Student Stories
Katia Leo (Forest Sciences)
October 10, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Field Team Member Co-op with Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership Program This summer I’ve been working as a Field Team Member with a program called SNAP: Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership. It’s a partnership between three non-profits and the City of Surrey designed to give post-secondary students from the ages of 18-30 valuable field experience through various […]
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Jennie Jiang (Forest Management)
September 28, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Community Forestry Summer Student at Sunshine Coast Community Forest During my co-op work term at Sunshine Coast Community Forest the situated in Sechelt BC, I have had the privilege of assisting the directors with various tasks and intricate projects within the Community Forest including forestry layout plan, timber crusing, traffic control, trail assessment project, culvert […]
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Zewen Liu (Urban Forestry)
September 20, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Intern at Fiddlehead Nursery My name is Zewen and I am working in Kimberley, Ontario for my first co-op term. I am working on a farm called Fiddlehead Nursery. In the nursery we sell a wide range of edible perennial plants. I have been doing plant maintenance, gardening, and other tasks like the construction of […]
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Aidan Chan (Natural Resources Conservation)
September 19, 2023 | Author: Tripti
GIS Business Analyst Co-op at Korotu Technology Inc. I have been working as a GIS Business Analyst to help shape forest management recommendations for landowners, organizations and the government. This includes estimating biomass information on > 900 forest hectares (equivalent to ~ 1200 football fields) and importing data from multiple spatially aware remote sensing data […]
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Maria-Belen de Schutter (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 28, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Intern at UBC Centre for SPDA – Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental in Lima, Peru Working for the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA) I have had the opportunity to assist in community-based conservation projects across 3 communities in the Amazonas region of Northern Peru. I have helped set up various camera traps across the dense […]
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Bridget Guo (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 28, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Forest Inventory Data Analyst at BC Public Service in Victoria, BC This work term, I continued my position with the Ministry of Forests in the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch from last term. My main task this term was to produce a regression model analysis report used to compare and evaluate the performance of two tree […]
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Reintroducing the International Forestry Students’ Association
August 24, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry
After a multi-year hiatus from UBC Forestry, the International Forestry Student’s Association (IFSA-UBC) is returning for the 2023-2024 school year. Learn more about the group’s history, mission and values in a Q & A with President Chenming Wei.
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Ivy Guo (Forest Resources Management)
August 24, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Community Forestry Summer Student at Sunshine Coast Community Forest in Sechelt, BC I have been working as a summer student in the Sunshine Coast Community Forest in Sechelt. I learned a lot this summer. As a summer student, I mainly focus on forest layout and forest planning, timber cruising, recreation and habitat restoration, and fire […]
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Calvin Luo (Forest Sciences)
August 24, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Environmental Program Assistant at Earthwise Society in Agassiz, BC For my first summer Co-op term I have the privilege to work with a non-profit organization that focuses on environmental stewardship. As for my position I was responsible for assisting with both farm related and environmental related projects. This includes planting work, trail maintance, power tool usage, […]
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Lucas Pan (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 24, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Environmental Outreach Ambassador at City of Penticton in Penticton, BC In my first work term, I worked as an Environmental Outreach Ambassador for the City of Penticton. Most of my job is promoting and monitoring the recycling program. Sometimes, I’m also working with the water conservation program and climate action of the City to make Penticton […]
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