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Lakehead University seeks $36 million for forest research facility
Feb 10, 2010 | In Forestry Education, Scientific Developments | Send feedback »
Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario is seeking $36 million from Ontario's provincial government to build a new forest research facility.
The new facility would be called, "Biofor".
It would be used by the University as a designated space… more »
Two tree ID apps for your iPhone
Jan 11, 2010 | In Forestry Education | Send feedback »
Does anyone have an iPhone?
I just read about two tree identification applications for your iPhone.
The Sarafax TreeBook is leaf based and developed for students unfamiliar with tree identification. It is designed for use as a student guide using t… more »
Invasive Plant Training in B.C.
Jul 8, 2009 | In Forestry Education | Send feedback »
The Invasive Plant Council of BC, with funding from the Community Development Trust, are offering Invasive Plant training to unemployed natural resource workers in Prince George, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Courtenay and Terrace th… more »
Guess how many Ontario high school students applied to study Forestry this fall?
May 31, 2009 | In Forestry Education | 10 feedbacks »
Can you guess how many Ontario secondary students selected Forestry as their first choice on their application form for University this fall?
40? 50? Not even close. Think lower. Waaaaaay lower.
The answer is 6.
As of May 6th, 2009, the Ontario… more »
Not Enough Foresters?
May 23, 2007 | In Forestry Education | Send feedback »
TBSource is reporting that there are twice as many Forester positions available than the number of University Forestry graduates.The industry's needs are in areas such as urban forest planning and forestry management. Dean of Lakehead's Forestry prog… more »
Boreal Conference Underway
Oct 3, 2006 | In Forestry Education | Send feedback »
3-day Boreal Conference 2006 underway in Cochrane focusing on the Boreal Forest
Tuesday, October 3, Cochrane, ON - Monday marked the official start of the 3-day Boreal Conference 2006 being held in Cochrane for the boreal, about the boreal and in the… more »
Treeplanting Training.... Seriously!
Aug 24, 2006 | In Forestry Education, Employment | Send feedback »
Selkirk College in British Columbia is offering a treeplanting course.
The course outlines an 8 week training program designed by Dr Delia Roberts, a biology instructor at Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC. Dr. Roberts previously worked with high perf… more »
Will we see a Forester shortage?
Feb 28, 2006 | In Forestry Education | Send feedback »
Dr. Reino Pulkki, R.P.F., Dean of Lakehead University's Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is concerned that not enough students are entering into professional forestry studies. With only about 25 new students en… more »
Lakehead University to Offer Forest Sciences PhD
Mar 30, 2005 | In Forestry Education | Send feedback »
Lakehead University's Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment will be offering a Forest Sciences PhD program starting in the Fall of 2005.Thunder Bay's primary newspaper, the Chronicle-Journal, reported: As research scientists, graduates of the… more »
