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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD

@dr-spoon.bsky.social
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Tree Doctor • @IRSSubc PostDoc • #Silva21 Scientific Coordinator • MC Silviculture Lead • Sessional Lecturer • CrossFit Coach

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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
🌲 Early bird registration is now open for #IBFRA2026! 📅 Aug 24–28, 2026 | 📍 Québec City 🎓 Students: $650 CAD 🌍 Standard: $950 CAD 🗓 Early bird prices from until May 15 Join us to explore 'Living with Disturbance — Resilience in Boreal Forests' 👉 www.ibfra2026.org/registration
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Congratulations to #Silva21 Grad @madisophia.bsky.social on her 2nd publication from her MSc Thesis! 👏 Be sure to follow Madi to stay up to date with her latest research projects in Switzerland!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We outline impacts & call for Indigenous-led, science-informed management, monitoring & adaptive strategies to sustain ecosystems & traditions I am so proud to have worked with this team of forest ecologists, entomologists, dendrochronologists, climate, wood & soil scientists and researchers 🤝
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Excited to share my new #Silva21 paper! 📣 🌳Black Ash🌳 a wetland keystone & culturally vital to Indigenous communities is declining under climate change + the Ash Borer 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/er-2... 📓Environmental Reviews @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social
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A perspective on black ash decline in eastern North America: ecological insights, cultural importance, and urgent research needs
Black ash (Fraxinus nigra Marsh.) is a keystone species of wetlands and riparian ecosystems across northeastern North America. It is also culturally significant to Indigenous communities whose practic...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Registration is open for the fifth and final #Silva21 AGM! 📆August 19 - 21 août 2026 📍Fredericton, New Brunswick 🌐 www.silva21.com/agm This year's agenda: ⭐ The biggest findings after 5 years of research ⭐ Tools for industry partners ⭐ Decision-making for adaptive silviculture
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Does your research take place in the boreal forest?🌲 This is the LAST WEEK to submit your submissions for oral & poster presentations! You have 5 days! 📆August 24 - 28, 2026 📍Québec City, Canada Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 💻 www.ibfra2026.org/callforabstr...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Congrats to all co-authors! 🔹Kirk M Johnson 🔹Nicholas C Coops @irssubc.bsky.social 🔹Alexis Achim @alexisachim.bsky.social @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social 🔹Verena C Griess 🔹Ignacio Barbeito @ignaciobarbeito.bsky.social
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New #Silva21 publication! 📣 Modifying Stand-level Growth under a Changing Climate using a Model Fusion Approach How to plan forests for a future that won't look like the past? Fuse #3PG models with growth models that lack climate sensitivity! Read how: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Modifying Stand-level Growth under a Changing Climate using a Model Fusion Approach - Forest Science
The conventional growth models used in forest management often rely on historic biometric relationships and do not consider climate’s impact on growth. Climate sensitive predictions of forest growth a...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Looking to advance your knowledge of silviculture to make informed, sustainable decisions in stand management, balancing ecological, social & economic objectives? There’s still time register for @forestry.ubc.ca’s newest micro-certificate 🗓️Starts Feb 2! Learn more 👉 forestry.ubc.ca/future-stude...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
On behalf of the 2026 IBFRA Conference Organizing Committee, we are excited to announce the CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is now open! IBFRA2026 📅 August 24 - 27, 2026 📍 Québec City, Canada Click here for submission details 👉 www.ibfra2026.org/callforabstr... #IBFRA2026 #BorealForestResearch #BorealForests
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Call for Abstracts — IBFRA 2026
Call for abstracts for the 2026 IBFRA conference will open on November 15, 2025 and close February 1, 2026
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
We’re halfway through Movember and Evan (@muise.bsky.social) is halfway to his fundraising goal. Be sure to go donate to support men’s health 🕺 movember.com/m/14757115?m...
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Evan Muise's Mo Space
Evan's Motivation: I'm raising funds and awareness this Movember for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives. I need your help. Please donate to support men's health.
