Emily Bowyer – Forest Ecology Group

Dr Jennifer Baltzer is Announced as an IBFRA 2026 Keynote Speaker

Posted on March 2, 2026 By Emily Bowyer

Dr Jennifer Baltzer has been announced as one of three keynote speakers for IBFRA 2026 (International Boreal Forest Research Association). Under the theme “Living with Disturbance — Resilience in Boreal Forests,” keynote speakers will share global perspectives on disturbance, climate change, a...

Svetlana Yegorova Presents Research in a Forest Stewards Guild Webinar

Posted on January 30, 2026 By Emily Bowyer

Svetlana Yegorova presented the research from her most recent publication in a webinar on the Forest Stewards Guild. Check out the link below! Link to webinar recording →...

Svetlana Yegorova’s newest publication! Changing climate may drive large shifts in vegetation zones of Oregon, USA

Posted on January 21, 2026 By Emily Bowyer

The Baltzer Lab has returned from another successful Frost Probing Campaign....

Quirks and Quarks: Tipsy ‘drunken trees’ in Canada’s North are a sign of our warming climate

Posted on November 21, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

Raquel Alfaro Sanchez was interviewed by Bob McDonald regarding a paper recently published in PNAS. Previously a post-doc with the Forest Ecology Lab, she now works with Natural Resources Canada as a Forest Ecology Researcher at the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Click the links be...

Frost Probing Campaign 2025

Posted on November 15, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

The Baltzer Lab has returned from another successful Frost Probing Campaign....

Mackenzie Mihorean receives Weston Family Award in Northern Research

Posted on October 29, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

FERG student Mackenzie Mihorean has been given the Weston Family Award in Northern Research for her Master’s level research. You can learn more about the award on the Weston Foundation website Mackenzie is investigating the implications of a deadlyfungal pathogen, aspen running canker, on fut...

End of the 2025 Field Season

Posted on September 23, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

That's a wrap on the 2025 field season! Check out the highlights below....

Welcoming Our New Lab Members

Posted on September 7, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

The Forest Ecology Research Group is excited to welcome several new members who are bringing their diverse expertise, energy and enthusiasm to our team. Check out their bios on our Current Lab Members page!...

Mackenzie Mihorean Presented at the 2025 Poplar + Willow Council of Canada Conference

Posted on August 20, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

FERG student Mackenzie Mihorean presented a plenary talk at the 2025 Poplar + Willow Council of Canada Conference on her recently published paper. Check out the presentation description below! Description: Across the boreal biome, temperatures are increasing 3-4 times faster than the glob...

Edmonton CityNews: Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals?

Posted on August 15, 2025 By Emily Bowyer

That's a wrap on the 2025 field season! Check out the highlights below....