July 18, 2018 11:14 am
Published by Laurel Nikiforuk
“Canada D’Eh in the Rockies”
One of my favorite things about working in the forest sector is living in a forest town. And, one of my favorite things about the active, scenic forest town of Whitecourt is its location: close to all that’s best of both the city and the country. Whitecourt, in west-central Alberta, is approximately two hours’ drive from Edmonton and three hours from Jasper National Park;
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July 17, 2018 9:59 am
Published by Laurel Nikiforuk
The North Goose Bear Problem
One of the fundamental rules of fieldwork is that nothing is going to play out exactly the way you planned. Let me explain. Earlier this week, I made a plan for what I wanted to accomplish at work that day. I would be driving north for what should have been a fairly relaxed day of inspecting roads.
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June 18, 2018 12:57 pm
Published by Laurel Nikiforuk
Hello all and welcome to my summer! I would like to start off by thanking FPAC for the opportunity to share my experiences with you all and (hopefully) inspire some future foresters. In the prologue of my summer story, I thought I would introduce myself.
I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and am a soon to be Forestry graduate from the University of Alberta.
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