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734<article id="post-2504" class="post-2504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> 735 <div class="article-inner "> 736 <header class="entry-header"> 737 <div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-left"> 738 <h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></h6><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/12/12/mapping-forest-microclimates/" rel="bookmark" class="plain">Mapping Forest Microclimates: Oregon State University and the UBCâs Mother Tree Project & Program Join Forces</a></h2><div class="entry-divider is-divider small"></div> 739 <div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall"> 740 <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/12/12/mapping-forest-microclimates/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-12-12T09:40:30-08:00">December 12, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-01-13T14:43:51-08:00">January 13, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="meta-author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/author/abigail-millsonubc-ca/">Abigail Millson</a></span></span> </div> 741 </div> 742 <div class="entry-image relative"> 743 <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/12/12/mapping-forest-microclimates/"> 744 <img width="1020" height="765" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201020%20765%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-src="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-1067x800.jpg" class="lazy-load attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="" data-srcset="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-533x400.jpg 533w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-768x576.jpg 768w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hannah-Sachs-2025-MKRF-1320x990.jpg 1320w" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" /></a> 745 <div class="badge absolute top post-date badge-outline"> 746 <div class="badge-inner"> 747 <span class="post-date-day">12</span><br> 748 <span class="post-date-month is-small">Dec</span> 749 </div> 750</div> 751 </div> 752 </header> 753 <div class="entry-content"> 754 <div class="entry-summary"> 755 <p>Hannah Sachs, a Masterâs student from Oregon State Universityâs Forest Ecosystems & Society program has joined forces with UBC Forestryâs Mother Tree Project & Program (MTPP) to uncover how microclimates within British Columbia forests influence regeneration, biodiversity, and resilience in a warming world.</p> 756 <div class="text-left"> 757 <a class="more-link button primary is-outline is-smaller" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/12/12/mapping-forest-microclimates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 758 </div> 759 </div> 760 761</div> 762 <footer class="entry-meta clearfix"> 763 <span class="cat-links"> 764 Posted in <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> </span> 765 766 767 </footer> 768 </div> 769</article> 770 771 772<article id="post-2424" class="post-2424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> 773 <div class="article-inner "> 774 <header class="entry-header"> 775 <div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-left"> 776 <h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></h6><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/11/05/cooks-ferry-land-guardians-and-ubc-forestry-launch-groundbreaking-post-wildfire-study/" rel="bookmark" class="plain">
776Cookâs Ferry Land Guardians and UBC Forestry Launch Groundbreaking Post-Wildfire Study</a></h2><div class="entry-divider is-divider small"></div> 777 <div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall"> 778 <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/11/05/cooks-ferry-land-guardians-and-ubc-forestry-launch-groundbreaking-post-wildfire-study/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-11-05T11:06:18-08:00">November 5, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-12-09T14:26:20-08:00">December 9, 2025</time></a></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="meta-author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/author/amy_j3pzkn7o/">admin</a></span></span> </div> 779 </div> 780 <div class="entry-image relative"> 781 <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/11/05/cooks-ferry-land-guardians-and-ubc-forestry-launch-groundbreaking-post-wildfire-study/"> 782 <img width="1000" height="667" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201000%20667%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-src="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mtpp-cooks-ferry-weather-monitoring_02_web.jpg" class="lazy-load attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Bobby Jo Love" decoding="async" srcset="" data-srcset="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mtpp-cooks-ferry-weather-monitoring_02_web.jpg 1000w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mtpp-cooks-ferry-weather-monitoring_02_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mtpp-cooks-ferry-weather-monitoring_02_web-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a> 783 <div class="badge absolute top post-date badge-outline"> 784 <div class="badge-inner"> 785 <span class="post-date-day">05</span><br> 786 <span class="post-date-month is-small">Nov</span> 787 </div> 788</div> 789 </div> 790 </header> 791 <div class="entry-content"> 792 <div class="entry-summary"> 793 <p>The UBC Faculty of Forestryâs Mother Tree Project & Program (MTPP) and the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence have joined forces with the Cookâs Ferry Indian Band of the Nlakaâpamux Nation to launch a pioneering forest research collaboration.