The Foothills Research Institute (FRI), encompassing 2.75 million hectares of western boreal, montane and sub-alpine forest, is located in west central Alberta. The FRI area includes Jasper National Park, Willmore Wilderness Park and the forest management areas of Hinton Wood Products, a division of West Fraser Mills Limited. The Foothills Research Institute develops projects in support of their 12 program themes, including for example, projects on the impacts of natural disturbances, the monitoring of grizzly bear populations and the socio-economic impacts of tourism in Alberta’s national parks. In addition, Foothills is active in the areas of watershed planning, water quality and forest health.

General Manager:  Tom Archibald
President:  Jim LeLacheur

	Foothills Research Institute Box 6330 Hinton, Alberta, Canada T7V 1X6
	T : (780) 865-8330  F : (780) 865-8331 E: tom.archibald@gov.ab.ca W: www.foothillsresearchinstitute.ca

December 7, 2009 - Footnotes, Fall 2009: Foothills Research Institute newsletter

The fall 2009 edition of Footnotes, the newsletter of Foothills Research Institute, is now available. Read about mountain pine beetle and grizzly bear research, and learn about FRI’s various programs and this year’s field...

March 7, 2009 - Effects of mountain pine beetle attack on hydrology and post-attack vegetation and hydrologic recovery in llodgepole pine forests

Most of the Province of Alberta's usuable water supplies are produced in the eastern slopes forests. Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) attacks are threatening these forests and the water they produce. Mountain Pine Beetle EcoHydrology Project - Quicknote...

March 7, 2009 - Lineal inventory of the Little Smoky caribou range

The Foothills Landscape Management Forum (FLMF) requires an inventory of historical lineal disturbances caused by oil and gas activity in the Little Smoky caribou range located in the foothills of Alberta as part of the overall recovery plan for...

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