fRI Research implemented a Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program in 2007 to carry out research on the beetles biology, its effect on the landscape, and the effectiveness of various management strategies.
Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program
The program carries out focused research on infestations of mountain pine beetle in Alberta.
Read more about the program
Assessing Community Resilience to Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Alberta
A collaboration between the Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program and the University of British Columbia.
Impacts of mountain pine beetle on hydrology and vegetative redevelopment in lodgepole pine forests of west-central Alberta: Phase II - Ecological responses in the grey attack stage
This project will examine hydrological and vegetation responses in the grey attack stage.
Beyond Beetle: Natural and facilitated lodgepole pine regeneration after mountain pine beetle outbreaks in Alberta
What will happen to stands after mountain pine beetle infestations?
Potential Impacts of Mountain Pine Beetle and Management Actions on Grizzly Bear and Caribou Populations in West-Central Alberta
This project will determine how MPB-killed stands are impacting caribou and grizzly bear habitat.
Federal-Provincial MPB Research Partnership Requests for Proposals | November 19 2021
The second round of funding from the governments of Canada and Alberta is available for research on five critical mountain pine beetle topics. Proposals are due December 17. Forecasting eruptive dynamics and spread of Mountain Pine Beetle in East-Central Alberta | Webinar
Online presentation from the Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program on October 6. Federal-Provincial MPB Research Partnership Requests for Proposals | March 2021
New funding from the governments of Canada and Alberta is available for research on five critical mountain pine beetle topics.
Mountain Pine Beetle Science Round Up Webinar Series
The Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program has gone online. Register for any and all of our 11 webinars.
Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program Request for Expressions of Interest for Research
The program has identified 7 topics that it will support and is seeking researchers with ideas and interest, due February 6.
Introductory QuickNotes for the Federal-Provincial MPB Partnership
Introduction to 13 new mountain pine beetle research projects.
Pine Genomic Signatures of Resiliency to Mountain Pine Beetle
Summary of progress on a TRIA-NET and MPBEP project.
Annotated Bibliography for the Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program
Centralized listing of MPBEP research, outcomes, and implications.
Alternative approaches for integrated area-wide management of the mountain pine beetle epidemic in Alberta
Final report for the Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program examining Alberta's MPB control strategy.
Caribou in the cross-fire? Considering terrestrial lichen forage in the face of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) expansion
Paper from the Caribou, Grizzly Bear, and Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Programs.
Keith McClain
Program Lead
Fran Hanington
Core Staff
Featured in this program
Event Program: 2016 MPB and Stand Rehabilitation Research Forum and Field Tour
May. 20, 2016
- agenda & meeting material
Photo Gallery: 2016 MPB and Stand Rehabilitation Research Forum and Field Tour
May. 20, 2016
- photo gallery
MPB Ecology Program QuickNote #8b: Mountain Pine Beetle in Whitebark Pine--A Cause for Concern
Feb. 28, 2013
- quicknote
