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Jonathan Garsson (Forest Sciences)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Wetland Naturalist at Kootenay Columbia Discovery Centre Society in Creston, BC For the past couple months I’ve been working at the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society (KCDCS) for my third Co-op work term. The Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre is part of the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA), which is one of the largest wetlands ecosystems in […]
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Jasmine Hathway (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Resource Assistant at Ministry of Forests in Merritt, BC Stewardship Resource Assistant with the Ministry of Forests in Merritt, BC. This summer I have been given the incredible opportunity to work with a hardworking and inspiring group of RPF’s, RFT’s, and other professionals. Most of my work is wildfire related. For instance, I collect field […]
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Katherine Ho (Forest Sciences)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Summer Student at Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society in Barriere, BC This co-op term I have been working in the Woodlands department of the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society as a summer student. Throughout these four months, I have learned about some parts of what goes into managing and the management of a […]
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Callum McCarthy (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Sustainability Intern at Sanmar in Issaquah, Washington This summer I have been working as a sustainability intern for SanMar, which is a global apparel company based out of Issaquah, Washington. The apparel industry accounts for roughly 2% of global GHG emissions each year, and SanMar along with 100’s of other apparel companies have set science […]
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Kristen Robinson (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Youth Climate Corp Crew Member at Wildsight in Kimberley, BC For my second co-op term, I have been working as a Climate Action Technician for Wildsight as a part of the Youth Climate Corps program. So far this summer I have been doing lots of field work in Wildfire Risk Reduction. This work includes clearing […]
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Breanna Turmel (Urban Forestry)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Groundskeeper at City of Surrey in Surrey, BC This summer, I had the excellent opportunity of working at the City of Surrey as a groundskeeper for their shade tree watering program. I was responsible for tree inventory coordination, contractor supervision and direction, responding to public inquiries, performing tree health inspections, preparing reports, and maintaining records. […]
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Alerik Wang (Urban Forestry)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Intern at City of Coquitlam in Coquitlam, BC This summer, I’ve been working for the City of Coquitlam as a labourer in the roads department. Our big project this work term has been cleaning the medians on all the roads in the city. Some other tasks I have been assigned to include concrete spill removal, […]
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Miguel Paulhus Bermúdez (Wood Products Processing)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Quality Control/Process Assistant at West Fraser in 100 Mile House, BC This summer I have been completing my first Co-op term in 100 Mile House working for West Fraser. Here at 100 Mille I am working as the Quality Control Assistant at the sawmill, but I have had a chance to also try out working […]
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Ghullam Sideqe (Wood Products Processing)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Quality Control/Process Assistant at West Fraser in Mitsue, AB Quality Control/ Process Assitant at West Fraser Slave lake Veneer Mill. I have been working on various projects and QC duties. One of my main projects i am working on is getting optimal conditioning for our logs by doing multiple trials and analysis in regards to […]
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Noel Hancocks (Forest Sciences)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Forest Pathology Research Assistant at UBC Faculty of Forestry in Vancouver, BC This summer I have been working in the Forest Pathology Lab at UBC. In this role, my main responsibility is to help a master’s student collect data for his thesis on Hemlock Dwarf Mistletoe where he is measuring the spread of this parasitic […]
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