Forestry Research Assistant; Canadian Forest Service
I have been working as a Co-op Forestry intern at the Northern Forestry Centre as a part of the wood fibre characterization team. So far, I’ve worked on multiple projects preparing spruce, pine and aspen wood samples for analyzing and growing fungi.
Mainly, I’ve been looking into biofuels—burnt wood and what we can extract and utilize it for along with fungi, pests and other characteristics associated with the severity of burns.
This Co-op term has taught me many skills including data entry, labelling, how to grind and cut wood samples, create and pour media as well as inoculate fungi.