Climate change is transforming the way wildfires behave across much of North America. Experts point to a combination of heat waves and droughts, especially those…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Vancouver Sun talks with TRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan about how this summer's fire season is looking. Read more
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…
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…
Meet Erin Thomsen, a new TRU graduate who heads into her future with a lot of awards under her belt. Read more
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…
KAMLOOPS – An incoming Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member has been granted a Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Fire Ecology. Dr. Jill Harvey will…
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 shares the news about the new Wells Gray Education and Research Centre that was made possible by numerous donations. Read more
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
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…
