Nolita Kay (Natural Resources Conservation) – Fall 2019
BSCN – Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, Chilliwack, BC Returning to the Department of National Defence for my third co-op term means I get to dive deeper into the diverse and complex world of environmental protection within a military context. In the office I often have multiple […]
Matthew Wong (Natural Resources Conservation) – Fall 2019
BSCN – Bartlett Tree Experts, Delta, BC I am currently on my third work term where I am working at Bartlett Tree Experts as a Groundsman. My responsibilities include assisting crew leaders and climbers with tasks such as pruning, hedging, chipping and removals of trees. I have been learning to work with a variety of […]
Michelle Luiz (Natural Resources Conservation) – Fall 2019
BSCN – Pearson College UWC, Victoria, BC My work with UWC Pearson College is rewarding on many levels. My day involves a mix of outdoor guiding, kayak and canoe lessons, coordinating conservation-based events and planning discussions on social equity in the outdoors. Most of all, it is wonderful to be in a school environment where […]
Ian Mott (Natural Resources Conservation) – Fall 2019
BSCN – Portland State University – Department of Global Environmental Change Lab, Portland, Oregon Since the end of August, I have been working as a laboratory technician in Portland State University’s Global Environmental Change lab, supporting two dendrochronological research projects. One is illuminating what tree species composition and wildfire in northeast Oregon’s Blue Mountains looked […]
HyunGu Kang (Natural Resources Conservation) – Summer 2019
BSCN – UBC Faculty of Forestry – Department of Forest Resources Management, Vancouver, BC This year, I worked as the Co-Organizer of “Transforming Approaches,” an international research conference about Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in forest ecosystems. During this placement, I learned about the nuances of forests, forest management, and TEK in 17 countries around the […]
Devyn Thorson (Natural Resources Conservation) – Summer 2019
BSCN – Industrial Forestry Services, Dawson Creek, BC On my first work term, I worked as a Junior Field Assistant on the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) crew at Industrial Forestry Services (IFS). During my work term I took part in the various stages of BCTS consulting contracts, first we worked on timber reconnaissance, then we […]
Valentina Coy (Natural Resources Conservation) – Summer 2019
BSCN – Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Dawson Creek, BC I am spending my fourth co-op term working as a Jr. Resource Technician for the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development in northeastern B.C. My job involves helping research silviculturists assess fire hazard at the Tumbler […]
Deandra Atmojo (Natural Resources Conservation) – Summer 2019
BSCN – Centre for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia I am in my third co-op term, and I am a research intern at the Center for International Forestry Research at Bogor, Indonesia. I am part of the Climate Change, Energy and Low-Carbon Development team working under the global comparative study on REDD+ project. This project […]
Hannah Bugas (Natural Resources Conservation) – Summer 2019
BSCN – Salmon Habitat Restoration Program, Surrey, BC This summer, I worked at the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP) in Surrey. As the Media and PR Team Lead, I managed our social media, led our hiring campaign, while also assisting the other team leads on a day to day basis. This job not only helped […]
Two Post-Doctoral Fellows – UBC Conservation Decisions Lab (Deadline: August 15, 2019)
The University of British Columbia Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences invites applications for two full-time, 24-month fixed term Postdoctoral Research Associates to work as part of a collaborative effort between the Conservation Decisions Lab of Dr Tara Martin and the Wildlife Landscape Science Directorate of Environment and Climate Change Canada.