Forest Hydrology: Beyond Hand Waving in Professional Practice
Science and professional practice often underestimated the power of forests in mitigating hydrology, according to a UBC professor.
Current watershed risk assessment and cumulative effect frameworks remain outdated, says Dr. Younes Alila, P.Eng., professor of hydrology in the UBC Faculty of Forestry and the presenter for Forest Hydrology: Beyond Hand Waving in Professional Practice, a webinar from Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC).
“With a changing climate, it’s time to move forward in the professional practice of hydrology guiding forestry in BC.”
In this webinar, learn more about:
- misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation in the current practice of forest hydrology;
- how the power of forests in mitigating hydrology lies not at the tree or stand, but at the watershed scale;
- how modern science reveals a sensitive hydrology to industrial clear-cut logging; and
- how we can manage the forests in ways that minimize the risk to hydrology, and geomorphology.
Presenter:
Alila graduated from the University of Ottawa with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1985, a master’s degree in water resources engineering in 1987, and a doctorate in engineering hydrology in 1994. Alila teaches and conducts research on climate and land use change effects on water resources.
Recommended pre-reading for registrants
- Deforestation in snowy regions causes more floods
- A paradigm shift in understanding and quantifying the effects of forest harvesting on floods in snow environments;
- Science of forests and floods: The quantum leap forward needed, literally and metaphorically;
- Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Landscapes and watersheds in BC are at a heightened risk
- UBC researchers advocate for sustainable logging to safeguard against global flood risks
- Clearcut logging leads to more frequent flooding, including extreme floods; and
- Deforestation in snowy regions causes more floods
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