Think Forests!

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Think Forests!
Canadian Institute of Forestry Institut forestier
du Canada
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What do forests do?

• Provide the oxygen we breathe
• Sequester carbon
• Help clean the air
• Moderate the climate
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• Regulate our supply of fresh water
• Help prevent erosion and flooding
• Create habitat for wildlife
• Provide recreation and spiritual opportunities
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• Paper
• Furniture
• Building materials
• Energy!

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Forests and You

• Well-managed forests are
• A renewable resource
• Critical to Canada's economic, social and
  cultural wellbeing
• Essential to environmental sustainability!
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• A career in forestry can take you to
• An urban forest
• Deep into remote boreal woodlands
• A laboratory to study forest life
• All kinds of communities
• Whether you like the outdoors or indoors, if you
  have
• a passion for the environment and thrive on
  solving
• complex problems, then a career in forestry is
  for you!

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What is Forestry?

• Forestry is the science and art of protecting,
  conserving and managing forest ecosystems for
  present and future generations.
• Interdisciplinary!

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What do Forest Professionals Do?

• Understand the relationships between people and
  forests, wildlife, ecology, fire and pest
  detection and control, wood science, harvest
  operations, forest regeneration and manufacturing
  processes.
• Design, implement and promote management programs
  that have a positive impact on diverse public and
  private needs.
• Develop an understanding of the broader economic,
  environmental, and social dimensions of managing
  renewable resources to consider all users and
  uses.
• Become skilled communicators, sensitive to public
  concerns, and are able to explain forestry goals
  and practices to a diverse range of stakeholders.

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Forest are Complex and Important

• Science, Management, Communication
• Forest professionals develop comprehensive
  natural resource inventories, plan and supervise
  harvesting and regeneration programs and work to
  protect forests from wildfires, insects and
  disease, and to manage and conserve all forest
  values including biodiversity and wildlife
  habitat.
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• Think Global - Think Green
• Forests are the most valuable renewable resource
  worldwide - and a source of livelihood for
  millions of people.
• Canada has approximately 10 of the world's
  forests.
• Employers federal, provincial and municipal
  governments,
• private industry, consulting and research firms,
  colleges,
• universities, and non-governmental organizations
  and
• municipalities.
• Forest professionals are respected across Canada
  and around the world.

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Where do Forest Professionals Work?

• Forest products companies
• Soil erosion and reclamation experts for mining
  companies
• Outdoor recreational planners for provincial and
  municipal governments
• Advisors to environmental non-government agencies
• Urban forests - managing trees in parks and along
  city streets
• Researchers across Canada for federal or
  provincial governments or at universities
• Important areas of research include social
  forestry,
• biotechnology, forest economics, ecology and
  wildlife
• biology.

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What Does it Take?

• Training to become a forest professional
  generally requires a diploma from a technical
  college or a degree from a university
  specializing in forestry or related natural
  sciences. A university degree usually takes four
  years to complete. Once you have successfully
  obtained the necessary education, depending on
  the nature of your job you may be required to
  become a Registered Professional Forester (RPF)
  or a Registered Professional Forest Technologist
  (RPFT).

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What Does it Take?

• University Programs
• University-trained forest professionals often
  work with sophisticated computer systems,
  statistical programs and a variety of other
  scientific and quantitative methods and
  procedures. Therefore, a good understanding of
  high school science and mathematics is important.
  A career in forestry also requires strong oral
  and written communication skills and
  interpersonal skills. Practitioners are often
  involved in education, public relations,
  marketing and sales, and in activities such as
  planning, harvesting, regeneration and forest
  ecology. No matter what the role,
  university-trained forest professionals are
  committed to finding solutions to all resource
  management challenges and to ensuring the
  sustainability of the forest and the conservation
  of all that forests encompass.

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What Does it Take?

• College Programs
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• College-level training to become a forest
  technician or technologist requires a certificate
  or diploma from an academic institution
  specializing in forestry or a related natural
  resources program. This usually takes two to
  three years. College-trained forest professionals
  will experience a variety of opportunities
  associated with the management and conservation
  of forests and related resources such as
  wildlife, water, recreation and social concerns.
  They may be involved in a wide array of
  activities, from harvesting operations to forest
  conservation and protection, to wildlife
  management. Technical tasks may include
  surveying, forest fire fighting, tree-planting
  and data collecting.

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Ontario Forestry Programs

•  Lakehead University
• University of Toronto
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•  Cite Collegial
• Algonquin College
• Fleming College
• College Boreal
• Sault College
• Confederation College
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• University of Guelph
• Trent University
• Queens University
• Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology, Ecology,
  Social and
• Cultural Studies, Aboriginal Studies, Geography,
  Hydrology,
• etc.
• Once you have the training, the rest is up to
  you! 

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 The Canadian Institute of Forestry is the
national voice of forest practitioners. Formed
in 1908, the Institute represents foresters,
forest technologists and technicians,
ecologists, biologists, educators, scientists
and many others with a professional interest in
forestry. The Institutes mission is to
provide national leadership in forestry,
promote competence among forestry
professionals, and foster public awareness of
Canadian and international forestry issues. As
a member, you will enjoy the benefits of being
part of a well-networked community of
professionals working to maintain competency
through continuing education and professional
development, and promoting a better
understanding of forestry to the Canadian
public. Student membership dues are very
reasonable.    Take charge of your future, an
exciting career in forestry awaits you!   For
more information about careers in forestry or
about the Canadian Institute of Forestry, check
out our website www.cif-Ifc.org
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Conclusion

• Looking for a Great Career?
• Look No Further!
•  Think Forests!

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Questions?

• Thank you!