</p> 794 <div class="text-left"> 795 <a class="more-link button primary is-outline is-smaller" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/11/05/cooks-ferry-land-guardians-and-ubc-forestry-launch-groundbreaking-post-wildfire-study/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 796 </div> 797 </div> 798 799</div> 800 <footer class="entry-meta clearfix"> 801 <span class="cat-links"> 802 Posted in <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> </span> 803 804 805 </footer> 806 </div> 807</article> 808 809 810<article id="post-2186" class="post-2186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> 811 <div class="article-inner "> 812 <header class="entry-header"> 813 <div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-left"> 814 <h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></h6><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/08/04/mother-tree-project-participates-in-awinakolas-tree-of-life-2025-awakening-hiladi/" rel="bookmark" class="plain">Listening and Learning on the Land: UBCâs Mother Tree Project & Program Participates in Awiânakolaâs Tree of Life 2025 â Awakening Hiladi</a></h2><div class="entry-divider is-divider small"></div> 815 <div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall"> 816 <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/08/04/mother-tree-project-participates-in-awinakolas-tree-of-life-2025-awakening-hiladi/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-08-04T15:30:28-07:00">August 4, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-11-11T10:05:52-08:00">November 11, 2025</time></a></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="meta-author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/author/amy_j3pzkn7o/">admin</a></span></span> </div> 817 </div> 818 <div class="entry-image relative">
819 <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/08/04/mother-tree-project-participates-in-awinakolas-tree-of-life-2025-awakening-hiladi/"> 820 <img width="1020" height="623" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201020%20623%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-src="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOL2025_Suzanne-Teresa_In-the-Forest_edit_sm-1309x800.jpg" class="lazy-load attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Dr. Suzanne Simard and Dr. Teresa Ryan at Tree of Life 2025." decoding="async" srcset="" data-srcset="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOL2025_Suzanne-Teresa_In-the-Forest_edit_sm-1309x800.jpg 1309w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOL2025_Suzanne-Teresa_In-the-Forest_edit_sm-654x400.jpg 654w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOL2025_Suzanne-Teresa_In-the-Forest_edit_sm-768x470.jpg 768w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOL2025_Suzanne-Teresa_In-the-Forest_edit_sm-1320x807.jpg 1320w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOL2025_Suzanne-Teresa_In-the-Forest_edit_sm.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" /></a> 821 <div class="badge absolute top post-date badge-outline"> 822 <div class="badge-inner"> 823 <span class="post-date-day">04</span><br> 824 <span class="post-date-month is-small">Aug</span> 825 </div> 826</div> 827 </div> 828 </header> 829 <div class="entry-content"> 830 <div class="entry-summary"> 831 <p>Members of the Mother Tree Project and Program (MTPP) team from UBCâs Faculty of Forestry were honoured to participate in Tree of Life 2025 â Awakening Hiladi, a five-day cultural and ecological gathering hosted by the Awiânakola Foundation in Maâamtagila territory.</p> 832 <div class="text-left"> 833 <a class="more-link button primary is-outline is-smaller" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/08/04/mother-tree-project-participates-in-awinakolas-tree-of-life-2025-awakening-hiladi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 834 </div> 835 </div> 836 837</div> 838 <footer class="entry-meta clearfix"> 839 <span class="cat-links"> 840 Posted in <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> </span> 841 842 843 </footer> 844 </div> 845</article> 846 847 848<article id="post-2169" class="post-2169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> 849 <div class="article-inner "> 850 <header class="entry-header"> 851 <div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-left"> 852 <h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></h6><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/07/21/france-dedicates-pathway-to-dr-suzanne-simard/" rel="bookmark" class="plain">France dedicates tree-lined park pathway to UBC forest ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard</a></h2><div class="entry-divider is-divider small"></div> 853 <div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall"> 854 <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/07/21/france-dedicates-pathway-to-dr-suzanne-simard/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-07-21T10:47:58-07:00">July 21, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-21T10:49:38-07:00">July 21, 2025</time></a></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="meta-author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/author/amy_j3pzkn7o/">admin</a></span></span> </div> 855 </div> 856 <div class="entry-image relative"> 857 <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/07/21/france-dedicates-pathway-to-dr-suzanne-simard/"> 858 <img width="1020" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201020%20574%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-src="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm-1400x788.jpg" class="lazy-load attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="photo of Simard Alley sign" decoding="async" srcset="" data-srcset="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm-1400x788.
