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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

New MSc position open with us for 'Mapping Biophysical Hazard for Windthrow on the BC Coast' 💨💨🌲 This project will combine LS-based stand inventory, Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping and digital terrain data to model windthrow hazard For more details and requirements: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...

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Leanna Stackhouse @la-stack.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Excited and still a bit bewildered to say that this week I defended my doctoral dissertation! A huge thank you has to go to my supervisor, committee members, and my colleagues @irssubc.bsky.social for all of their support these past 4.5 years. It's fun to be on this side of the cake for once!

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Does your research take place in the boreal forest? 🌲 Come present at the International Boreal Forest Research Association 2026 Conference 'Living with Disturbance: Resilience in Boreal Forests" 📆August 24 - 27, 2026 📍Québec City, Canada DEADLINE: Feb 1st, 2026 www.ibfra2026.org/callforabstr...

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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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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

💠Growing interest in this field with diverse applications and methodologies 💠Many reports of strong positive interannual relationships between tree-ring width and vegetation indices 💠Growth trends shows mixed outcomes, as tree-ring growth and vegetation indices often decouple over longer periods

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📣NEW PAPER 📣A Review of Dendrochronology and Remote Sensing Integration for Forest Growth and Disturbance Monitoring ✍️: Leduc, Coops, Morin-Bernard, Moreau & Achim (alexisachim.bsky.social) 📖: Current Forestry Reports doi.org/10.1007/s407... #RemoteSensing #IRSSlab #Dendrochronology #review

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

#Movember – It’s that time of year A yearly highlight, it’s how we have fun, show support & raise funds for men’s health. Since 2021, #IRSSLab has raised over $4,000 & we’re excited to keep up the momentum. Please consider sharing or donating to this year’s campaign: 🔗 tinyurl.com/IRSSMovember

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Want to stay up to date with the #IRSSLab and see longer-form content from our members? Check us out on LinkedIn ℹ️ for in-depth updates from our members and community at large! Connect with us as we build our network of remote sensing experts and students. 🛰️ www.linkedin.com/company/inte...

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Integrated Remote Sensing Studio | LinkedIn

Integrated Remote Sensing Studio | 215 followers on LinkedIn. Advancing forest science through remote sensing innovation at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry | The IRSS research...

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

✔️Comprehensive review of PlanetScope data for forest monitoring ✔️Assessment of spatiotemporal characteristics of PlanetScope datasets ✔️Evaluation of methods for preprocessing and analyzing PlanetScope datasets ✔️Suggestions of future research directions and uses

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

📣NEW PAPER 📣A review of PlanetScope CubeSats for forest monitoring ✍️: Shields, Coops, Achim (@alexisachim.bsky.social), Hamelin, Mulverhill 📖: Science of Remote Sensing doi.org/10.1016/j.sr... #planetScope #forestry #highresolution #nearrealtime #multispectral #IRSSlab #UBCForestry

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Evan Muise @muise.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Happy to share that the third paper from my PhD is now published! We estimated remote sensing-derived forest structural and functional integrity on Vancouver Island and examined the influence of anthropogenic pressure on these metrics. Open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

✔️Framework for automated generation of point-cloud segmentation & species labeling ✔️Novel dual-stream deep learning model for predicting species from point-clouds ✔️Evaluation of point-based deep learning layers for species prediction ✔️Inclusion of point-cloud metrics improved accuracy by ∼ 11 %

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 Individual tree species prediction using airborne laser scanning data and derived point-cloud metrics within a dual-stream deep learning approach doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... ✍️: Murray, Coops, White, Barbeito, Dick (adamdick.bsky.social), Ragabv #DeepLearning #AI #Lidar

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fRI Research @friresearch.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

How do different disturbances impact a stream and its riparian zone? This August, a Water and Fish project used drones equipped with high resolution LiDAR and thermal sensors to survey 24 streams across four site types: 🌲 Forested 🔥 Fire-affected 🪵 Harvested 🏍️ OHV-impacted

Three researchers operate a drone in a post-fire landscape, surrounded by grasses and scattered burned trees under an open sky. Photo credit: Sadie Russell.

A drone sits on rocky ground beside a small stream, ready for takeoff. Photo credit: Leanna Stackhouse.

A drone controller screen displays an aerial view of a forested landscape with a winding stream below. Photo credit: Sadie Russell.

Three researchers walk along a grassy forest path, carrying field gear on their way to a new research site. Photo credit: Leanna Stackhouse.

