Due to ongoing job action by the BCGEU, some Wildfire Workshop participants can no longer attend or present. We ask for your patience and understanding in this regard. We hope that our colleagues will reach a favourable resolution soon.
UNBC wildfire worksHop 2025
22 - 24 October 2025
For thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have walked gently on the diverse traditional territories where the University of Northern British Columbia community is grateful to live, work, learn, and play. We are committed to building and nurturing relationships with Indigenous Peoples and we acknowledge their traditional lands.
2025 Keynote speaker and Panelists
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Lori D. Daniels
Professor
University of British Columbia
Koerner Chair in Wildfire Coexistence
Panelist
Dr. Marc-André Parisien
Research Scientist
Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service
Panelist
Dinyar Minocher
Director
Thompson Rivers University Wildfire Research, Innovation and Education
NRESI Talk by
Dr. Violet Zhao
Resilience or Reassembly:
Fire–Vegetation Feedback in Nahanni and Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve.
24th October 2025, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2025 Themes Include:
Climate Change and Fire
Fire Ecology
Indigenous Fire Knowledge and Stewardship
People, Communities and Fire
Fire and Watersheds
Wildfire and Wildlife
And more…
