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A Career in Forestry? Opportunities in BC Resource Management

Sunset or sunrise?

BC: Most diverse in Canada 58% forests!

Some of the most productive forests in the world

BC Coast 32% of BC’s forests

BC Interior 68% of BC’s forests

Forest Resource Management …A Diversity of Jobs Planning: road engineering, harvesting layout, timber cruising, modeling, mapping (GIS)

…A Diversity of Jobs Silviculture: prescriptions, surveys and assessments, site preparation, planting, vegetation management, spacing, thinning

…A Diversity of Jobs Management: supervising crews and contractors, administration, accounting Specialists: research, site classification, forest growth & inventory, genetics, soils, ecology, hydrology (water), fisheries, wildlife, computers...

Professional and Technical Jobs Professional: Managers, accountants, foresters, engineers, specialists, research scientists, auditors Technical: Forestry technician, field engineering, GIS technician, other technicians

Diverse Employers Forest Companies - large multi-national to small businesses Government - Band Council, Communities, Federal, Provincial Private Consulting: All sizes of businesses Academic: Colleges and Universities

Future Opportunities Increasing complexity of management Diverse values More specialists needed Retiring baby- boomers!

Managing for multiple values

It’s not just about trees

Innovation is needed Standing stem harvesting

Forestry isn’t rocket science… it’s way more complex! Dr. Fred Bunnell

A challenging career! No life like it!