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PEOPLE & PLACE

We recognize our work is inherently situated within and benefits from unceded and ancestral Indigenous territories. We are committed to learning from and with Indigenous peoples and places through collaborative research.

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OUR TEAM
We are a diverse group of multidisciplinary researchers  transforming approaches to modern environmental and societal challenges, led by
Dr. Lori Daniels.
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RESEARCH THEMES

Our research focuses on forest dynamics and wildfires, using a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods.

PARTNERSHIPS

Through our partnerships with communities, government agencies, and not-for-profits,  we emphasize applied research with important implications for policy and practice. 

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PUBLICATIONS

Our research group  values outreach, contributing  journal articles, reports to collaborators, and public-facing outputs.

ACKNOWLEDGING PEOPLE AND 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.

ACKNOWLEDGE
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.
Collaborators
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MEET THE LAB
Meet the Lab

We are an interdisciplinary group dedicated to transformative research on modern environmental challenges with widespread societal implications, including megafires and forest dieback. Through our work, we aim to enact meaningful change in forest management and governance through collaborations with Indigenous and local communities, government agencies, and the forest industry. Our research is situated around five key themes, including global megafires, community wildfire preparedness, disrupted historical fire regimes, Indigenous stewardship, and forest dynamics. We have active research projects in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada and in Patagonia, Argentina.

 

We are passionate, curious, and mindful individuals with diverse capacities in dendrochronology (tree-ring science), qualitative social sciences, statistics and big data management, modelling, ecology and earth systems sciences and digital arts. We are also advocates and activists who promote collaborative research, are open to diverse ways of knowing and thinking, and value education, mentorship, and outreach. We are committed to ecological and relational justice, enhancing diversity and equity in forest sciences, and improving the health of nature and society.

WE WANT TO DO IMPORTANT WORK THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Dr. Lori Daniels
Recipient of the 2019 Canadian Forestry Scientific Achievement Award

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Opportunity
INTERESTED IN GETTING 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. 

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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.

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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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Undergraduate
Students

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