Forestry Co-op
Mitchell Larson (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Integrated Vegetation Management Technician & Skilled Laborer – Evergreen Limited
I have been working as an Invasive Vegetation Management Technician and Skilled Laborer with Evergreen Limited where I have worked on a wide range of projects – from monitoring the safe excavation of a salmon pathway expansion to treating invasive vegetation in remote areas of the Lower Mainland.
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Milan Kondzulovic (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Laboratory Assistant – Advanced Renewable Materials Laboratory
I am working in the Advanced Renewable Materials Laboratory as a Laboratory Assistant on a project aiming to convert an oil waste product called asphaltene into carbon fiber.
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Lotus Khan (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Summer Camp Program Facilitator – Wild & Immersive | UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
During this summer 2025, I worked as a Program Facilitator with Wild & Immersive at UBC’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest in Maple Ridge, BC. Our team delivers natures-based programs for school groups and summer campers ranging from ages 5 to 12.
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
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Giulia Maria Marchetti (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Urban Forestry Co-op – Seattle Department of Transportation
As an Urban Forestry Co-op student, I have been updating and analyzing the Seattle Department of Transportation’s inventory of trees in the public right-of-way. I have been using the Urban Forestry Division’s ArcGIS tree collection maps to determine which city units require inventorying.
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
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Zoe Voinot (Forest Sciences)
August 21, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Invasive Species Program Coordinator – The Invasive Species Council of BC
As an Invasive Species Program Coordinator at ISCBC, I have been focused on monitoring Japanese Beetle traps in the lower mainland weekly as part of a bigger survey led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, using GIS softwares.
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Sam Tiggelaar (Wood Products Processing)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Junior Modelling and Drafting Technician – StructureCraft
While working for Structure Craft in the drawing office, I have had the pleasure of working on several different projects. Structure Craft is primarily an engineering firm that also works with consultation and supply and install for the mass timber products.
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Simon Mikulash (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Forestry Technician – Coastal Natural Resource Management Ltd.
During my first term as a UBC Co-op student, I have been working as a Forestry Technician for Coastal Natural Resource Management Ltd. I have had the pleasure of working all over Northern BC. I have undertaken a wide variety of roles, such as conducting silviculture regen surveys, boundary and road layout, as well as riparian assessment.
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Anthony Leong (Forest Resources Management)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Co-op Student – Bureau Veritas
I have been working as part of a soil processing department at Bureau Veritas in British Columbia. My role involves processing samples provided by clients, weighing them to one gram, and then diluting the samples with chemicals like nitric and hydrochloric acid.
Posted in: Forest Management, Student Stories
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Nick Collier (Wood Products Processing)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Wood Science Intern – Structure Monitoring Technology Research
I have been working at SMT Research, where I’ve contributed to a range of projects focused on monitoring systems for mass timber and building envelope performance.
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Ivan Chan (Forest Sciences)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Junior Forest Technician – Forsite
I have been working on layout during my co-op work term, which involves establishing boundaries and road locations within a block for future logging development.
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