Forestry

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Albertans watched nervously as their neighbours to the west battled the mountain pine beetles that were ravaging their forests. As swaths of dried out, red pine trees crept towards Alberta’s borders, forest managers and the Government of Alberta knew they had to find new and more effective ways […]

Better communication, sharing knowledge and acknowledging other viewpoints are needed to advance the use of genomic selection tools in Forestry.   Improving tree breeding programs to create resilience to changing climate conditions The use of genomic selection in the forestry industry has the potential to address issues such as climate change, drought, pests, and sustainability.