Brinkman Reforestation Ltd.

Brinkman Reforestation Ltd. Is the longest running and most respected silviculture company in Canada. We began working in 1970 and have spearheaded the growth and the diversification of the silviculture industry across the country. Although Brinkman is a well-established tree planting company, we strive to maintain a small company feel in each of our camps.

As a Brinkman planter you get all the advantages of a large professional organization – the ability to procure and maintain lucrative long-term contracts, excellent camp infrastructure (think hot showers and great food), award-winning health and safety program, and twice-monthly pay with direct deposit – while still maintaining the spirit of adventure and fun that attracts us all to planting. We depend on our planters to return year after year – and so we treat you well and with respect.

Brinkman works throughout the country – from BC through to southern Ontario. Although planting remains our core activity, we also carry out a variety of brushing, thinning, surveying, slash pile burning, herbicide application, and restoration projects that start in early February and continues into late November. We provide a long season of lucrative work for our planters.

LOCATIONS

Canada

Company History

Almost half a century ago, Dirk Brinkman traveled west to test his mettle in the B.C. wilderness. After a few years of lumberjacking, he and a group of friends won one of the first tree planting contracts in Canada opting to plant trees instead. Those saplings have grown up fast, and once he and co-founder Joyce Murray incorporated in 1979, their tree planting business grew quickly too, transforming the world of environmental entrepreneurship along the way.

Since then, thousands of Brinkman workers have planted over 1 Billion trees from Woss, BC to Timmins, Ontario.

We have learned that planting trees is no longer an investment in the distant future but part of the cost of cutting timber today. Thanks to Brinkman’s best practices, the forests we plant now are healthier than ever – ensuring a better quality yield the next time. That’s sustainability in action.

Company Facts

Quick Stats:
*Work in BC (Coast & Interior), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario
*MAIN spring planting season (May & June & July) is about 45-60 work days depending on the province. This is ~8-12 weeks including days off. SUMMER planting season is another 20 days in July and/or August in Ontario, Alberta and BC
*BC Coastal season spring (Feb.-April) and fall (Sept. – Oct.) = 40-65 work days
*PLUS ~20 days of extra silviculture work: surveying, burning, cone picking, thinning
*At least 40% of our workforce and 40% of our management is female
*We work 3 or 4 days on and 1 day off