Posts Tagged ‘students’
Michigan Tech Forestry Students Who Rock – Andi, Krause, and Claudia – Episode 48
My name is Krause, I am currently a Master of Forestry Student at Michigan Technological University where I am an office assistant working on recruiting and retention in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science and an intern at the Center for Diversity and Inclusion working on diversity initiatives for the campus. I got…
Read MoreUrban Forestry Women Who Rock – Rachel Murray – Episode 46
Rachel and I met at the National Society of American Foresters Conference in Louisville, Kentucky in November of 2019 at the student mentor session put on by my mentee the National Student Chair of SAF, Brittany Church. Rachel was enthusiastic about soils and urban forestry. I studied some of that in my college, but was…
Read MoreWood Products Women Who Rock: Pat Layton from Clemson – Episode 31
Live from the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon we talk openly about building with wood! Dr. Patricia A. Layton, Ph.D., Clemson, SC, Is the Director of the Wood Utilization + Design Institute and a professor Forestry. She is the former Director of the School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences (SAFE Sciences) (2010-2014)…
Read MoreWood Products Men Who Rock: Charles Gale – Episode 29
Charles is currently a consultant in forestry research and wood product industry, his business is called Doug Fir Consulting (www.dougfirconsulting.com) working with companies such as Smartlam, Forest Business Network, Bureau of Business and Economic research and several other research entities. Recently he was a Manufacturing Analyst and Sales and Ops Planner with Stimson Lumber Company.…
Read MoreCastle Rock High School Studies Mount St. Helens Evolution
Author and Photo by Talking Forests On a sunny fall morning, students from Castle Rock High School are briefed by the staff of Mount St. Helens Institute (MSHI) in preparation for a day of learning in not your average classroom. Students have a chance to be in the best classroom of all at MSHI, the outdoors near…
Read MoreEvery Summer, Young Professionals Compete For A Job, Follow Four in This Post
Author and Photos by Talking Forests Tanya from the Green River Community College wanted to further her career so she competed for a summer job and won. Her favorite part was being able to work out in the field for the summer. She worked at a fish hatchery in the Cowlitz River operated by Tacoma…
Read MoreIntroducing Natural Resources to High School Students in the Field
Author and Photos by Talking Forests On a moist fall day, Aberdeen High School Natural Resources and Applied Biology students went out to the field in Lake Sylvia, Montesano, WA to learn. Montesano, WA is home to the very first tree farm in the United States. The field day had six stations where students learned…
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