Urban Forestry

Landscape Maintenance Team Member at Kennedy Landscaping LTD in Richmond, BC Moving into this fall term, I am continuing my work term with Kennedy Landscaping in Delta BC. So far I have had opportunities to learn a variety of new skills using small engine tools such as pruning, hedging, line trimming, and leaf blowing while […]

Intern at SNAP in Surrey, BC This term I have been working on a variety of projects that revolve around invasive plant species removal and planting native species all around Surrey. Most of the invasives that I have been removing consist of English ivy, yellow archangel. periwinkle, and Himilayan blackberry. I have also been planting […]

Summer Camp Leader at Vancouver Botanical Gardens Associations in Vancouver, BC This summer, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of working at VanDusen Botanical Gardens as a Camp Leader for their Summer Nature Camps. My work focuses on getting children excited about nature and facilitating a safe space for kids to explore nature’s wonders amidst the […]

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada in Vancouver, BC For my second co-op term, I worked as a research assistant for Dr. Susan Day at the Urban Forest Ecosystems Lab here at the Faculty of Forestry. Dr. Day and I co-designed an observational study to investigate age-related soil development […]

Assistant Project Manager at La Hesperia Reserve in Quito, Ecuador During my co-op placement in La Hesperia Cloud Forest Reserve in Ecuador I have worked alongside researchers, volunteers and mangers to improve day-to-day operations; facilitate communication in English and Spanish; and creating content in various social media platforms. I have learned about the work that […]