DeptFaculty: Agricultural Sciences Thesis Title: Looking at the impact of pesticide spraying on amph

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Steve Lehnert
In the Course based Masters Of Forests and
Society/ BSF from UNB/ Forest Technology Diploma
From BCIT. No thesis yetI worked as a Forester
for Interfor in Coastal BC Operations/2yrs. Also
Worked in Forestry in New Brunswick and Northern
Ontario.Experience working with Archeologists,
Engineers and Geotechnicians. Used Landscape
level plans to develop operational plans for
Harvesting/Silviculture.I am taking this course
because it is part of the core program for the
masters in Forests and Society.
Alexandra de Jong Westman
Dept/Faculty Agricultural Sciences Thesis
Title Looking at the impact of pesticide
spraying on amphibian development in a mesocosm
environmentBackground My background ranges from
botany and ecology, to animal and agricultural
science. "Field" experience has included
vegetation and overall habitat analysis in both
coastal and interior ecosystems, managed and
unmanaged systems as well as the occasional
dairy and beef cow operation.Interest in CONS
503 I am interested in assimilating information
that I could apply to my work in the field. I
have worked with a number of bands in the
interior of BC who seek to preserve their band
lands for the purpose of maintaining biodiversity
and numerous endangered plant and animal species.
It will be interesting to find out what other
bands are doing to protect their land, and the
problems that arise.
Lisa Cashel
Program M.F. Forests and Society Program. My
degree is interdisciplinary and course-based in
nature and I would like to focus on community
based forestry and stewardship. I hold a B.S. in
Environmental Geoscience.Over the last four
years I have worked in renewable energy
development, sustainable agriculture advocacy,
National Parks protection, and environmental
restoration. Most recently, I worked for a rural
land trust that combined land conservation,
recreation development, sustainable community
based forestry, and local economic development.
Each of these experiences has involved multiple
stakeholders with different backgrounds and
agendas. This class will build upon my own
experience in the States and will broaden my
knowledge of forestry issues in Canada and BC.
The multi-disciplinary approach is a perfect fit
for my degree program and is a required core
course.
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Daniel Berheide
Dept/Faculty Forest Resources Management/
Supervisor- Pr. MeitnerDiscipline Political
Science Sociology Background Presenting at the
2003 Eastern Sociological Society meetings, I
used multiple regression techniques to analyze
data from the 2000 General Social Survey to
explore the relationship between Americans
attitudes towards organized labor and the
environment. After receiving my second
undergraduate degree in Sociology, I completed my
training as a wildland firefighter followed by
almost two years of supervising environmental
restoration projects with the Nevada Conservation
Corps (NCC). Additionally, I surveyed Mexican
mangroves as an Earthwatch volunteer and interned
at the World Resources Institutes Global Forest
Watch. This past summer I worked as a seasonal
Forest Technician for the US Forest Service.
The class demonstrates how environmental issues
do not fall within simple geographic or political
boundaries thereby natural resource management
necessitates skill in inter-governmental
relations and facility with economic, political,
social and scientific analysis. The subject
reflects my varied interests in topics such as
the economic valuation of ecosystems and
workforce development, equitable distribution of
forest goods, community forestry, the origins/
consequences of our land use ethic, and capacity
building and public access to environmental
decision-making processes. Drawing from the
multiple disciplines in this course I expect to
learn more about the necessary skills to prepare
me for a career administering sustainability
projects, orchestrating conservation and
workforce development programs, or managing the
multiple-use of public lands.
Lucas Brotz
I have a BSc from UBC in Astrophysics and I'm
currently an Unclassified Student.   While
working on a number of multimedia projects with
the Vancouver Aquarium over the past two years, I
have become increasingly interested in
oceanography and conservation. I recently took
the biological oceanography course at the
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre and I'm
interested in multi-stakeholder decision making,
especially as it applies to marine conservation
and fisheries management.   I am a frequent
visitor to Clayoquot Sound and I look forward to
learning more about the complex issues facing the
region.
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Susie Dain-Owens
Seattle, USA, M.A. in Anthropology.Relevant
Interests Community conservation, traditional
ecological knowledge (use of in management, as
well as how it is passed down/acquired through
generations ), relationship between native
communities and environmental organizations,
ethnobotany. Work Experience in Atlin, BC with
the Taku River Tlingit band, and Round River
(non-profit NGO).
