Forestry Summer Students - 2027

Job summary

Students will participate in silviculture tasks such as seedling selection, planting supervision, and forest health monitoring. They will also assist in operational planning for road construction and harvesting programs while ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.

Job details

Students will participate in silviculture tasks such as seedling selection, planting supervision, and forest health monitoring. They will also assist in operational planning for road construction and harvesting programs while ensuring compliance with environmental legislation. Candidates must be enrolled in a Forestry Degree or Technical Diploma program at an accredited institution. A valid driver's licence and the ability to perform outdoor work in a wilderness setting are mandatory.

What you’ll do

Students will participate in silviculture tasks such as seedling selection, planting supervision, and forest health monitoring. They will also assist in operational planning for road construction and harvesting programs while ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.

Requirements

Candidates must be enrolled in a Forestry Degree or Technical Diploma program at an accredited institution. A valid driver's licence and the ability to perform outdoor work in a wilderness setting are mandatory.

Listed skills

• Safety Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Silviculture
• Forestry planning
• Data collection
• Reforestation
• Forest health monitoring
• Road construction planning
• Harvesting programs
• Stewardship planning
• Cutting permits
• Outdoor skills
• Wilderness skills
• Safety compliance
• Surveying
• Tree marking

Job areas

• Environmental & Sustainability
• Agriculture
• Engineering
• Manufacturing

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