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Congrats to #Silva21 MSc student, Spencer Shields on his newest publication in the Science of #RemoteSensing! Spencer explored all the ways #PlanetScope #CubeSats are used for forest monitoring & has summarized his findings in this comprehensive review! 👏 @forestry.ubc.ca @alexisachim.bsky.social
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Forestry - An Int. Journal of Forest Research @forestryoup.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Reminder: We have a call for papers for a new Special Issue with @silvilaser2025.bsky.social SilviLaser 2025: Laser scanning applications in forest management ⏰ Submission deadline: 30th November 2025 More information here👇 academic.oup.com/forestry/pag...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
An exciting first day at #2025CIF in Thunder Bay! Always excited to share some #Silva21 research, talk to foresters, catch up with grad students and spontaneously do an interview with CBC! 🙈 Excited for more fun tomorrow! #RootedInCIF #CanadianForestry
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
From Silvilaser in Quebec, straight through to CIF AGM in Thunder Bay, Ontario! 🌳 Looking forward to these great topics and speaking tomorrow morning! Come say hi if you’ll be there too! #2025CIF #CanadianForestry #ClimateChange #Silviculture
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Looking forward to it!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I hope everyone is enjoying #Silvilaser2025! @silvilaser2025.bsky.social @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social @alexisachim.bsky.social @ulaval.ca @forestry.ubc.ca
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Excited to be organizing and attending #Silvilaser2025 in Québec City this week! 🙌 A big coordinated effort by @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social and @irssubc.bsky.social! Be sure to come say hi! 👋
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Félicitations @alexisachim.bsky.social ! Bien mérité pour tous tes travaux! Hâte de voir les résultats des prochaines années de recherche!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Haha yes!! 🙌 it was a productive summer!
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Forestry - An Int. Journal of Forest Research @forestryoup.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
We have a call for papers for a new Special Issue with @silvilaser2025.bsky.social SilviLaser 2025: Laser scanning applications in forest management ⏰ Submission deadline: 30th November 2025 More information here👇 academic.oup.com/forestry/pag...
Announcement for the call for papers for a new special issue with SilviLaser 2025. In the top right there is the Forestry and Silvilaser2025 logos. There are several green and grey boxes with text. Text reads: Call for papers! SilviLaser 2025: Laser scanning applications in forest management. Open for submissions from SilviLaser 2025 conference participants, as well as non-participants. Guest editors: Dr. Alexis Achim, Université Laval, Canada; Dr. Nicholas Coops, University of British Columbia, Canada; Dr. Amy Wotherspoon, University of British Columbia, Canada. Submission deadline: 30th November 2025. More information here: https://academic.oup.com/forestry/pages/call-for-papers. There is also a QR code that takes you to Forestry special issue webpage.
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
We dedicate this work to the memory of our colleague and co-author Melissa Spearing, who sadly passed during its writing. Her passion for seed biology and forestry, and her insightful contributions, will continue to inspire and leave a lasting legacy.
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Published in collaboration with ✍️ D’Orangeville, Thiffault, Pedlar, Raymond, Ravn, Spearing, Isaac-Renton, Godbout, Gravel-Grenier & McPhee 📓 @canjforestres.bsky.social 🙏 to #Silva21 for funding
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
How can we operationalize forest #AssistedMigration on a national scale without adequate data, seed supply, infrastructure, policy & risk management? We discuss these challenges & the path forward to meet climate change adaptation goals in our latest publication: doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2024-0325
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Challenges and opportunities for the operationalization of forest-assisted migration in Canada
As temperatures increase and suitable forest habitat shift faster than trees can adapt, the impacts of climate change threaten forest health and productivity. Forest-assisted migration (FAM) is a key ...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
📰 The assessment of individual tree canopies using drone-based intra-canopy photogrammetry ✍Olson, L.G., Coops, N.C., Moreau, G., Hamelin, R.C., Achim, A (2025) 📕 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
📰 Potential of thinning to increase forest resilience and resistance to drought, pest, windstorm and fire: A meta-analysis ✍ Chagnon, C., Dumont S., Morin-Bernard, A., Jactel, H., Achim, A., Moreau, G. (2025) 📕 Forest Ecology and Management 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
📰Challenges in teaching silviculture in Canada: the path forward ✍Wotherspoon, A. R., Moreau, G., Morin-Bernard, A., Achim, A., Coops, N. C., Villemaire-Côté, O., Irwin, L.A.K., Hagerman, S., Thifault, N., Colton, C., et al. 📕Can J of For Res (@canjforestres.bsky.social) 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr...
