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....
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...
Nia Perron successfully defends PhD thesis
Congratulations to Nia Perron who successfully defended her PhD thesis “Variability in tree-water relations from tree-line to tree-line in Canada’s western boreal forest.” Nia was co-supervised by Dr. Jennifer Baltzer and Dr. Oliver Sonnentag. See some photos from Nia’s field...
FERG is hiring Research Assistants for summer 2024 fieldwork!
FERG is hiring research assistants for two exciting research projects with fieldwork in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. These research projects will investigate the impacts of disturbances such as wildfire, permafrost thaw and aspen running canker on the structure and function of the boreal...
Graduate Positions Available
There are two funded PhD positions available through Wilfrid Laurier University’s Forest EcologyResearch Group (https://forestecology.ca) as part of a new collaboration with the Yukon Government, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, and the Canadian Forest Service. Candidates will join dynamic co...