A Career in Forestry? Opportunities in BC Resource Management
Jan 11, 2016
A Career in Forestry?
Opportunities inBC 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!