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SLICE brings specialized, high-tech equipment such as LiDAR-equipped remotely piloted
aircraft systems (RPAS) together with augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) to forestry
research. These tools open new doors to enhanced forestry management and climate-smart
forestry initiatives for the benefit of industry, northern and Indigenous community
partners. Other SLICE forestry applied research expertise include the use of biochar
for reclamation sites.
Centres and facilities
The Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Centre, located north of Prince Albert at Candle Lake, is a unique facility operated in
partnership with the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. This facility offers hands-on
learning in terrestrial and aquatic environments, laboratory facilities and a base
for our remote sensing and advanced GIS technology programs. Sask Polytech signed
a Memorandum of Understanding with the Prince Albert Grant Council in 2021 to explore
the establishment of an Indigenous encampment for collaborative learning at Hannin
Creek.
Our applied research program in forestry and Natural Resources Technologies operates
from the Prince Albert campus of Saskatchewan Polytechnic, with state-of-the-art capability
in advanced GIS mapping, drone surveying, and remote sensing combined with the skills
of professional biologists and technicians.
Meet the team
David Halstead, M.Sc., P.Biol.
Research chair
Expertise
×David Halstead, M.Sc., P.Biol.
Aquatic biology, landscape ecology, remote sensing (LiDAR, multispectral, hyperspectral,
thermal and RGB systems)
Volker Schmid, B.SC, RPFT
Research associate
Expertise
×Volker Schmid, B.SC, RPFT
Forestry, forestry economics
SLICE affiliates
Scott Lipsit, M.Sc., EP
Academic chair, Natural Resources Technologies, BioScience Technology, & Chemical
Technologies
Expertise
×Scott Lipsit, M.Sc., EP
Forest ecosystem classification, ecology, environmental assessment, aquatic ecology
Teal Fisher, Dipl. (Integrated Resource Management), Cert. (GIS)
Program Head, Natural Resources Technology programs
Expertise
×Teal Fisher, Dipl. (Integrated Resource Management), Cert. (GIS)
GIS, GPS, forestry, drone
Leila Benmerrouche, Dip. (IRM), Cert. (GIS)
Instructor, Natural Resources Technology programs
Expertise
×Leila Benmerrouche, Dip. (IRM), Cert. (GIS)
Remote sensing, image analysis, 3D modelling, environmental science
Ryan Galbraith, GISP
Instructor, Natural Resources Technology programs
Expertise
×Ryan Galbraith, GISP
Remote sensing, ArcGIS, geographic information science, Python, deep learning
Hamilton Greenwood, PhD, B.Sc.
Instructor, Natural Resources Technology programs
Expertise
×Hamilton Greenwood, PhD, B.Sc.
Wildlife management, survey sampling and design, collaborative research programs ,
acoustic wildlife surveys, domestic harvest surveys (fish, wildlife, and other renewable
resources) in northern communities, statistics
Lorne Renouf, B.Sc., Cert. (Voc. Ed. Teaching), Forest Tech
Instructor, Integrated Resource Management
Expertise
×Lorne Renouf, B.Sc., Cert. (Voc. Ed. Teaching), Forest Tech
Forest management, silviculture, forest mensuration, dendrology, sawmilling
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