February 16, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Marine Education Ambassador at Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre in Gibsons, BC For my first Co-op work term, I have been working at an aquarium called the Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Center on the Sunshine Coast. As a Marine Education Ambassador, my tasks varied widely, from caring for animals such as octopus, crabs, sea stars, […]
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February 2, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Summer Camp Leader at Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association in Vancouver, BC From the beginning of June, I have been working as a Summer Camp Leader with the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association for my first Co-op work term. I started with a month of training, where others in the same position as me would learn about […]
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October 18, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Undergraduate Research Assistant at UBC (Forest and Conservation Science) in Vancouver, BC This summer, I have had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for the Forest Insect Disturbance Ecology Lab at UBC. I have been assisting the grad students with their research primarily on the alder bark beetle, its fungal symbiont, and its […]
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July 12, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry
“We’ve built the registry to be inclusive so that anybody who wants to participate and nominate a tree can do so, but we also carefully verify each measurement,” says Ira Sutherland, who chairs the BC Big Tree Registry Committee and is pursuing a Ph.D. in historical ecology at UBC Forestry under Assoc. Prof. Jeanine Rhemtulla.
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Tagged with: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Forest Sciences, Forestry, Natural Resources Conservation, Tree Planting
July 11, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry
“Our framework is transparent, repeatable and robust to uncertainty, and will deliver costed portfolios of options which inform how to recover and protect the places and species we care most about with the least impact to societies and the economy,” says Tara, who holds the UBC Liber Ero Chair in Conservation.
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Tagged with: Conservation, Forest Ecosystems, Forest Sciences, Forestry, Natural Resources Conservation
July 8, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Natural Resource Technician with Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. in Burns Lake, BC For nearly the past two months, I’ve been working in the Burns Lake Community Forest (BLCM) for my second Co-op work term. Burns Lake Community Forest is one of the largest community forests, which spans over 92,000 hectares, and manages the land […]
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July 5, 2022 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Summer Forest Technician with Lil’wat Forestry Ventures in BC For my first Co-op placement, I have had the pleasure of working as a summer forest technician with Lil’wat Forestry Ventures in Mt. Currie, BC. In this position I have been exposed to numerous different aspects of the forestry industry from post-harvest to regeneration and management, […]
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June 28, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry
“Sometimes people bug me about being a wood nerd; but, I like that I can now identify why, for example, one type of wood will give an even coat of finish or why certain types of wood last longer in wet conditions,” says UBC Forestry’s graduate from the 2022 Wood Products Processing program, Melissa Vincent.
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Tagged with: Department of Wood Science, Forest Sciences, Forestry, Wood, Wood Products Processing