Beetle-kill and hazard tree removal began this week in priority areas at UNBC’s Prince George Campus. The work will continue for the next few weeks (February 14th to March 4th). If you are on campus please expect periodic traffic delays of up to 10 minutes, while the contractor ensures a safe environment for both the …
Last year it was western red cedar, this year it’s black spruce. This week staff at UNBC’s IK Barber Enhanced Forestry Lab, sowed over 2000 black spruce seeds for ALRF. When they are ready in 3 months, the seedlings will be planted on wet soils within Block 22 this spring as a demonstration site for …
ALRF staff completed an annual winter check on the climate station yesterday, and it was a good thing we did….two cables had been chewed through by ‘something’ (possibly a moose). One cable was for the snowdepth sensor and the other for the solar panel that recharges the station batteries. Based on the data, the station …