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Yellowhead Ecosystem Group Secretariat
An Introduction to the Foothills Research Institute
January 21st, 2009 – Edmonton, Alberta
Tom Archibald
General Manager
www.foothillsresearchinstitute.ca
Our Mission:
The Foothills Research Institute is a unique
community of partners tied to the land and
its people through a common concern for
the welfare of the land and its resources.
What We Do:
• Applied research
• Generate knowledge
• Develop management tools
• Communications and Extension
How We Do It:
• Partnerships
• Relevant
• Sound Governance
• Strong Administration
• Safe Data Management
Core Study Area: • Strategically located for YEG
• Tangible demonstration of representatives
of various jurisdictions working together.
We Are Networked:
Canadian Model Forest Network • Includes Canada’s 14 Model Forests.
• Brings together hundreds of partners
International Model Forest Network • Includes more than a dozen countries
• Canadian invention, established in 1995.
Key Success Drivers: • Core shareholders
• Corporate structure
• Trust and common interest based partnerships
• Expanding partnerships
• Delivering world class research knowledge and tools
• Demonstration inside and beyond our borders
• Communications and Extension
• Influence without advocacy
• Staff development and retention
Research Programs: Current 1. Aboriginal Involvement
2. Adaptive Forest Management
3. Grizzly Bear Research
4. Natural Disturbance
5. Foothills Growth and Yield Assoc.
6. Foothills Stream Crossing Assoc.
7. Fish and Watershed
8. Foothills Land Management Forum
9. Social Science
10. Local Level Indicators
11. Communications and Extension
12. Geographic Information Systems
13. Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology
New Programs 1. Climate Change
2. Water, Quantity and Quality
3. Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology
4. Circumboreal Initiative
5. Yellowhead Ecosystem Group
Our Value: • Strategic location.
• Scientific support.
• Breadth and depth of understanding of broad
ecosystem-based issues that would be shared by YEG.
• Availability of advanced tools and models.
• Existing and broad supportive partnership dedicated
to sustainable resource management.
Our Value (2): • Research, development, and application of world
class mapping technologies.
• Direct research expertise to address matters of
concern.
• Evaluate newly aligned policies before adoption.
• Facilitate information and data sharing.
• Maintain shared databases.
Our Value (3): • Develop resource-specific task groups.
• Monitoring, feedback, and progress reporting.
• Ensure indicators are easy to interpret and publicly
comprehensible.
• A flexible and nimble secretariat.
• Build trust.