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Congratulations are in order for Cameron Naficy, who has been awarded a Mitacs Elevate grant! Find out how this two-year grant will help Cameron in his work with Landscapes in Motion.
Read MoreAs the Oblique Photography team prepares to head out into the field, they are training new field staff how to find the locations where land surveyors once stood to photograph the landscape. Sometimes it’s a bit more complicated (see our last blog post!), but sometimes there is a nice, friendly marker left behind by surveyors of the past…
Read MoreIf someone gave you a 100-year-old photo of the mountains and asked you to find the exact spot the photographer stood, do you think you could do it? Every summer, members of our Oblique Photography Team and the Mountain Legacy Project prove they are up to the challenge - find out how they do it!
Read MoreHere at Landscapes in Motion, we talk a lot about “looking to the past” to understand how fire regimes have shaped the landscapes of the southern Rockies in Alberta. Cameron Naficy explains how the Fire Regime team collects and interprets historical clues in order to reconstruct the fire regimes of the past - and why it’s important they do so.
Read MoreHave you ever walked through a recently burned forest? As your blackened boots would attest, the trees are not the only part of the forest that burned. What happens to forest soils during a wildfire, and how does the severity of the fire affect these changes?
Read MoreLandscapes in Motion is a collaboration between three different teams, each working to understand the landscape of southwestern Alberta through a different lens. Ceres Barros of the Modelling Team sets the stage for the team’s work by explaining what modelling is all about.
Read MoreIn this installment of our Meet the Team series, we get to know John Stadt, the Provincial Forest Ecologist for the Government of Alberta and the Science-Policy Advisor for Landscapes in Motion. Hear how he want from family hikes on Vancouver Island to staying curious in Alberta's dynamic forests.
Read MoreIt takes more than a snowstorm to keep Landscapes in Motion's David Andison away from an evening of talks about wildfire! Our sincere thanks to the Crowsnest Conservation Society for inviting Dave to speak at their Forests on Fire event on Feb. 7, 2018.
Read MoreMeet our very own Dave Andison at a night of presentations hosted by the Crowsnest Conservation Society on Feb. 7, 2018 in Blairmore, Alberta.
Read MoreIs a recently burned forest a wasteland, or something much more exciting? Hear the story behind some of the creatures that rely on burned forests for their next meal, including the iconic Black-backed Woodpecker.
Read MoreThe landscapes of the southern Rockies of Alberta have a long and complex natural and cultural history. Prominent in that history is the role of forest fires. Fire has been, and remains today, a necessary and critical part of the long-term health and sustainability of these landscapes. The goal of this project is to advance our understanding of how, where, and when historical wildfires occur, and the implications of those dynamics.
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