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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is offering to fund two Canadian undergraduate or graduate students studying in the fields of environmental science, natural resources, or sustainability to attend the 2019 SFI annual Conference. Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is an initiative of SFI. Thanks to financial support from several SFI Program Participants and partners, SFI will cover registration, a two-night hotel stay, meals, and up to a $300 travel stipend. In return for the chance to attend, students are…

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Mosaic 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…

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Two lucky Green Jobs youth will win an all-expenses-paid trip to the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) national conference in Pembroke, Ontario, October 6-9. The prize pack also includes a one?year student membership in the CIF. Taking a five-minute survey is all you have to do to be eligible for one of the prize packs. Your feedback will help the CIF National Knowledge Exchange project provide professional development and continuing education resources for Canada’s next generation of forest and conservation…

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Even though the summer is quickly coming to an end, we want you to know that your Green Jobs experience doesn’t have to. PLT Canada is committed to supporting you throughout your journey from your green job to your green career.  Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is offering a full scholarship for four youth from our Green Jobs network to attend the Canadian Parks Conference October 7 to 10 in Quebec City. All expenses, including travel, accommodation, meals, and…

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“This is a dream job. I get to play with kids outdoors all day long and I get to teach them how important it is to care for the world we share,” says Gulled Abdo Saleban, a 23-year-old youth leader whose Green Job has him working with Ottawa kids living in community housing who drop by local parks to learn about themselves and the world around them. The program is part of the Ottawa Forest & Nature School, which was…

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