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May 14, 2003
SFU geographer Arthur Roberts, an expert on the use of remote sensing technology to detect and monitor airborne pests in forests, is the recipient of a $147,718 grant from the Forest Innovation Program. The award will fund Roberts' development of a remote sensing strategy to cost-effectively and reliably identify, map and control mountain pine beetle infestations in BC forests.
Next to the softwood lumber tariff dispute between Canada and the United States, BC's mountain pine beetle infestation is the provincial government's biggest forestry concern says Roberts. He is the first researcher to delve into using remote sensing technology in this fashion. "It has very important implications for control and management of these types of forest problems," adds Roberts, a Burnaby resident.
The Forest Innovation Program is a provincial initiative that invests stumpage fees collected from forest companies into forest research.
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Contact
Arthur Roberts, 604.291.3365; arthur_roberts@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, Media & PR, 604.291.3035; cthorbes@sfu.ca
Next to the softwood lumber tariff dispute between Canada and the United States, BC's mountain pine beetle infestation is the provincial government's biggest forestry concern says Roberts. He is the first researcher to delve into using remote sensing technology in this fashion. "It has very important implications for control and management of these types of forest problems," adds Roberts, a Burnaby resident.
The Forest Innovation Program is a provincial initiative that invests stumpage fees collected from forest companies into forest research.
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Contact
Arthur Roberts, 604.291.3365; arthur_roberts@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, Media & PR, 604.291.3035; cthorbes@sfu.ca