Recap of the 2023 G&Y Innovations Conference Field Tour

photo of participants on the 2023 growth and yield innovations conference field tour.

About the Field Tour

The optional one-day field tour showcased growth and yield research being conducted in Alberta as well as the applications of new technologies. The field tour allowed participants working in different geographic locations to continue discussions initiated at the conference, to build relationships, and to identify opportunities for future collaboration.

The full proceedings of the conference can be found here.


Activities

Characterizing and Modelling Stands Following Mountain Pine Beetle Attack

Dr. Robert E. Froese, RPF, CF, Professor and Endowed Chair in Forest Growth & Yield, Executive Director, Forest Growth Organization of Western Canada

Very Old Aspen: Successional Pathways and Growth Modelling

Paul Leblanc, MScF, RPF, District Forest, Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.

Applied Aerial LiDAR Demonstration

Dr. Robert E. Froese, RPF, CF, Professor and Endowed Chair in Forest Growth & Yield, Executive Director, Forest Growth Organization of Western Canada


Photos