Natural Resources Conservation
Taya Baerg (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 12, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working with UBC’s Gaynor Lab as a Himalayan Carnivore Research Assistant this summer. My role primarily involves sorting through thousands of camera trap images from Nepal and organizing them according to project relevancy.
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Will Sparks (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
For the past 3 months I have been living on the remote island of Koh Ach Seh and working as an academic intern for Marine Conservation Cambodia.
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Sara Andrade (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
For my first co-op work term, I am working at Cold Creek Conservation Area in the Township of King, Ontario, as an Environmental Field Labourer and Outdoor Programs Facilitator.
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Making an Impact Door by Door – Charlotte Conley’s Summer Job
July 24, 2025 | Author: UBC Forestry
Charlotte Conley, a fourth year in Natural Resources Conservation, is working as a Canvasser this summer. She shares how her degree has helped her with this role, the skills she has developed and what she has enjoyed the most.
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Camera Traps, Carnivores and Conservation – Taya Baerg’s Summer Work
July 24, 2025 | Author: UBC Forestry
Taya Baerg is working as Himalayan Carnivore Research Assistant (WorkLearn position) this summer! Learn more about her experience in this role
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Tagged with: Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories, Wildlife, Worklearn
A Summer in the Field – Isabelle Roth’s Experience
July 17, 2025 | Author: UBC Forestry
Isabelle Roth shares her experience working as a Summer Seed Associate this summer and how her conservation degree prepared her for this role.
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Why I chose the B+MM Program as a Forestry Student – Anya Titus’s Experience
June 25, 2025 | Author: UBC Forestry
Considering the B+MM program? Current Forestry student Anya Titus shares how a Master’s of Management has helped her Forestry degree.
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Finding community and confidence with Land One
April 17, 2025 | Author: UBC Forestry
Considering Land One? Current UBC Forestry student, Zack Schram shares how the program prepared him for his degree.
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Tagged with: Land One, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
Shiyang Zhou (Natural Resources Conservation)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I have been working in the root ecology Laboratory in China for four months during the summer term. There were many projects in the lab, and I was mainly responsible for the project on the relationship between root and leaf genotype and seed size. The work was very interesting and engaging, and I was involved in a lot of work related to the cultivation and measurement of plants.
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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
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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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories