Student Stories

Wetland Naturalist at Kootenay Columbia Discovery Centre Society in Creston, BC For the past couple months I’ve been working at the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society (KCDCS) for my third Co-op work term. The Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre is part of the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA), which is one of the largest wetlands ecosystems in the province at 7,000 hectares. The Discovery Centre works alongside both the community and public to provide educational programs to both children and adults throughout the summer and fall. I assist a lot of day-to-day tasks with my coworkers, from performing school and summer programs, trail […]

Summer Student at Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society in Barriere, BC This co-op term I have been working in the Woodlands department of the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society as a summer student. Throughout these four months, I have learned about some parts of what goes into managing and the management of a community forest. Some of the work I have done this summer include: conducting silviculture surveys for block development planning, conducting plot surveys for tree planting quality control, monitoring bark beetles using tunnel traps, and brushing for wildfire risk reduction and releasing coniferous crop trees from deciduous […]