Adapting Southern Bioengineering for Northern Rivers 

Speaker Dr. Paul Villard, Director and Principal Geomorphologist, GEO Morphix
YSI and YukonU provided a free lecture to the public at this year's Yukon GeoScience Forum!

Dr. Paul Villard discussed how fluvial bioengineering concepts proven in southern regions translate (or don’t) when we move north. The talk was about how Dr. Villard and his team apply design concepts from the south to the north, and what that really means for channel-bank stabilization with plant material. Featuring field observations from various Yukon watercourses, Villard's discussion included vegetation dynamics in cold climates, the key climatic and geomorphic constraints that affect plant-based bank stabilization in northern rivers, when southern bioengineering techniques transfer well, when they need modification, and when hybridization is preferable. 
Co-hosted by YukonU, Yukon Science Institute, and the Yukon GeoScience Forum

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Sponsors and Partners We'd Like to Thank

Partners in the Research in Progress Lecture Series: Yukon University hosts YSI lectures on the Whitehorse campus and community campuses. Their partnership and support is much appreciated.

Hosts for our Board Meetings: Associated Engineering, and Normandy Living. Their support is appreciated. 

Additional funding to support YSI activities comes from membership fees and donations of services.