Forestry Co-op
Adi Vohra (Natural Resources Conservation)
February 26, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
This summer I received the opportunity to work with Lil’wat Nation in Mt. Currie, BC. For the past 3 months I helped manage their forests in a holistic manner. This entailed tree planting, different types of surveys (reagan, free grow, coarse woody debris, indicator species surveys), survey compilations, demarcation of and within blocks using plot lines, as well as fuel management.
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Katherine Ho (Forest Sciences)
February 26, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I have been completing this work term as a laboratory assistant with ALS Canada Limited. ALS provides laboratory testing, inspection, certification and verification of various samples. So far during my work term I have been learning about the various testing that the lab does as well as preparing/dispensing water samples for the appropriate testing that has been requested by clients to undergo.
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Callum McCarthy (Natural Resources Conservation)
January 14, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
This summer I have been working on FortisBC’s carbon management and environment team. My main responsibility has been researching how they could use nature-based carbon offsets to reduce their overall emissions, but I also assist in writing grant applications to the B.C. government, and surveying gas plants for leaks. I have gained extensive knowledge into FortisBC’s role in the clean-energy transition and how the global carbon offset market operates.
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Emily Cheung (Natural Resources Conservation)
January 3, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I have been working with SFU Camps this summer and it was truly fantastic. Throughout the summer I got to work on the unceded Traditional Coast Salish Lands including the Squamish (S?wx?wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Tsleil-Waututh (s?l?ilw??ta??) and Musqueam (x?m?θk??y??m) Nations as a recreation camp attendant.
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Johanne Grelet (Forest Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
November 14, 2024 | Author: emilyjun
I am working in a chemical company in Belgium called Solvay as a Sustainability Procurement Analyst. I have been working on several projects including the “One Project One Buyer” initiative. This project aims to reduce the CO2 emissions of our company by fostering sustainable practices across the supply chain, particularly targeting scope 3 emissions. My role involves scaling up the program to ensure that over 50% of buyers are engaged with at least one sustainability project.
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Yuma Hashimoto (Forest Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
October 16, 2024 | Author: emilyjun
As an undergraduate researcher at Dr. Rojas’s lab in Bioproducts Institute, I have been working on the project that aims to turn wheat residues into textile fibers.
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Isabella Galat (Forest Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
October 2, 2024 | Author: emilyjun
This summer I’ve had the pleasure of working as a Resource Assistant with BC Timber Sales based in Smithers. My role has exposed me to a breadth of studies and field work such as block layouts, silviculture planting and harvesting, riparian assessments, road assessments, and the economic valuation of wood harvests.
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Ivan Cheuk Chan (Forest Sciences)
September 13, 2024 | Author: emilyjun
I have been working on doing Individual Tree Inventory (ITI) most of the time during my work term. In this job, I have to measure every tree’s DBH, height, age and record any defects on the tree. I have learned a lot during my time there, including defining defects on trees and using vertex to measure tree height as referenced in the photo.
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Madeline Brinkmann (Forest Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
September 12, 2024 | Author: emilyjun
I have been working as an Operations Intern at a commodities lumber trading company called Olympic Industries. I primarily oversaw all incoming payments to the company, matched them up to invoices and tracked when payments were due.
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Alexandra Hankins (Conservation)
August 23, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Environmental Student Consultant; Urban Systems As an Environmental Student Consultant with Urban Systems in Kamloops, BC, I have been introduced to the world of consulting and a wide range of projects. I have a balanced schedule of office work and field work. Some field work include bird nest surveys, badger den surveys, amphibian salvages, water […]
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