Ltd Deputy Minister Ministry of Forests, Lands and Mr Keith Atkinson Natural Resource Operations Executive Director First Nations Forestry Council Ms Brenda Kuecks President Mr Ken Baker Ecotrust Canada CEO Forest Innovation Investment Ltd Mr Pierre Lapointe President and CEO Dr Clark Binkley FPInnovations Managing Director International Forestry Investment Advisors Mr Dave Lewis President Dr Bill Bourgeois Truck Loggers Association President New Direction Resource Management Ltd Mr Garry Merkel Principal Mr Reid Carter Forest Innovations Managing Partner Brookfield Asset Management Inc Mr Paul McElligott President and CEO Mr Wayne Clogg TimberWest Forest Corp Senior Vice President of Woodlands West Fraser Timber Co Ltd Mr Bruce McIntyre Partner Mr David Gandossi PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Executive Vice President, CFO & Secretary Mercer International Mr Eduardo Rojas-Briales Assistant Director General Ms Anne Giardini FAO Forestry Department President Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd Mr Tom Rosser Assistant Deputy Minister Ms Sharon Glover Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada CEO Association of BC Forest Professionals Mr Gerry Salembier Assistant Deputy Minister, Western Economic Ms Dana Hayden Diversification Deputy Minister Government of Canada BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ms Frances Seymour Mr Ken Higginbotham Director General Vice President, Forestry and Environment Centre for International Forestry Canfor Mr Allan Thorlakson Ms Alana Husby Executive Chairman President Tolko Industries Ltd Coast EcoTimber Ltd Mr Doug Walker President and CEO The Nature Trust of British Columbia 2010 Annual Report Faculty of Forestry University of British Columbia April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011 Front and back covers – Vancouver and Stanley Park Editor: Susan B Watts, PhD, RPF Desktop Publishing: In-house at the Faculty of Forestry by Jamie Myers © 2011, Faculty of Forestry University of British Columbia ISSN 1188-9837 Table of Contents Dean’s Message 2 Students and Teaching Programs Undergraduate Students Programs of Study 4 Co-op Programs 5 Student Services and Recruitment 6 Enrolment Statistics 7 Awards 8 Graduation Statistics 9 Graduate Students Enrolment Statistics 10 Achievements and Plans 11 Scholarships and Fellowships 12 Degrees Granted 15 International Forestry 18 Aboriginal Forestry 20 Faculty, Research, Development and Alumni Office of the Dean Faculty and Staff 22 Forest Resources Management Faculty and Staff 24 Achievements and Plans 27 Forest Sciences Faculty and Staff 28 Achievements and Plans 32 Wood Science Faculty and Staff 34 Achievements and Plans 37 Centre for Advanced Wood Processing 38 Centre for Applied Conservation Research 40 University Research Forests 42 Offices, Awards and Distinctions 44 Extramural Funding and Sponsored Research 46 Faculty Publications 52 Faculty Development and Alumni 62 2010 Annual Report 1 Dean’s Message 2010 SAW SOME substan- teaching and outreach. We are therefore delighted that sev- tial changes in the Faculty eral new members have joined it, including Clark Binkley, Bill of Forestry, the biggest of Bourgeois, Alana Husby, Brenda Kuecks, Eduardo Rojas-Briales which was the change of and Tom Rosser. In addition, Garry Merkel agreed to rejoin the Dean. After almost 10 years Council. The First Nations Council of Advisors did not meet dur- in the position, Dr Jack ing the course of the year, but the co-chairs, Gordon Prest and Saddler stepped down, and Garry Merkel have been in frequent contact, providing invalu- on 1 July, I had the privilege able advice and ensuring that Faculty’s interactions with First of taking over the position. Several other staff changes occurred, Nations remain a priority. with Dr Paul MacFarlane stepping down as Head of Wood During the year, the Faculty continued to build on the stra- Science (being replaced in the interim by Dr Rob Kozak) and tegic initiatives started by Jack Saddler. For the first time, the Dr Ron Trosper resigning from his position in the Department number of ISI students exceeded 100, and 17% of the under- of Forest Resources Management to take up a position at the graduate population is now from outside Canada. This presents University of Arizona. Dr Thomas Tannert took up a position in tremendous opportunities for all the students to learn about the Department of Wood Science as Assistant Professor and the cultures and forests of other countries. This is an area in Associate Chair in Wood Building Design. In addition, Christoph which we expect to see continued expansion, especially as a Clodius stepped down as Director of Development and was result of the establishment of the “2+2” programs with several replaced on 1 April 2011 by Emma Starritt. Chinese