Part of the reason people decide to work in the forest industry is for the community that you become a part of. I grew up in a town of 6,000 people, so I understand what it’s like to feel like part of a community. My town was more of a farming town than a forestry … Continued
Generate 2011 is an energy literacy youth summit for high schoolers across the province to share ideas about what they believe should be the future of energy in Alberta. It’s a very interesting idea, and I imagine some of the youth attending this conference will be the ones that carry the torch for our province … Continued
OH NO!!! YOU CAN’T CLEARCUT THE FOREST! IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL!” This type of opinion is echoed all over the province, country and world. Here’s an example in a news story that came out today. The article says the Castle Special Management Area is going to be clearcut and it could reduce tourism in the … Continued
I’ve been hearing this a lot when I’m in schools, “I want to go into conservation biology”. I said the same thing when I was in high school. I knew I wanted to be involved in environmental management and conservation, and thought I could do that with an Environmental and Conservation Science (ENCS) degree. I … Continued