Posts by Talking Forests
Oregon Women in Timber ~ Melissa Fullerton ~ Episode 56
This will be a 4 part series with 4 amazing women, this is 2 out of 4 episodes and will be published each Monday in each week of October 2020 for National Forest Products week. Melissa and I chatted about working in business in the forest sector. She enjoys OWIT so much! My name is…
Read MoreOregon Women in Timber ~ Amanda Astor ~ Episode 55
This will be a 4 part series with 4 amazing women and will be published each Monday in each week of October 2020 for National Forest Products week. Amanda Astor and I recorded this episode before the devastating fires in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. We chatted about forest fires and what Oregon Women in…
Read MoreTreetop Walkway on largest island in Germany, Rügen
Author and Photos by Talking Forests Baumwipfelpfad Naturerbe Zentrum Ruegen on the island of Rügen was a spiral wooden walk worth taking for the views from the bottom of the forest floor to the tree canopy to the views of the water at the top of the tower. What is the best part? Rügen is…
Read MoreForestry Women Who Rock – Amanda Lang – Episode 54
Amanda Hamsley Lang is the COO & Vice President of Client Services, Forisk Consulting and we had a great chat about women working up to leadership positions in forestry companies. Have kids and being a mom is not easy, but worth it and when you work for a flexible team like Forisk, it makes the…
Read MoreForestry Men Who Rock – Tyler Reeves from Forisk – Episode 53
Tyler and I had a great chat about forestry in all regions, how his internship led him into his position now, and adversity that we face in the industry. He has a wide variety of knowledge and brings a great education with him to his first year working as a Timber Industry Analyst at Forisk…
Read MoreForestry Men Who Rock – Brink Group of Companies Owner – John Brink – Episode 52
“John A. Brink came to Canada from Holland in 1965 with $25.47 in his pocket, a suitcase full of books, and a dream to build his own sawmill.” Interviewing him was such a treat and we learned so much about lumber, forests and wood from him in our recorded video on YouTube and in this…
Read MoreHonest Talk Radio: Business Mindset and Special Guest Candra Burns
Listen to “Business Mindset and Special Guest Candra Burns” on Spreaker. Today Michaela will be talking about key considerations when it comes to mindset around business. Later on in the show, she will be joined by a fellow military spouse, Candra Burns and together they will discuss the challenges of owning a global business and…
Read MoreForestry Women Who Rock – Leslie Boby – Southern Regional Extension Forestry – Episode 51
Leslie and I chatted about the responsibilities of being an extension forester, being proactive to plant the right trees in the right areas and she is proud of her role in her office. Leslie Boby is the Coordinator for the Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) office and has been leading the office on an interim…
Read MoreForestry Women Who Rock – Mima Letts – Tree Sparks Founder – Episode 50
Mima Letts – Founder and Director of Tree Sparks and I talked about awareness of forestry careers for young people and how she navigated going from university to training forester in the UK. She wants to make a difference in our sector. https://www.treesparks.co.uk/post/a-career-in-forestry-the-roots-of-my-journey We Are Women in Forestry https://youtu.be/eW4JvC6STBA Twitter: https://twitter.com/tree_sparks @tree_sparks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreeSparksIgnite/ @TreeSparksIgnite…
Read MoreFree Range Forestry LLC – Anna Yarbrough – Episode 49
Anna and I talked about being young women business owners with forestry backgrounds. She worked in the industry as an employee before breaking out on her own and creating Free Range Forestry LLC so she could have a flexible work schedule with her son. We talk about local forestry and what it is like to…
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