universities. At the graduate level, we saw a slight Several changes also occurred in the Forestry Advisory reduction in the number of students, primarily because of the Council, with Jim Farrell, Ian Gill, David Hallman, Kimo Ito, Wulf reduced funding for forest-related research available from the Killman, Avrim Lazar, Charles Loewen and Dennis Rounsville Province of British Columbia and the continuing financial chal- stepping down after varying years of providing excellent lenges faced by the forest sector in the province. This is prompt- advice. The importance of this Council cannot be over-stated; ing a re-examination of the Faculty’s research priorities, and it provides a critical link between the Faculty and its stakehold- will likely lead to a greater proportion of the Faculty’s research ers, and helps us set the direction for the Faculty’s research, being undertaken outside British Columbia. There are approxi- Faculty of Forestry activities, 2000/01 – 2010/11 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 Undergraduate 508 447 441 448 453 454 467 504 507 557 589 enrolment1 Distance education 22 19 14 9 9 10 10 10 9 7 7 (fte) Graduate enrolment1 231 202 163 170 197 242 252 265 261 268 244 Teaching Evaluation 2.19 2.05 1.88 1.90 1.99 1.89 2.00 4.26 4.29 4.32 4.11 Index2 Extramural funding 8,635 8,357 11,370 11,379 10,427 12,101 11,699 13,296 13,493 12,229 10,918 ($000) Endowment income 1,330 1,342 2,031 1,981 1,706 1,698 1,575 1,902 1,843 1,207 1,075 ($000) Extramural funding 225 214 274 295 260 304 286 365 374 307 279 per GPOB-funded faculty member ($000) 1 Headcount unless otherwise noted 2 Average numerical score of several criteria used by students to assess teaching performance of faculty members. Scale used up to an including 2006/07, 1= Excellent; 2=Very Good; 3=Good; 4=Fair; 5=Poor; 6=Very Poor New system introduced in 2007/08, 5=Excellent; 4=Good; 3=Average; 2=Poor; 1=Very Poor 2 UBC Faculty of Forestry Dean’s Message mately 250 graduate students now enrolled in the various We have been trying to encourage more community involve- graduate programs offered by the Faculty, and just over half of ment amongst our students, and this year we established links these come from outside Canada. The healthy numbers of both with Grandview Elementary School in downtown Vancouver. undergraduate and graduate students reflect the efforts of our Some of our undergraduates and graduates have volunteered teams in Students Services and the Graduate Programs office. to work here, promoting environmental education. We are also 2011 saw the opening of the UN International Year of Forests, looking into the possibility of becoming involved in the resto- which is intended to celebrate people’s actions around the ration of Beaver Lake in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, following the world to sustainably manage our forests. The Faculty has orga- Faculty’s very successful involvement in the post-storm recov- nized several events as part of this, although many occurred ery of the Park. later in the year and after the time period that this report cov- As one of the leading faculties of forestry in the world, we are ers (April 2010 to March 2011). In February 2011, Environment continuing to take a strong interest in international forestry. We Canada and the Department of Forest Resources Management have particularly close links with Asia and, as mentioned above, jointly organized an international conference on “Proactive have established strong relationships with a number of univer- adaptation: Challenges and opportunities for incorporating cli- sities in China. We are also becoming increasingly involved with mate change response within sustainable forest management”. research activities in China. Our links with Korea grew, partly Speakers drawn from around the world discussed the strategies as a result of the World Congress of the International Union being adopted to help forests and forest-dependent communi- of Forest Research Organizations being held in Seoul, and ties adapt to climate change. Another event consisted of a tree we are seeing significant numbers of students from this part planting ceremony, held on World Forestry Day (March 21), at of the world. In addition, we have embarked on a new activ- which the new Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource ity, providing mid-career training for selected officers from the Operations (the Hon Steve Thomson), the Consul General for Indian Forest Service. This program is delivered in cooperation China (Liang Shugen) and the Consul General for India (Ashok with the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Das) joined UBC Chancellor Sarah Morgan-Silvester and myself Operations, the BC Ministry of Environment, and the Canadian to plant a tree outside the Faculty.