The Tyee | The future of fire in Canada July 13, 2021
In this detailed analysis of the Canadian firescape and how it has evolved to where we are now, Ed Struzik quotes TRU wildfire researcher Mike…
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Salmon Arm Observer | Rising rivers in the Shuswap raise alarm about accelerated glacier melt July 8, 2021
Rising waters in Shuswap rivers has heightened concern for the state of glaciers in the region and elsewhere. TRU hydrologist Tom Pypker says the current…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Kamloops to get new tree-ring laboratory July 8, 2021
TRU is creating a laboratory dedicated to studying tree rings and how wildfires, climate change and droughts impact forests in the region. The Fire and…
CBC The Current/Cross Country Checkup | Tragedy in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., could be catalyst for global action on climate change, expert says July 6, 2021
TRU wildfire researcher Mike Flannigan says events like the current fires in BC are an urgent reality. "There's no quick fix," he told Cross Country Checkup's…
Vancouver Sun | B.C. heat wave possible harbinger of long, smoky wildfire season: expert July 5, 2021
The Vancouver Sun talks with TRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan about how this summer's fire season is looking. Read more
CHEK News | B.C. government names wildfire research chair at TRU for 2021 June 25, 2021
Researcher and expert on wildfire behaviour and landscape fire modelling Dr. Mike Flannigan has been named the B.C. research chair in protective services, emergency management…
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Renowned wildfire expert based at TRU June 24, 2021
Dr. Michael Flannigan is the new British Columbia Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science at TRU, the university and Province of…
The Merritt Herald | Merrittonian accepts post-secondary award June 24, 2021
Meet Erin Thomsen, a new TRU graduate who heads into her future with a lot of awards under her belt. Read more
CFJC Today | TRU fire ecology researcher looks to include historical context, First Nations perspectives into wildfire project June 22, 2021
Dr. Jill Harvey, an incoming TRU professor, is coming to Kamloops from Edmonton where she works for the Canadian Forest Service. Harvey creates a historical…
News releases
Grant funds researcher’s study of forest-fire ecology June 15, 2021
KAMLOOPS – An incoming Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member has been granted a Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Fire Ecology. Dr. Jill Harvey will…
CBC British Columbia | Kamloops, B.C., zoo sheltering 92 snakes displaced by Trans Mountain pipeline construction December 7, 2020
In October, B.C. Wildlife Park received 92 Great Basin gopher snakes and western yellow-bellied racers displaced from Lac du Bois due to the Trans Mountain…
Academica | TRU announces opening of Wells Gray Education and Research Centre November 17, 2020
Academica shares the news about the new Wells Gray Education and Research Centre that was made possible by numerous donations. Read more
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Snake research garners prestigious scholarship November 6, 2020
Dana Eye’s groundbreaking rattlesnake research has been recognized by the Fraser Basin Council, as the Master of Science in Environmental Science student has been awarded…
The Lynda Steele Show | A nasal spray to ward off COVID-19? September 4, 2020
A nasal spray to treat COVID-19, sounds great right? Lynda Steele talks with TRU researcher Dr. John Church about a new project that looks at…
Clearwater Times | TRU’s Wells Gray research centre upgrades facilities June 16, 2020
Thompsons Rivers University’s research centre in Wells Gray Park received a $150,000 donation comes from Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation (WGCFC) and will be used…
Quesnel Cariboo Observer | Forestry Ink: Building soil health through biodiversity January 28, 2020
Regular columnist Jim Hilton says after two days at a TRU soils course, he was encouraged that we are on the right track for improving…
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Awards celebrate environmental research January 14, 2020
Graduate students Shannon Mendt and Joey Chisholm have been awarded Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science Fellowships as a result of their commitment to conducting…
Kamloops This Week | Lac du Bois: Assessing an ‘endangered ecosystem’ May 23, 2019
TRU faculty from Natural Resource Science are part of a group looking at preserving the Lac du Bois grasslands, which are deemed an “endangered ecosystem.”…
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Awards celebrate environmental impact of graduate research January 17, 2019
Three TRU graduate students whose research will have immediate and important impact on our natural environments have been awarded Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science…
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TRU researchers share $355,000 in federal awards October 9, 2018
Three Thompson Rivers University researchers received $355,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program, announced today by the Government of…