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Challenges in teaching silviculture in Canada: the path forward
In times of unprecedented global change, forest management education, especially in silviculture, must evolve to prepare future forest managers with relevant skills and a comprehensive view of adaptiv...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
📰 Cutting through market trends: The impact of macroeconomy, Covid-19 pandemic and climate-related disasters costs on wood product prices in North America ✍ Dura, H., Fortin, M., Achim, A. (2025) 📕Can J of For Res (@canjforestres.bsky.social) 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr...
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Cutting through market trends: The impact of macroeconomy, Covid-19 pandemic and climate-related disasters costs on wood product prices in North America
The market of wood products is the primary system used to assess the value of timber. Understanding its dynamics could help in forecasting future trends and guiding decision-makers on what and when to...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
New #Silva21 email blast has just gone out showcasing FOUR new publications! 🔗 mailchi.mp/00866fb7d1b1/feb_publications-10981800 4 articles, 4 HQP lead authors, 3 research themes, 3 different journals! Each highlighted in the thread below 👇 Not on our email list yet? Sign up 👉www.silva21.com
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4 new scientific publications are out now!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
After almost 5 years, #Silva21 publications are ramping up! Check out our @litmaps.com to track our peer-reviewed articles! Colour coded by our research themes: 🔵=Observe 🟡=Anticipate 🔴=Adapt app.litmaps.com/shared/3348e... Other publications like research bulletins & posters are on our website!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Congrats Florian & thank you FESBC for recognizing his hard work!👏 We couldn't agree more that Florian is dedicated to advancing & improving forestry in BC. He is involved with several #Silva21 research projects & we are excited for our continued & growing collabs with him & Nazko First Nations!🫶
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Article published by Helin Dura (her 1st from her PhD project) with M Fortin & @alexisachim.bsky.social: The impact of #macroeconomy, Covid-19 pandemic & climate-related disasters costs on wood product prices 📓 Open Access in @canjforestres.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr...
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Cutting through market trends: The impact of macroeconomy, Covid-19 pandemic and climate-related disasters costs on wood product prices in North America
The market of wood products is the primary system used to assess the value of timber. Understanding its dynamics could help in forecasting future trends and guiding decision-makers on what and when to...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
New #Silva21 publication! 🪵A study of 1990-2023 North America #WoodProduct prices shows macro factors & disruptions affect products differently, guiding harvest & #silviculture decisions beyond general price indices 💸 ✍️ Helin Dura, M Fortin, A Achim 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... #ForestEconomy
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
#Silva21 is a #NSERC research program led by Alexis Achim (@alexisachim.bsky.social in @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social) at Université Laval and Nicholas Coops (@irssubc.bsky.social) at UBC (@forestry.ubc.ca).
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
This event wouldn’t have been possible without funding from the #SustainableForestryInitiative. This collaboration is part of their work to advance #ClimateSmartForestry across Canada, supported by Environment & Climate Change Canada. Learn more at forests.org
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Were you at our 4th AGM this past spring? Couldn't make it and want to see what you missed? Or maybe just live vicariously through our summary reports & event photos?! It's all here on the updated webpage! 📰 Summary reports (FR & EN) ✍️ Feedback survey 📸 Event photos www.silva21.com/agm2025
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AGM 2022 | Silva21
La quatrième assemblée générale annuelle a eu lieu en avril 2025 à Sherbrooke, au Québec. Lisez les rapports sommaires, consultez les présentations des PHQ et regardez les photos de l’événement ici.
