May 29, 2026 | Author: zhuli06
Micro-Certificate Program Assistant – UBC FES
The Co-op UBC Forestry Micro-Certificate Program Assistant position has given me many opportunities to challenge and refine my skillsets, mindset, and thought processes. This position primarily consists of maintaining and updating Canvas Catalog courses for the current and future offerings, answering student inquiries via phone and email, providing technical support to staff and students, and coordination with program instructors.
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March 20, 2026 | Author: zhuli06
Student Viticulturist – Arterra Wines Canada
For my second continuous term of co-op, I have continued working as a student viticulturist for Arterra Wines Canada. While my first term was focused on field work in the vineyards, my second term has consisted of more logistical support as harvest approached and is continuing. One of my primary tasks before and continuously throughout harvest has been maturity sampling.
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October 17, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Wetland Naturalist – Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society
I have been working as a Wetland Naturalist in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) at the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre in West Creston, BC. The CVWMA is 17,000 acres of internationally recognized protected wetland. Put aside in 1968 for conservation and recreation, it was the first protected ecological area in BC and is under its own act. One of its objectives is providing education to the general public about conservation and the ecological processes of the wetland.
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October 16, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
COPE Co-op Educ Student – BC Hydro
As a Co-op student with BC Hydro’s Integrated Vegetation Management team, I contributed to wildfire risk mitigation and habitat restoration across British Columbia, gaining valuable hands-on experience in field assessments, hazard tree identification, and monitoring urban forest Regreening projects.
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August 29, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Forestry Research Assistant – Natural Resources Canada
As a research assistant, I developed a wide range of skills and experience as a part of Natural Resource Canada. Located at the Northern Forestry Centre, a government research facility in Edmonton, I was given the opportunity to travel all around Alberta and work in forests affected by wildfire.
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