Forestry Co-op

Seasonal Aquatics Biologist at Poseidon Environmental Ltd. in Hinton, AB For my first work term as a NRC co-op student, I am working with Poseidon Environmental LTD in the foothills of the Rockies, Hinton, Alberta. This summer has been truly eye opening as I have learned some amazing things about local fish, fish habitats, eDNA practices, electrofishing and methods of constructing culverts and bridges that provide for safe fish passage. My main roles as an Aquatics Biologist include conducting fish habitat assessments, stream crossing inspections, assisting with electrofishing, turbidity monitoring at stream construction sites, and eDNA sampling and processing. My work […]

Intern at Parks Canada in Vancouver, BC This summer I have been working on educating people around Vancouver about Species at Risk, conservation efforts and research at various Parks Canada locations as well as leading the public to foster a deeper connection to the  natural world around. This position allowed me to grow as a communicator and interpreter. I learned how to simplify complex environmental topics and use creative methods to engage stakeholders in important conversations about nature and science. Thanks to co-op with Parks Canda, my passion for conservation became a tool to inspire people of all ages to become […]

Lead Creel Technician at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in Mill Creek, WA This fall, I have continued working with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. I am now working as the Lead Creel Technician on the Snohomish creel team. It has been an eventful fall with an early closure of the Coho salmon fishery on the Stillaguamish River, but the creel team has been adapting and finding other rivers to monitor and projects to work on. As a Lead Creel Technician, I helped train new creel technicians who joined the team in September, and I continue to answer […]

Climate Action Outreach Coordinator at Langley Environmental Partners Society in Langley, BC In this summer, I worked at Langley Environmental Partners Society. As a climate ambassador, I mainly did public outreach. We conduct door-to-door landowner contact to educate residents on sustainable water restriction and alternative transportation strategy made by the Township of Langley. I promoted climate action messages to the public by attending a variety of events throughout the summer. In addition, I investigate opportunities for future school and community outreach programming, including report writing. At last, I assisted with the coordination of climate action workshops. The reason why we did […]

Junior Forestry Technician at Coastal Natural Resource Management Ltd. in North Vancouver, BC I currently work as a Junior Forestry Technician for Coastal Natural Resource Management. Coastal is a rapidly growing consulting company out of North Vancouver, with clients across the province. I am working on a forestry development project around Pitt Lake, BC. My primary day-to-day roles include timber reconnaissance, road development, forestry engineering, and cut block layout. It has been extremely memorable getting to work a forestry consulting job where I am able to travel across British Columbia and experience working in unique and beautiful landscapes. Forestry Co-op has helped me […]