Urban Forestry

Intern at SNAP in Surrey, BC This term I have been working on a variety of projects that revolve around invasive plant species removal and planting native species all around Surrey. Most of the invasives that I have been removing consist of English ivy, yellow archangel. periwinkle, and Himilayan blackberry. I have also been planting a lot of native species that include shrubs such as salmonberry, thimbleberry, nootka rose, hardhack, and many others as well as tree species such as western red cedar, big leaf maple, sitka spruce, douglas fir, and other native tree species. I have learned a lot in […]

Assistant Forestry Technician at Strategic Natural Resource Consultants in Campbell River, BC During the second term of my 8 month Co-op with Strategic Natural Resource Consultants, I have continued contributing to a variety of Forestry related projects.  I’ve spent the majority of my time conducting forest regeneration surveys, in which I help assess the health and abundance of regenerating trees in cutblocks using statistical sampling methods. During the fire season, I assisted with thermal drone scanning of wildfires for the B.C. Wildfire Service.  My main role was to use arcGIS to help make maps of wildfire hotspots collected by the drone. […]

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada in Vancouver, BC For my second co-op term, I worked as a research assistant for Dr. Susan Day at the Urban Forest Ecosystems Lab here at the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship. Dr. Day and I co-designed an observational study to investigate age-related soil development patterns across 56 sites on campus. The aim of the project is to understand the effects of widely used manufactured soil blends on vegetation health and to provide a practical baseline dataset for landscape managers.  Throughout this project, I was fortunate enough to […]

Assistant Project Manager at La Hesperia Reserve in Quito, Ecuador During my co-op placement in La Hesperia Cloud Forest Reserve in Ecuador I have worked alongside researchers, volunteers and mangers to improve day-to-day operations; facilitate communication in English and Spanish; and creating content in various social media platforms. I have learned about the work that goes on behind the scenes to run an NGO. Most importantly, I have been working on collecting data on the importance of trees for improving biodiversity in farms and pastures. Because of this, I have learnt very valuable skills in fieldwork as well as in science […]