Daniel Robles
Forest Engineer, Peru I have worked in forest
developing projects with local communities in the
Amazon Rainforest. Interest topics sustainable
management, environmental services, developing
projects with indigenous communities, marketing
of forest products. My goal is to reinforce my
professional skills and knowledge referring to
management of developing projects with an
integrated relationship of economical and
ecological aspects.
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Cristina Venables
I am a visiting student from Queens university
currently finishing my honours degree in biology.
My main area of study has been animal physiology
and evolutionary ecology. I have done two field
studies, one in Tanzania and one in Argentina
where I studied biodiversity of mammals, birds
and vegetation and their interactions within
their natural habitat. I am interested in
sustainable development and the conservation of
biodiversity. Studying in these conservation
areas has made me curious as to how these areas
are set up and managed from an ecological and
economic standpoint. I am excited about being in
a multidisciplinary class where I can apply my
knowledge, and hopefully this course will help to
guide me towards a masters thesis.
Shanley Thompson
I am a new MSc Student in the Department of
Forest Sciences. I have a BSc in Geography from
Queen's University. My research at UBC involves
mapping forest structure and composition in
coastal BC using high resolution satellite
imagery. The goal is to provide information to
decision makers in order to enhance sustainable
management and conservation efforts.
Collaborations with the Ministry of Forests and
First Nations groups will be an important aspect
of the project. I am interested in CONS 503 as a
means to explore and understand the interests and
perspectives of various interested parties in BC
forests.
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Nigel Hassan
Thesis title Creative Justice Reconciling
temporal and spiritual values in Canadas ocean
space Nigel Haggan is a consultant and, since
September 2006, a PhD student in RMES based at
the UBC Fisheries Centre. In previous lives,
Nigel was a salmon farmer in Ireland, spent 14
years developing fisheries programs and policies
with BC First Nations and 14 years as a Research
Associate of UBC Fisheries Centre. During this
time was involved in numerous multi-disciplinary
collaborative projects including the Back to the
Future marine ecosystem restoration approach,
the Just Fish project and Coasts Under Stress.
Current work includes projects to integrate
traditional environmental knowledge with new
ecosystem science, initiatives to make university
science more accessible to Aboriginal communities
and accelerate enrolment of Aboriginal graduate
students.
Patricia Masupayi
Malawi, BS in Agriculture (Rural Development
option). After teaching in college for three
years, I was involved in working with communities
in participatory forest management and
co-management. In this course, I hope to be able
to figure out if participatory forestry can
answer some of the problems in land use
conservation and management.
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Lailey Wallace
Chris Adachi
B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy and Biology, McMaster
University. Undergraduate thesis The moral
necessity to reduce populations and consumption.
Currently in my first year of the Forests and
Society course-based study, focusing on policy.
Hometown Hamilton, Ontario.
Justin Barnes
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Joan Bittroff
Discipline Forestry and Society I am in the
course based program with a major paper and no
thesis. Background Post Bacc Program in Special
Education from SFU 1997 BEd in Secondary Biology
UBC 1988 I have taught Junior and Senior Biology
on the Sunshine Coast since 1988. This year I
will be teaching Biology 11 and 12. Why I am
taking this course I am investigating possible
topics for my major paper. I felt that as this
course covers an overview of concerns in the area
of forests and society that it would offer essay
possibilities. I am also very interested in
becoming more informed about the various
challenges which affect the long-term
sustainability of forests.
Dallin Brooks
M.S. Forests and SocietyThesis Title
Value-added Manufacturing of Mountain Pine
Beetle, Blue Stained Lodgepole Pine Using Thermal
ModificationI graduated from the UBC Faculty of
Forestry in Wood Products Processing and have
been working with a firm from Finland
coordinating research of North American companies
interested in thermal modification as an
environmentally friendly option to replace old
growth cedar and chemically treated wood
products. My interest is in determining if
thermal modification can be used in the BC
Interior as a way of encouraging better forest
practices in regards to utilizing MPB killed
pine.