Summer is usually the quietest time of the year at CNC with staff and faculty taking their vacation and planning for the fall semester. The opposite is true for our Applied Research team. During a recent tour of CNC’s Research Forest, they gave college employees a glimpse into their busiest season and the vital environmental stewardship studies they are undertaking. CNC’s Applied Research team spends about 90 percent of their summer in remote forest areas around Prince George setting up and assessing various research sites. Planting fungi, creating wildlife corridors, monitoring beaver ponds, mapping vegetation, restoring logging roads and streams… it’s a quick snapshot of the day-to-day work that goes into creating a local and resilient forest ecosystem. …The Research Forest is comprised of 12 units of provincial forest land totaling approximately 12,500 hectares, all of which are located within 100 km of Prince George.