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 Projecting Future Changes in Burn Probability in Canada's Forests and Communities Under Different Climate Change Scenarios doi.org/10.1080/0703... ✍️: Mulverhill, Coops, Wulder (@mikewulder.bsky.social), Hermosilla (@txominhermos.bsky.social), White, Bater #Wildfire #ClimateChange

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Will we be seeing you at The Wildlife Society's 2025 conference in Edmonton this week? 🦌 #TWS2025 Leonard (@l-hambrecht.bsky.social) and Hiroto will be sharing their research on how #drones, #ThermalImaging, and #DeepLearning are advancing conservation research. @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

#IRSSLab roll call! 🙌 Brianne Boufford, José Riofrió, and many more are lighting up #Silvilaser2025 with some awesome talks and stellar science! Still so much good stuff ahead—come hang with us! #UBCForestry #RemoteSensing @silvilaser2025.bsky.social

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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Day 2 of #Silvilaser2025! 🎙️ Welcome address by co-hosts Dr Achim & Dr Coops 👏 A word from our platinum sponsor #rapidlasso 👨‍💻 Keynote speaker Dr Tompalski We’re looking forward to a full day of sessions!! @irssubc.bsky.social @metafor-ulaval.bsky.social @piotrtompalski.bsky.social

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Bienvenue à SilviLaser 2025! ⚜️🌲 #IRSSlab members Brent Murray (@brntmrry.bsky.social) and Liam Irwin kicked off the conference today with a workshop on #lidR and #LAStools. Lots of exciting talks and sessions ahead — make sure to stop by and say hi! #Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Congratulations to Yinan (Elaine) Ye on successfully completing her Master of Science! 🎓 Her thesis, "Segmenting and Updating Forest Polygons Over Three Decades Using Time-Series Landsat Imagery," showcases her incredible hard work and dedication. Don’t be a stranger! 🌲🧳 #UBCForestry #IRSSLab

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

One to remember! 🎓 Dr. Evan (Bud) Muise finds his place on the wall after the successful defense of his thesis: "Assessing forest ecological integrity and protected area effectiveness in British Columbia with satellite remote sensing" Congratulations, Bud! #IRSSlab #UBCForestry #RemoteSensing

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Thank you to Francesco Pirotti at the University of Padova for hosting Dr. Nicholas Coops at the Earth Sensing Summer School 2025. It was inspiring to hear the work of fellow speakers and the next generation of geomatics scholars. ✨The future looks bright! ✨ #EarthSensing2025 #RemoteSensing

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

📖 Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research (@canjforestres.bsky.social) Funded by #Silva21, #NSERC

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

1️⃣FAM forests adapt to #ClimateChange, but limited #SeedSupply, infrastructure & policy frameworks hinder large-scale implementation 2️⃣Tools like genomic selection, seed databases offer opportunities for future FAM 3️⃣Trust, collaboration & #DiverseKnowledgeSystems are essential for policy & practice

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 Challenges and opportunities for the operationalization of forest-assisted migration in Canada doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... ✍️: Wotherspoon (@dr-spoon.bsky.social), D'Orangeville, Thiffault, Pedlar, Raymond, Ravn, Spearing, Isaac-Renton, Godbout, Gravel-Grenier, McPhee #IRSSlab #UBCForestry

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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

#Silvilaser2025 schedule & program are now online! 🥳 Check out the line up of workshops, speakers, field tour & social events! 👉 www.silvilaser2025.com/program Which plenary session are you most looking forward to?! Registration for extra activities closes Sep 10 📍 Quebec City Convention Centre

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Program — SilviLaser 2025

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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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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

✨Research Highlights: The approach keeps existing stand boundaries without land cover change and updates regenerating areas. Stands grew larger and more complex over time, approaching pre-disturbance values. The algorithm is transparent and efficient, ideal for forest change monitoring. #IRSSlab

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 Temporally Consistent Forest Stand Segmentation using Landsat Imagery dx.doi.org/10.1109/LGRS... 📖: Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters ✍️: Ye, Coops, Hermosilla @txominhermos.bsky.social, Wulder @mikewulder.bsky.social, Gergel #Segmentation #ChangeDetection #Landsat #ubcforestry

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Congratulations again and again and again to Dr. Ramon Melser! (@ramonmelser.bsky.social) He joins the wall after successfully defending his thesis: “Enhanced assessment of boreal vegetation productivity using integrated satellite-derived datasets and analysis approaches.” #IRSSLab #UBCForestry

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We’re so glad you made the trip to join us!

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Huge thanks to our amazing guests — Mike Wulder, Txomin Hermosilla, Piotr Tompalski, Justin Morgenroth, Trevor Jones, Alexandre Morin-Bernard, Tristan Goodbody, Spencer Dakin-Kuiper & Wiebe Nijland — for bringing their insight, expertise & good times to our annual retreat!

