Spring can be a time for ‘green eggs and chocolate,’ say UBCO experts
The arrival of spring and Easter is often celebrated with egg-containing delicacies and all-things chocolate.
UBCO researcher recommends systematic approach to forest and water supply management
As World Water Day is observed around the globe, new research from UBC Okanagan suggests a systematic approach to forest and water supply research may yield an improved assessment and understanding of connections between the two.
Declining caribou population victim of ecological chain reaction
A new study comparing decades of environmental monitoring records has confirmed that Canada’s caribou are not faring as well as other animals like moose and wolves in the same areas—and also teased out why.
EEGS staff member secures Open Education Resource grant
Laboratory Program Manager Stuart MacKinnon awarded $10,000 from the BCcampus Zero Textbook Cost Initiative for STEM Laboratory Program Manager Stuart MacKinnon is on a mission to reduce the cost of books for post-secondary students in B.C. Last summer, he collaborated with colleagues across the province to produce a laboratory manual for first-year physical geography courses. […]
Misinformation, polarization impeding environmental protection efforts
A group of researchers, spanning six universities and three continents, are sounding the alarm on a topic not often discussed in the context of conservation—misinformation.