Glyphosate Research on forest Organisms and Wildlife health
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Herbicide Use in BC Forestry, Ecosystems, and Biodiversity
Dr. Lisa Wood on the UNBC Forestry Club Podcast
February 9, 2025 (1 hour 59 minutes)
In this episode, Dr. Lisa Wood explores the science behind glyphosate, its impact on plant and microbial communities, and ongoing research into its persistence in the environment. Join us as we dive into the complexities of herbicide use, alternative forestry management strategies, and the evolving conversation around sustainability and policy.
Du glyphosate dans nos forêts
Dr. Lisa Wood featured on La Semaine Verde (Radio-Canada)
November 16, 2019 (17 minutes)
In this short documentary featuring multiple experts, Dr. Lisa Wood shares her knowledge about glyphosate herbicide use in forestry. A connection is made between herbicide use and wildfires.
Forest ecosystems: Plant reproduction and nutrition after herbicide use
Dr. Lisa Wood presents at the NRESi Colloquium at UNBC
March 8, 2024 (1 hour)
Dr. Lisa Wood gives an update about the latest research from The Plant Lab, focusing on plant reproduction and plant nutrition. The Natural Resources & Environmental Studies Institute (NRESi) facilitates collaborative projects that address complex issues involving ecological processes, social values, and earth science systems..
Let’s talk about herbicide residues in forest communities: what are they doing?
Dr. Lisa Wood presents at the NRESi Colloquium at UNBC
November 13, 2021
(1 hour 16 minutes)
Dr. Wood explains her research on glyphosate persistence in plant tissues at the Natural Resources & Environmental Studies Institute (NRESi) colloquium. The NRESi builds connections among university researchers and communities or external experts to advance understanding of natural resources and the environment.
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GROWing knowledge on the impact of glyphosate on forest ecosystems
GROW Partners at UNBC
November 20, 2024
With more than $1.5 million in funding, the GROW research project team gathered with community partners to officially launch a collaborative study aimed at digging deeper into the ecological and health impacts of herbicides on forest ecosystems.
Herbicide Is What’s for Dinner
November 20, 2018
An article written by Dr. Miranda Hart, about the use, and implications of this use, of glyphosate and other herbicides as desiccants as part of modern large-scale crop harvesting. Dr. Hart poses questions about the effects of glyphosate exposure on our gut microbiomes, and related health concerns.
Digging deep into herbicide impact on forest ecosystems
Dr. Lisa Wood at UNBC
February 12, 2024
In a first for UNBC, Ecosystem Science and Management Associate Professor Dr. Lisa Wood has garnered an Alliance Society grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to lead a five-year project aimed at better understanding the extent of the impact of glyphosate-based herbicides on forest systems.
New research aims to uncover long-term effects of glyphosate spraying on forests
Dr. Lisa Wood in The Narwhal
August 20, 2020
While critics call for an end to dousing cutblocks with the herbicide to encourage regrowth of commercial species, researcher takes a close look at the impacts on flowers, fungi and edible and medicinal plants to inform future decisions