Svetlana Yegorova Presents Research in a Forest Stewards Guild Webinar
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
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
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
The Baltzer Lab has returned from another successful Frost Probing Campaign....
Mackenzie Mihorean receives Weston Family Award in Northern Research
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
That's a wrap on the 2025 field season! Check out the highlights below....
Welcoming Our New Lab Members
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
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?
That's a wrap on the 2025 field season! Check out the highlights below....
New York Times: Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest Are Burning Faster Than They Can Regrow
The New York Times joined Dr. Baltzer and the Forest Ecology Research Group in the Northwest Territories during the 2024 field research campaign to understand the aftermath of the record-breaking 2023 fire season. The article highlights how repeated wildfires are reshaping boreal forests, disrupting...