We are honoured to host our second speaker of 2025, Canadian Forest Service Research Scientist Dr. Barry Cooke.
Please register for a Zoom link here.
Title: A history of debate on budworms: a BC perspective
Bio: Dr. Barry Cooke is one of Canada’s foremost experts on modeling insect outbreak processes and patterns, and has over 30 years experience in the spatial modeling of spruce budworm population growth and spread. He has published over 90 scientific articles, including many peer reviewed papers, focusing on the synthesis of major forest insect pests in Canada: budworms, beetles, caterpillars, using spatial simulation modelling.
Please see the 2025 Speaker Schedule here.
