A Career in Forestry?

Opportunities inBC Resource Management

Sunset or sunrise?

BC: Most diverse in Canada

58% forests!

Some of the most productive forests in the world

BC Coast

32% of BC’s forests

BC Interior

68% of BC’s forests

Forest Resource Management …A Diversity of Jobs

Planning: road engineering, harvesting layout, timber cruising, modeling, mapping (GIS)

…A Diversity of Jobs

Silviculture: prescriptions, surveys and assessments, site preparation, planting, vegetation management, spacing, thinning

…A Diversity of Jobs

Management: supervising crews and contractors, administration, accounting

Specialists: research, site classification, forest growth & inventory, genetics, soils, ecology, hydrology (water), fisheries, wildlife, computers...

Professional and Technical Jobs

• Professional: Managers, accountants, foresters, engineers, specialists, research scientists, auditors

• Technical:Forestry technician, field engineering, GIS technician, other technicians

Diverse Employers

• Forest Companies -large multi-national to small businesses

• Government - Band Council, Communities, Federal, Provincial

• Private Consulting: All sizes of businesses

• Academic: Colleges and Universities

Future Opportunities

• Increasing complexity of management

• Diverse values• More specialists

needed• Retiring baby-

boomers!

Managing for multiple values

It’s not just about trees

Innovation is needed

Standing stem harvesting

Forestry isn’t rocket science…it’s way more complex!

Dr. Fred Bunnell

A challenging career!

No life like it!