| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
The Research staff of the new Omineca, Peace, and Skeena Regions are located in three offices - Prince George, Dawson Creek, and Smithers. The mandate of the Research Section is to help provide innovative solutions to high priority problems in forest resources management, and to promote resource stewardship based on sound scientific principles. The sections have expertise in the major disciplines of ecology, climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, silviculture, soils, and wildlife. Training, consultation, and extension services are provided in all areas. Research staff stay current in their areas by conducting field experiments, retrospective studies, and operational trials, by maintaining contacts with their peers and by being active members of the general scientific community. Most staff play active roles on local, regional, and national committees and are members of professional societies. Research results and recommendations are passed on to the appropriate areas through consultation, steering committees and workshops, journal publications, land management handbooks, field guides, and extension notes. |