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Work hard, play hard! 🌲✨ The #IRSSLab just wrapped up our annual summer retreat. This week away gave lab members the chance to share research updates, pick up new skills from colleagues and guests, and, of course, enjoy some much-needed R&R! #UBCForestry #remotesensing

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Huge congratulations to you, Ramon!

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Ramon Melser @ramonmelser.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Excited to share that I successfully defended my PhD dissertation in Remote Sensing (Forestry) at @forestry.ubc.ca. Thank you to all of my fantastic labmates in the @irssubc.bsky.social, as well as my supervisor, Nicholas Coops, and my research committee for all their support.

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Members from the IRSS attended the #WIRED2025 symposium to present their research on overhead power lines across forested landscapes, as well as engage with industry and project participants. Wonderful work from James (@jamesmcglade.bsky.social), Eliceo and Celine! #IRSSlab #ubcforestry

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Great demonstrations from the whole team!

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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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fRI Research @friresearch.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Preliminary results are in: Fixed-wing drones show strong potential for moose surveys. Monitoring moose populations has been traditionally done by helicopter. Our partners at UBC are exploring if drones are a better alternative. 🔗Learn more: friresearch.ca/publications... @irssubc.bsky.social

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UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship🌲🇨🇦 @forestry.ubc.ca · 30/07/2025

Vancouver recently increased its urban forest strategy to aim for 30% tree coverage by 2050.🌳 #UBCForestry Master of Urban Forestry Leadership Program Director, Sara Barron, explains that "trees take time to grow, but they can still benefit cities in the long term,"🌱 globalnews.ca/news/1129225...

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From tree cover to green roofs, how are cities fighting extreme heat? - National | Globalnews.ca

Studies have shown cities can see higher temperatures during heat waves compared with rural areas, but cities are taking steps to try to reduce that impact.

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 Challenges in teaching silviculture in Canada: the path forward doi.org/10.1139/cjfr... ✍️: Wotherspoon (@dr-spoon.bsky.social), Moreau, Morin-Bernard, Achim (@alexisachim.bsky.social), Coops, Villemaire-Côté, Irwin & Hagerman @forestry.ubc.ca

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The newest addition to the wall! Huge congratulations to Madi Brown (madisophia.bsky.social‬) on her successful MSc defense. We wish her all the best on her next chapter at ‪ETH Zurich (ethz.ch��). Viel Erfolg, Madi! ✨ #UBCForestry #IRSSLab

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 Estimating 3D individual tree crown growth using multi-temporal LiDAR doi.org/10.1080/2150... 📖: Remote Sensing Letters ✍️: McGlade (jamesmcglade.bsky.social‬) & Coops @forestry.ubc.ca #remotesensing #ubcforestry #irsslab #LiDAR #ALS #randomforest #alphashape

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Mike Wulder @mikewulder.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We tested ways to improve Canada’s National Forest Inventory (#NFI) estimates by integrating #Landsat derived #landcover data. Combining sample-based plots with wall-to-wall maps boosted estimation efficiency and helped track tree cover change. #OpenAccess #NTEMS Baral et al. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr...

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UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship🌲🇨🇦 @forestry.ubc.ca · 15/07/2025

#UBCForestry is hiring a researcher in Natural Resources Governance who is eligible for nomination for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC). Learn more about the position and apply here: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...

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Job post: CERC in Natural Resources Governance

Job Post: UBC Forestry is recruiting a leading researcher in Natural Resources Governance for a Canada Excellence Research Chair nomination.

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

2/2 Highlights ✨ ✔️ Remotely sensed spectral traits quantify responses to heat in coastal Douglas-fir ✔️ Red edge indices and PRI are sensitive to heat responses ✔️ Red edge indices, PRI and GCC are sensitive to tree size ✔️Chlorophyll:carotenoid indices show phenological decline across the drought

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IRSS at UBC @irssubc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

NEW PAPER 📣 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐷𝑜𝑢𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠-𝑓𝑖𝑟 #OpenAccess 🔓 doi.org/10.1016/j.sr... 📖: Science of Remote Sensing ✍️: Waite, Coops, Grubinger, Isaac-Renton, Degner, King and Liu #remotesensing #ubcforestry #irsslab #LiDAR #multispectral #drought

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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

LAST CALL📣 for early bird registration! These rates will NOT be extended 💸 Prices go up July 2! Students (MSc/PhD): $650 early bird/$750 regular Standard registration (including PDF): $950 early bird/$1,150 regular See you in Quebec Sep 29-Oct 3! ⚜️ event.fourwaves.com/silvilaser2025/pages

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