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Healthy Landscapes Program

The program, formerly known as the Natural Disturbance Program, looks at landscape change at a huge scale: Canada's boreal forest.

In 2012, the fRI Research Natural Disturbance Program changed its name to the Healthy Landscapes Program to reflect an expanded program vision.

The program carries out research, develops models, and does communication and education to support ecosystem-based management.

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The EBM Roadmap Workshop

On June 19 and 20, 2018, the Healthy Landscapes Program put on a two-day workshop in Edmonton called "From Concept to Reality: Creating a Road Map for Ecosystem-Based Management".

Landscapes in Motion

The Landscapes in Motion project is here to discover some of the stories behind the landscapes in the southern Rockies of Alberta.
Helicopter ride for the EMEND tour May 2019
  • May. 31, 2019
  • Blog

Emend Tour Day

On May 29, the EMEND project team hosted a field tour. Our General Manager Ryan Tew reports.
Screengrab of a Landweb map "time since fire"
  • Oct. 22, 2018
  • Blog

Launching LandWeb

A suite of models and a breakthrough platform that integrates many scientific fields will solve some of the hard, multi-way interactions of landscape ecology.
Creek through a partially burned forest near Highway 40

Healthy Landscapes Program QuickNote #51: What is EBM to the HLP?

1-pager from the Healthy Landscapes Program

Montane landscape.

Using complementary drought proxies improves interpretations of fire histories in montane forests

Paper from the Healthy Landscapes Program.

Understanding Pre-Industrial Landscape Patterns on the ANC FMA Area in Alberta

Final Report from the Healthy Landscapes Program

Healthy Landscapes Program QuickNote #50: What is EBM? It Depends

1-page briefing note from the Healthy Landscapes Program.

Aerial photo of forestry harvest with retention practices.

Understanding Pre-Industrial Landscape Patterns on the Mercer FMA Areas in Alberta

Landweb summary report from the Healthy Landscapes Program.

John Wilmshurst

Research Staff

David Andison

Program Lead

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