ACKNOWLEDGING PEOPLE & PLACE
The UBC Tree Ring Lab acknowledges that we work within many Indigenous territories. Our Lab on the UBC Vancouver Campus is situated on the unceded and ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm peoples in a place that has always fostered learning, and we continue to benefit from their historical and ongoing connections to UBC.
We are also grateful to work with Indigenous peoples and territories across the lands now known as British Columbia. We recognize that our research is inherently place-based, and as such is embedded within historical and ongoing processes of colonization.
We are committed to upholding and constantly reflecting on our responsibilities to and relationships with the Indigenous peoples we work with and for. We aim to conduct our research ethically by centering principles of respect and reciprocity, and holding space to ensure our research supports the leadership of Indigenous peoples.
COLLABORATORS
& FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS
We collaborate with a variety of communities, institutions, and government to build on the scope of our research projects and educational initiatives. These are some of the incredible partners that make our work possible.
WHO ARE WE?
We are an interdisciplinary group dedicated to transformative research on pressing environmental challenges with far-reaching societal implications, including megafires and forest dieback. Our work seeks to drive meaningful change in forest management and governance through collaborations with Indigenous and local communities, government agencies, and the forest industry. Grounded in five key research themes—global megafires, community wildfire preparedness, disrupted historical fire regimes, Indigenous stewardship, and forest dynamics—our projects span British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, as well as Patagonia, Argentina.
As passionate, curious, and mindful individuals, we bring diverse expertise in dendrochronology (tree-ring science), qualitative social sciences, statistics, big data management, modeling, ecology, earth systems sciences, and digital arts. Beyond research, we are advocates and activists promoting collaborative inquiry, embracing diverse ways of knowing and thinking, and valuing education, mentorship, and outreach. We are deeply committed to ecological and relational justice, enhancing diversity and equity in forest sciences, and improving the health of both nature and society.
WE WANT TO DO IMPORTANT WORK THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Dr. Lori Daniels
Professor of Forest Ecology
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Are you interested in advancing your career through a Postdoctoral Fellowship? UBC has many great resources to get started on your journey here!
UBC Tree Ring Lab posts postdoc positions through the Faculty of Forestry.
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
For prospective MSc and PhD students, please visit the Faculty of Forestry's Thesis-Based Degrees page. Applications are due March 1 (International) and April 1 (Canadian) each year.
If you think your interests align with out lab, we want to hear from you!
Follow the link below for information regarding admission to the UBC Faculty of Forestry's graduate programs.
Graduate
Students
Undergraduate students have many ways to participate in the lab, from research assistant positions, co-op work terms, to directed studies under Dr. Lori Daniels.
There are many ways to be involved as an undergrad!
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Volunteer
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Directed studies
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FRST 499
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Undergraduate thesis
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FRST 498/499
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