Forest Sciences
UBC Forestry at the IUFRO World Congress
June 19, 2024 | Author: UBC Forestry
UBC Forestry is proud to be sending our largest delegation to date to attend the IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden from June 23-29.
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Tagged with: Climate Change, Forest Sciences, IUFRO, Soil Science, Sustainability
Julia Thain (Forest Sciences)
January 19, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Research Assistant; Pacific Forestry Centre This fall I completed my final work term and second work term at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC. As a research assistant in the Bark Beetle Ecology Lab, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects including field trapping, lab experiments, and GIS work. The […]
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Grace Williams (Forest Sciences)
January 5, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Environmental Co-op Student; Hatch Ltd. For the past several months I’ve been working at Hatch Ltd. within the Environment and Sustainability unit in Vancouver, BC. As a fourth year student, I have held this position for both my third and fourth co-op terms, assisting with environmental permitting and other considerations for various infrastructure, energy, oil […]
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Victor Lum (Forest Sciences)
December 4, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Business Co-op, Conservation & Energy Management Position at FortisBC Energy Inc. I am currently in my fourth co-op work term in the Business Co-op, Conservation & Energy Management position at FortisBC Energy Inc. in Surrey, BC. Some of my responsibilities include initiating the first steps of processing rebate applications for multiple programs, sorting through mail-in […]
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Jonathan Garsson (Forest Sciences)
December 4, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Jr. Forest Technician Co-op at Fortsite Consultants Ltd. For the past couple of months, I’ve been working at the Fort St. John office of Forsite Consultants Ltd. for my fourth Co-op work term. Forsite Consultants Ltd., or Forsite for short, is a large forestry consulting company that operates within the province of British Columbia and […]
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Cindy Prescott and Shannon Hagerman receive IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award
November 3, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry
UBC Forestry would like to congratulate Dr. Cindy Prescott and Dr. Shannon Hagerman on being awarded the Scientific Achievement Awards through the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).
Posted in: Highlights, News, Research Awards
Tagged with: Climate Change, Forest Sciences, IUFRO, Scientific Achievement Award, Soil Science
Katia Leo (Forest Sciences)
October 10, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Field Team Member Co-op with Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership Program This summer I’ve been working as a Field Team Member with a program called SNAP: Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership. It’s a partnership between three non-profits and the City of Surrey designed to give post-secondary students from the ages of 18-30 valuable field experience through various […]
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Calvin Luo (Forest Sciences)
August 24, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Environmental Program Assistant at Earthwise Society in Agassiz, BC For my first summer Co-op term I have the privilege to work with a non-profit organization that focuses on environmental stewardship. As for my position I was responsible for assisting with both farm related and environmental related projects. This includes planting work, trail maintance, power tool usage, […]
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Aaron Sun (Forest Sciences)
August 24, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Seed Orchard Worker at Incremental Forest Technologies in Wembley, AB During my co-op term, I have been working at HASOC Seed Orchard as a tree orchard worker, maintaining and contributing to tree improvement programs. Some of my responsibilities include mowing, irrigation, the fertilizing and application of hormones to trees, and tree planting. I have learned […]
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Grace Williams (Forest Sciences)
August 24, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Environmental co-op student at Hatch Ltd. in Vancouver, BC This Summer I’ve had the pleasure of working as a member of the Environmental Services Group of Hatch Ltd. My position includes a variety of tasks surrounding the permitting and regulatory work for various engineering projects. At Hatch I’ve had the opportunity to support field investigations, […]
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Tagged with: Co-op, Forest Sciences, Forestry Co-op, Student Stories