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I am excited to share that I am a Guest Editor for this Special Issue of Forestry @forestryoup.bsky.social for #Silvilaser2025! Be sure to get your submissions in and feel free to DM me if you have any questions. 👋 Please share to let your colleagues know about this great publishing opportunity!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Having a great time at the #IRSSlab retreat 2025 @ Cowichan Lake!🫶 Thanks to all who demo’d the Outdoors Tips & Tricks!🔨 @la-stack.bsky.social with the #Trimble, @jamesmcglade.bsky.social with the the #GeoSlam & Liam with PostEx👏 @irssubc.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
📓Published in @canjforestres.bsky.social 💰Funded by #Silva21 Big thanks to @alexisachim.bsky.social for the support through the many versions of this manuscript. #HigherEducation #ForestryEducation #ActiveLearning #BloomsTaxonomy
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Happy to share my latest publication which was a huge project with amazing #Silva21 collaborators! 🤩 It's also special as its my first publication relating to #highereducation & #pedagogy Challenges in teaching #silviculture in Canada: the path forward 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... @forestry.ubc.ca
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Challenges in teaching silviculture in Canada: the path forward
In times of unprecedented global change, forest management education, especially in silviculture, must evolve to prepare future forest managers with relevant skills and a comprehensive view of adaptiv...
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
MESc project 📣 Using Forest Composition, Structure & Disturbance Database to define contemporary successional pathways for specific forest regions 🚩 Nipissing University, #OMNR and collaborations in ON, QC, & NB with PI Yan Boucher 💰 $18,000/yr Contact Jeff Dech jeffreyd@nipissingu.ca #NipissingU
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Spread the word! Only a few more weeks of early bird registration!
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Thank you to all who came out to #Silva21’s 4th AGM in Sherbrooke, QC 🌲 Big thanks to the HQPs, #SFI and #Domtar for making this event possible! See you all next year for our final event! @alexisachim.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Day ✌️ of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association annual meeting! Happy to be here and catch up with my home forests! 🌳 #OPFA #OPFA2025 #OntarioForesters #OntarioForests
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Congratulations Nelson! 🥳
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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
‪🚨FINAL CALL for abstracts!🚨 Deadline: Mar 16 @ midnight (yes, you can submit over the weekend!) #Silvilaser2025 Details: 📅Sep 29-Oct 3, 2025 🚩 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 🙏PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS! Guidelines & submissions: silvilaser2025.com #lidar #remotesensing #ALS #drones #forestry
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
⭐Highlights⭐ cont. 🖥️ Processing time ⬆️ with tree size & seasonality due to frame count and scene complexity 🙏 Thank you to coauthors. Be sure to follow themon Bluesky: @irssubc.bsky.social @alexisachim.bsky.social Read full article here 👇
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
⭐Highlights⭐ 📽️ 1st-person view drones capture high-res video with 3D photogrammetric reconstruction 🌲 Ray marching quantifies canopy transparency from point clouds; a precise alternative to visual estimates 🌳Drone estimates of height, DBH & canopy spread align with ground & lidar measurements
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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New #Silva21 paper! (and first by MSc student @lukasolson.bsky.social!) The assessment of individual tree canopies using #drone based intra-canopy #photogrammetry ✍️ Olson, Coops, Moreau, Hamelin & Achim 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co... Read the highlights in 🧵 @forestry.ubc.ca #remotesensing #3D
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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
📣LAST CALL for abstracts! Due Feb 28th! 📣 Don't miss this chance to speak at #Silvilaser2025, an amazing event to present innovative research, foster collaborations & explore the latest in #LaserScanning & technologies for #ForestManagement 📍Quebec City, Canada 📅Sep 29-Oct 3 2025 Guidelines in 🧵
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