National perspective on the last 10 years of mountain pine beetle infestations in BC and Alberta, with a look at where research is going in climate change.

Provincial Mountain Pine Beetle program update from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

Results from ongoing research with Canadian Forest Service about how climate change has affected the MPB range in Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan.

Research concerning the best way to prepare a site for regeneration after the trees have been killed by a mountain pine beetle attack.

Research that examines how trees decay after being killed by Mountain Pine Beetle, and how that affects the understory vegetation.

Presentation discussing the development of an online decision-support tool to track mountain pine beetle spread and predict outcomes at a stand level.

Forest regeneration after a mountain pine beetle attack takes about 6 years, and the characteristics of the new forest will vary.

Looks at the effect of burned trees on MPB infestations, and whether presecribed burns are a good management tool.

Fertilization and thinning are used as management techniques to reduce the impact of MPB attacks; research looks at the effect these things have on MPB survival.

The CPAA conference 2012, themed "Planning for complete communities - how to get there" was held in Red Deer in April. Topics included affordable housing, economics, land-use planning, and creating engaged communites.

An online bibliographic reference tool produced by CEMA - Cumulative Environmental Management Association - for resources related to environmental management in the oil sands region.

Presentation on how MPB attacks affect tree hydrology and understory regeneration.