2024 Trebek Initiative awards Ellen Whitman $75K for post-fire regeneration research in Canadian forests, focusing on climate change impacts.

Edmonton forest research scientist Ellen Whitman has been awarded $75,000 from the Trebek Initiative 2024 to research post-fire regeneration and its relation to post-fire climate. Whitman aims to help fire management adapt to changes in Canadian forests and provide long-term planning tools. Her research proposal involves examining the effects of climate change and warming temperatures on tree movement and new land occupancy patterns.

April 14, 2024
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