858jpg 1400w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm-710x400.jpg 710w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm-768x432.jpg 768w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SimardAlley_Sign_2025_Pierre-Athanaze_sm.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" /></a> 859 <div class="badge absolute top post-date badge-outline"> 860 <div class="badge-inner"> 861 <span class="post-date-day">21</span><br> 862 <span class="post-date-month is-small">Jul</span> 863 </div> 864</div> 865 </div> 866 </header> 867 <div class="entry-content"> 868 <div class="entry-summary"> 869 <p>Simard Alley is more than just a newly designated walkway in Franceâitâs a newly christened landmark named in honour of Dr. Suzanne Simard, renowned UBC Faculty of Forestry ecology professor and one of TIME magazineâs 100 most influential people of 2024.</p> 870 <div class="text-left"> 871 <a class="more-link button primary is-outline is-smaller" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/07/21/france-dedicates-pathway-to-dr-suzanne-simard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 872 </div> 873 </div> 874 875</div> 876 <footer class="entry-meta clearfix"> 877 <span class="cat-links"> 878 Posted in <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> </span> 879 880 881 </footer> 882 </div> 883</article> 884 885 886<article id="post-2070" class="post-2070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> 887 <div class="article-inner "> 888 <header class="entry-header"> 889 <div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-left"> 890 <h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></h6><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/01/27/response-to-questions-about-common-mycorrhizal-networks-published-in-open-access-scientific-journal/" rel="bookmark" class="plain">Response to Questions about Common Mycorrhizal Networks Published in Open-Access Scientific Journal</a></h2><div class="entry-divider is-divider small"></div> 891 <div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall"> 892 <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/01/27/response-to-questions-about-common-mycorrhizal-networks-published-in-open-access-scientific-journal/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-27T09:30:12-08:00">January 27, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-11-18T10:28:52-08:00">November 18, 2025</time></a></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="meta-author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mothertreeproject.org/author/amy_j3pzkn7o/">admin</a></span></span> </div> 893 </div> 894 <div class="entry-image relative"> 895 <a href="https://mothertreeproject.org/2025/01/27/response-to-questions-about-common-mycorrhizal-networks-published-in-open-access-scientific-journal/"> 896 <img width="1020" height="653" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201020%20653%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-src="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cmn-response_dryforest.jpg" class="lazy-load attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="" data-srcset="https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cmn-response_dryforest.jpg 1200w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cmn-response_dryforest-625x400.jpg 625w, https://mothertreeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cmn-response_dryforest-768x492.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" /></a> 897 <div class="badge absolute top post-date badge-outline"> 898 <div class="badge-inner"> 899 <span class="post-date-day">27</span><br> 900 <span class="post-date-month is-small">Jan</span> 901 </div> 902</div> 903 </div> 904 </header> 905 <div class="entry-content"> 906 <div class="entry-summary"> 907 <p>In response to public inquiries and targeted critiques regarding common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs), three forest scientists have co-authored an Opinion article published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. Dr. Suzanne W. Simard and Dr. Teresa S.L. Ryan from the University of British Columbia faculty of forestry and Dr. David A. 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