Student Stories
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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Paige Smith (Forest Resources Management)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Junior Forest Ranger Sub Leader – Government of Alberta
I am currently working for Alberta Wildfire as a Junior Forest Ranger leader in High Level Alberta. For the month of June, my co-leader and I have been busy planning the summer for our incoming crew.
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Taya Baerg (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 12, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Wildlife Ecology Research Assistant – UBC Department of Zoology
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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Yixiao Huang (Forest Resources Management)
August 12, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Co-op Student – City of Campbell River
During my first co-op term this summer, I joined the Liquid Waste Services Department at the City of Campbell River on Vancouver Island, where I observed and learned about the department’s equipment, technologies and relevant regulations and policies governing wastewater management.
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Jaehoon Her (Wood Products Processing)
August 12, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Fabrication Designer (Detailer) – Mercer International
I have been working as a Fabrication Designer at Mercer Mass Timber in Vancouver, a company that focuses on sustainable construction using mass timber materials such as Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glulam.
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Andy Chen (Wood Products Processing)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Quality Control Process Analyst – West Fraser
I have been working for West Fraser at the Slave Lake Veneer Division. I have been working on optimizing the log conditioning process, specifically preventing over-conditioning and under-conditioning logs.
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Will Sparks (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Academic Intern – Marine Conservation Cambodia
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
Seasonal Environmental Field Laborer – Township of King
I am working at Cold Creek Conservation Area in the Township of King, Ontario, as an Environmental Field Laborer and Outdoor Programs Facilitator. I have contributed to wildflower and tree plantings involving community and school groups, and a medicinal garden in collaboration with members of the Six Nations Indigenous communities.
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Kasper Giesbrecht (Forest Sciences)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Wildland Firefighter – British Columbia Wildfire Service
During the summer co-op term, I have been working as a wildland firefighter for the British Columbia Wildfire Service. Working for the BCWS has opened countless pathways for me and tremendously grown my interest in wildfire and other forest disturbances.
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Sophie Chin (Forest Sciences)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Research Assistant – Summerland Research and Development Centre
Cherry season has officially begun in the Okanagan! I’ve been hard at work with my team here at the Summerland Research and Development Centre, harvesting fruit samples from hundreds of trees to create robust datasets which will help us understand what makes a great cherry.
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