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This Index page includes all Lunch & Learn recordings and Research Shorts, organized by the date they were posted. You can explore the archive, search by keyword or filter by research theme.
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Reducing flood risk and restoring fish habitat on the Baptiste River
Learn about how Sundre Forest Products realigned a section of the Baptiste River channel into a historic channel to improve critical bull trout habitat and reduce risks to nearby infrastructure.
Conducting Fish Inventories Across the Red Deer River Watershed and Drainages
Learn about how West Fraser partnered with the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) to conduct fish inventories within Willson Creek, James River, Yara Creek and Wildhorse Creek to update native fish inventory data that hadn’t been updated in over 15 years.
Webinar: Moose Research Initiative
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Dr. Laura Finnegan (fRI Research) provided an overview of moose ecology and habitat in Alberta, approaches for monitoring moose, and the five research themes of the Moose Research Initiative, a research program developed by forestry partners.
Protecting Watersheds by Assessing Hydrologic Sensitivity
Learn about how West Fraser conducts watershed sensitivity assessments in management areas to inform harvest planning decisions that protect key watershed values for both ecosystems and communities.
Webinar: Riparian Sensitivity
On Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, Ryan MacDonald (MacDonald Hydrology Consultants) shared insights from the development and application of a riparian sensitivity modeling approach to support habitat conservation for federally listed trout species at risk.
Webinar: Grizzly Bear Monitoring
Feb. 17, 2026: Darío Fernández-Bellon highlighted a multi‑year project (2023-2027) that builds on over 23 years of research and inventory work by the fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program to test and develop new methods to better monitor grizzly bear habitats, population health and trends across Alberta.
Webinar: Owl Monitoring and Habitat Models
Nov. 18, 2025: Lisa Takats Priestley (STRIX Ecological Consulting) shared the results of nocturnal owl monitoring and barred owl habitat model work.
Pinto Creek Goats
Learn more about monitoring work conducted using both ground-based monitoring and camera traps to better understand Pinto Creek mountain goat population levels and factors that may be influencing declines (e.g., predator-prey dynamics).