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 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 →...

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

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

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...

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

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!...

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...

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 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...