Extension & Teaching

HIGHER EDUCATION

  • Forest carbon and climate change policy, guest lecture, University of Calgary ECOL 419, March 2020.
  • An Introduction to Forest Carbon Research, guest lecture, University of Calgary ENSC 502, Oct 2019.
  • Forest carbon and climate change policy, guest lecture, University of Calgary ECOL 419, March 2018.
  • An Introduction to Forest Carbon Research, guest lecture, University of Calgary ENSC 502, Oct. 2017.
  • Applying resilience concepts in forest management: a retrospective simulation approach, University of Calgary Ecology and Evolutionary Biology seminar series, Jan. 2016.
  • An Introduction to Forest Carbon Research, guest lecture, University of Calgary ENSC 502, Sept. 2014.
  • Introduction to Forest Carbon, course developer and instructor (on-line), Royal Roads University Continuing Education, spring 2012.
  • Climate Change and Forest Carbon Dynamics – 101, guest lecture, University of Victoria GEOG, Nov. 2008.
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Calgary, 1995-98

MODEL TRAINING WORKSHOPS

  • LANDIS-II, co-instructor, online, May 2020.
  • LANDIS-II, co-instructor, Portland State University, Aug. 2017.
  • LANDIS-II, co-instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nov. 2016.
  • CBM-CFS3, co-instructor, Victoria, July 2009

PRESENTATIONS TO FORESTRY PROFESSIONALS AND PUBLIC (2008-current only)

  • Introduction to forest carbon, Forest Carbon Initiative workshop series, Sept., April, 2017, March 2016
  • How might climate change affect forest growth and what can we do about it? Internal seminars and webinars Nov., Sept., June 2017, Forestry Adaptation Community of Practice webinar series (National), Nov. 2017.
  • An introduction to land-based carbon inventories, reporting & accounting in BC, presentation to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, March 2016.
  • Forest carbon and climate change modelling for multiple resource values, and FLNRO Priority policy-support needs on forest carbon. Presentations to the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Forest Carbon Mitigation Research Group, June 2016
  • Water Risk Project overview, internal seminar, Sept. 2016.
  • BC’s Forest Carbon Strategy, internal seminar Dec. 2016, Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals webinar, Nov. 2016.
  • New research results on climate change impacts on BC forests, internal seminar, June 2015
  • Forest Carbon Partnership Program Status Update, presentation to the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Forest Carbon Mitigation Research Group, June 2015
  • Varied responses of species and site-level forest productivity to climate change, Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals webinar, Sept. 2015, internal webinar, Sept. 2015.
  • Diversifying Managed Forests to Increase Resilience, Forestry Adaptation Community of Practice webinar series (national), Oct. 2014.
  • Potential climate change impacts on tree species productivity in the Sayward forest, internal webinar, Oct. 2014.
  • Adapting to climate change – hedging our bets with tree species diversity, Climate Forest Integration Workshop (national), Feb 2014, internal webinars Nov., Oct., Sept. 2013.
  • Dynamics of CForCS – A new carbon model for simulating climate change, Carbon Management in British Columbia Ecosystems workshop, June 2011.
  • Carbon in Harvested Wood Products from British Columbia, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement workshop, Nov. 2011, internal seminar Sept., Oct. 2011.
  • Uncertainty and risks in forest C management, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Forest Carbon Workshop. March 2010
  • Land Based Carbon Sinks and Sources, internal webinar, March 2010.
  • Preliminary impacts of Climate Change on Forest Carbon, internal seminar, March 2010.
  • Potential supply of biomass for bioenergy from Canada’s forests, internal webinar, June 2009
  • Beetle-killed wood for bioenergy? BC Sustainable Energy Association webinar, July 2008
  • Forest Carbon Dynamics, Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Climate Change – an Overview, internal seminar, Aug. 2008.
  • Climate Change and Forest Carbon Dynamics – 101, internal webinar, Oct. 2008

PRODUCTS

  • Howard, C., C.C. Dymond, V. Griess. 2020. Old-growth Forests as Carbon Sinks:Current Science. BC Forest Professionals (magazine), Jan-Feb 2020: 16-17
  • Climate change in British Columbia’s forests: What can we do about it. Video, May 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26BScN2NShw
  • Planting novel types of trees can boost carbon stocks in BC’s forests, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, Climate Examiner, Dec. 2017.
  • New research results on climate change effects on forest productivity and carbon: Case study of the Copper-Pine Creek Valley, internal newsletter, Sept. 2016.
  • Quantifying bioenergy from BC Forests, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, Climate Examiner, fall 2014.
  • Making Progress on BC’s Climate Action Plan, Government of British Columbia Report, June 2012.
  • British Columbia’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2009, Government of British Columbia Report, Sept. 2010.
  • Internal blog:
    • Book Recommendation – Creating and Measuring Farm and Forest C Sinks, Dec. 12 2008
    • What happens to the carbon in harvested wood? Nov. 17 2008
    • Is converting riparian hardwoods to conifers a good idea for carbon storage? Nov. 17 2008
    • Misconception: Bioenergy is always good/clean/C-neutral, Nov. 4 2008
    • When to harvest: tradeoffs between carbon uptake or carbon storage, Oct. 15 2008
    • Changing Policies, Sept 18, 2008
    • Where for art thou, Afforestation? Sept 18, 2008
    • The What, Where and How of Net-Zero Deforestation, Sept 9, 2008
    • Carbon Offsets & Forestry, Sept 5, 2008
    • What does Global Warming have to do with Carbon? Sept 2, 2008
    • From Volume to Carbon and Back Again, Aug 28, 2008
    • Odd Quirks of the Kyoto Protocol Accounting Rules, Aug 22, 2008
    • What is the FSCASC and Why should you care? Aug 21, 2008
    • Who’s currently practicing forest carbon accounting? Aug 19, 2008
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