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UBC Okanagan hosts Community Water Forum

By Patty Wellborn on November 14, 2019

Panel discusses the need for forest restoration to mitigate the risks of flood and wildfire

What: Community Water Forum
Who: A panel of experts including UBC researchers, Okanagan Nation Alliance representatives, and a wildland fire ecologist
When: Tuesday, November 19, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Where: Okanagan Regional Library, Kelowna Branch, 1380 Ellis Street

UBC Okanagan’s third annual Community Water Forum will host a panel of experts who will explore how forests and water interact and the role restoration can play in creating more resilient ecosystems.

Wildfires, floods, droughts, landslides, and damage done by the Mountain Pine Beetle have all had significant environmental and socio-economic impacts on communities throughout B.C. These cumulative effects threaten not only the quality and quantity of our drinking water, but other cultural, social, environmental and economic values as well.

Panel members

  • Assistant Professor Mathieu Bourbonnais, UBC Okanagan, LiDAR and remote sensing technologies; environmental and socio-economic impacts of wildfire
  • Robert Gray, Wildland Fire Ecologist, fire science, management and operations; landscape level restoration
  • Natasha Lukey, Okanagan Nation Alliance, Okanagan waterway restoration initiatives
  • Professor Adam Wei, UBC Okanagan, forest hydrology; watershed ecosystems, cumulative effects of forest disturbance

The Community Water Forum is an annual event hosted by UBC Okanagan in partnership with the Okanagan Basin Water Board and the Okanagan Nation Alliance.

This public event is free, but registration is required: research.ok.ubc.ca/cwf

About UBC's Okanagan campus

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning in the heart of British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. Ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world, UBC is home to bold thinking and discoveries that make a difference. Established in 2005, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world.

To find out more, visit: ok.ubc.ca

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Patty Wellborn
Assistant Communications Coordinator
University Relations

The University of British Columbia
Okanagan campus
Tel: 250-807-8463
E-mail: patty.wellborn@ubc.ca

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