A collaboration between the Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program and the University of British Columbia.

A decade of effort and $300M: how did we do?

What will happen to stands after mountain pine beetle infestations?

In west-central Alberta, pine forests comprise much of caribou and grizzly bear habitat. This project will determine the response of these threatened species to MPB-related disturbance of these areas.

This study examines how instar mortality varies with the severity and duration of cold exposure.

While detection and control efforts are key to mitigating MPB, it's also important to improve how land managers respond after an attack.

Better detection will make control strategies more effective.

This project will describe how mountain pine beetle attack drives changes in hydrology and vegetation.

This project will examine hydrological and vegetation responses in the grey attack stage.

How can forest companies best help stands bounce back from a MPB infestation?

Warmer weather is driving MPB range expansion, but how well will the beetle take hold in novel habitats?

This project seeks to understand wood degradation in MPB-killed lodgepole pine, which will allow industry to optimize harvesting of at-risk forests.