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Mosaic Forest Management Green Jobs Youth Talk Tech, Biodiversity, and ForestrySeptember 20, 2019Mosaic Forest Management Green Jobs Youth Talk Tech, Biodiversity, and Forestry Mosaic Forest Management employed six Green Jobs students this summer in British Columbia. These summer students worked in the great outdoors and used some of the cutting-edge technology that keeps Canada’s forest sector at the forefront of innovation. Congratulations to Mosaic and to these exceptional youth for a successful summer, developing practical new skills and for learning more about forests and sustainability!
Will Vukovic (far left), Forestry Summer Studen used GIS data to help map species health and composition across the landscape. Liam Cumberbirch (second from left), Forestry Summer Student, enjoyed riding in a helicopter to work on silviculture surveys in remote areas of Vancouver Island. Adrienne Pierre (top middle), Environment and Resource Integration Summer Student, surveyed goshawk populations and supported marmot recovery efforts on Vancouver Island. Mack Hallworth (top right), an Environmental, Resource and Integration Team Student, spent time surveying goshawk populations in Vancouver Island’s Alberni Valley. Jeffrey Plett (bottom middle), GIS Summer Student, created and printed operational maps, and worked on maps showing the locations of carbon reserves. Marino Somerville (bottom right), South Island Operations Engineering Student, used technology like Lidar and RoadEng to develop and implement plans for sustainably harvesting timber on Vancouver Island. | RELATED NEWS
Project Learning Tree Canada Releases Environmental Education Resource – Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young ChildrenProject Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is thrilled to release a new environmental education resource today for families and teachers to connect young children ages 1–6 to nature, with a focus on trees. Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children offers hundreds of ideas for fun, indoor and outdoor, learning experiences perfect to celebrate Earth Day and beyond! Take toddlers and preschoolers on a nature journey, exploring the environment through their senses, experiencing trees throughout the seasons,…
Charting Career Pathways in Forestry with PLT Canada’s Specialist High Skills Major CertificationBy James Thordarson, Sr. Coordinator, Forest Education at PLT Canada While many in the sector know the diversity of forest-focused career opportunities available, it can be difficult to find age-appropriate and scientifically sound programs for students considering pursuing a green career pathway. To support youth in this path, Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada offers a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) certification for high school students interested in pursuing a career in the forest sector. SHSM is an Ontario Ministry of Education approved program that gives…
Growing a resilient and diverse workforce: PLT Canada’s 2023 Annual ReportWe are thrilled to release our 2023 Annual Report—it was another busy year for Project Learning Tree Canada! We continued our work to provide a lifetime of learning through environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways. Since 2018, PLT Canada has supported over 7,600 Green Jobs, providing 50% of placements to women and 15% of our placements to Indigenous youth. We have also placed 1,900 young adults facing one or more barriers to employment, such as youth self-identifying as…
This Giving Tuesday Help PLT Canada Foster a Lifetime of LearningImagine what introducing one child to nature through Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT) can do. Imagine a little girl learned how forests improve water quality through a PLT activity. It sparked her curiosity and ignited a passion for the environment. Now she’s a water quality engineer, improving access to clean drinking water. All because of one teacher doing one activity with this one little girl. Now imagine the positive impacts 145 million students have made on our environment, thanks to… |
