Forestry Co-op Program

Where passion for the environment meets professional opportunity

The UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Co-op Program connects undergraduate students with meaningful workplace experiences, offering practical skills and professional growth across a range of forestry and environmental organizations.

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Student at a co-op placement for the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

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“Co-op opens doors to students when it comes to seeking career options, creating new connections or gaining new skills in the professional world. I think most importantly, it creates a bridge for students in university to start tapping into their strategic-thinking side and develop skills/habits that would set them up for success in their careers.”

Mya Tsai
Wood Products Processing

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2026 Co-op Virtual Networking Night

Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 4:30 – 6:00 pm | Zoom

This Co-op Night is a fully online event where employers and co-op students connect in Zoom breakout rooms and engage in networking rounds of 15-20 minutes to ask questions and explore different career opportunities. This networking opportunity will include pre-recorded student presentations about recent work terms that you can view at your own time.

If you are an employer, you can RSVP by emailing forestry.coop@ubc.ca. If you are a co-op student, you can RSVP by clicking the button below.

Note: this event is only open to co-op students

Co-op students register here

Student Stories

Hanlu Zhu (Wood Products Processing)

Project Assistant - UBC Department of Wood Science Over the summer, I worked as a Project Assistant in the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship's Wood Science lab at UBC. My main role has been to support the professors with various projects. Currently, I'm building a bat house for the bats living in Stanley Park - I've already finished a prototype and had a meeting with the project team, where they kindly shared some suggestions for improvements.

Yueyue Zhong (Forest Operations)

Summer Student - West Fraser I have been working at West Fraser's Blue Ridge Lumber mill as a Summer Student, assisting with a variety of tasks including spark watch, clean-up, painting, and providing support to different crews. Through this experience, I have learned valuable technical and safety skills such as lockout procedures, completing safety forms, using basic tools like grinders, and understanding mill operations.

Zhongqian Zhang (Wood Products Processing)

Marketing Co-op - Decorate Maste Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. I have been working as a Marketing Co-op at a custom home renovation company, where my main responsibilities include identifying potential clients, coordinating communication between designers and customers, and promoting the company brand through both online and offline channels.

As part of the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship, the Forestry Co-op Program is committed to embedding equity, diversity, inclusion, and indigeneity into every aspect of our program. We respectfully acknowledge the caretakers of the lands on which all our co-op students live and work. We invite you to explore the Faculty’s EDI.I events, courses, and resources to learn more and get involved.