News

Post-secondary education can be prohibitively expensive for many students. In celebration of International Day of Forests, we have compiled a list of Canadian scholarships, bursaries, and awards for students who care about forests and the environment.  If we want to continue celebrating our natural spaces, we need to encourage the development of future forest and conservation leaders!  FPAC – Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth Amount: $2500 Deadline: March 30, 2019 Number Available: 2 Eligibility: Qualities of strong academic standing, commitment…

READ MORE

Location: Winnipeg, MB Employer: Assiniboine Park Zoo Featured: Katie Florko and Jade Tanner You would never imagine that just minutes from downtown Winnipeg lays the Assiniboine Park Zoo, stretching over 80 acres, and displaying almost 200 species year-round. This zoo isn’t just a popular tourist attraction, however. It’s managed by the decade-old Assiniboine Park Conservancy that leads research and conservation efforts. Last summer, they hired two Project Learning Tree Canada students. “There’s so many unanswered questions,” said polar bear research…

READ MORE

Project Learning Tree Canada is embarking on a cross-country adventure to celebrate and promote youth working in Green Jobs! At Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada we are passionate about providing youth with meaningful work experiences in the forest and conservation sectors. By offering practical experiences, we can instill a lifelong passion for the outdoors and spark an interest in the pursuit of green careers that benefit our communities, forests, and economy. PLT Canada is an initiative of SFI, and we…

READ MORE

Location: Tappen, BC Employer: Skimikin Seed Orchard Featured: Faith Manke Faith’s position was supported in part by PLT Canada’s Green Jobs in Green Spaces program, funded by the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy. Thompson Rivers University third-year Faith Manke spent her summer in 2018 working as a seed orchard labourer for the Skimikin Seed Orchard in British Columbia. The Kamloops local is in the Natural Resource Science program. “I would like to become a responsible Steward for the environment and be able…

READ MORE

Location: Renous, NB Employer: University of New Brunswick Featured: Amber Frak and Rachel Moran Amber and Rachel’s positions were supported in part by PLT Canada’s Green Jobs in Green Spaces program, funded by the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy. University of New Brunswick Master of Science in Forestry candidate Kelly McLean hired two PLT Canada wildlife technicians, Amber Frak and Rachel Moran. McLean is trying to determine the forest harvest operations effects on New Brunswick forests’ distribution of American black…

READ MORE