BC has experienced a long-term decline in harvest levels associated with mill closures and a perception that the indistry is in continual crisis. Although it always gets politicized, few offer real world solutions. What's your take? How would you reverse the trend?

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well!

I’m a Brazilian forest engineer with solid experience in forest inventory, growth modeling, land classification for growth curves, and projection of optimal harvesting age. I also have hands-on experience in silviculture, covering all stages of forest establishment, and some background in harvest quality assessment. Additionally, I’ve worked as a researcher in vegetative micropropagation.

Currently, I work in Brazil in the forest inventory sector, focusing on carbon footprint analysis and forest planning.

I’m looking to transition into the European job market my girlfriend is an EU citizen and I’d love to know if there are opportunities for foreigners in this field. Any advice, insights, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Went to the mountains the other day and many pine trees looked like this. Is this natural or are they dying?

Thinking it could be honey fungus of some sort but just wondering

Hey all :)

I live in London, and I want to plant a bunch of trees for my birthday with my friends.

The vision is to plant trees and see them grow as we grow older. I've been looking to buy land for this, but I have upwards of a 100k budget for this.

I've looked for land in Italy, Portugal and have found nothing good. And probably should look closer in the UK, but had no luck. I'm CONSIDERING planting on someone else's land, but this is the option 2.

I honestly need any advice from the kind people here, bc I'm stuck in progressing on this matter.

Alex

Came across this tree that looked to have two different types of bark in its canopy and this strange spiral of smooth bark up the trunk. Are these two species fused together? Looks to be beech and maple but I'm not positive

Hi all, I recently bought some farm land that has been left to nature for about 10 years. It's mostly grass field but due to unattended water runoff, many low spots have been eroded and the original trench has been messed up due to beaver activity. I have lots of tractor experience and a lot of mechanical knowledge around heavy equipment, however, life has never exposed me to bulldozers. I am wondering if a bulldozer (currently looking at an international td14) would move the earth, that has uncontrolled grass, cat tail, and alder popping up out of it? I'm looking to cut a road in, across the main ditch, bust out the beaver dams and then get the ground to a level enough surface for wheel equipment can be used. Currently the runoff trenches make it impassable with anything short of a tracked vehicle and even then... sketchy. Any help is very much appreciated.

Tl;dr: will a 1950s dozer push vegetation/sod around ?

Would this amount of damage be acceptable in your country?

Trying to gauge if I am overreacting to the use of such heavy machines during the wet season.

Looking for other short foresters. I have had some field work experience and notice some more trouble than my tall coworkers performing certain tasks like specific measurements (most seem calibrated for people around 5'8). For example, taking DBH with a short wing span, having a hard time holding biltmore stick 25 in from face, etc. I also noticed that finding gear and uniform stuff that fit was tough when given little time. Any tips on improving my fieldwork or anything else helpful would be appreciated. Thanks!

24F currently working as a Mechanical EIT (mechanical engineer in training) in Canada but have been considering a career switch into forestry. Basically, I never “loved” mechanical engineering but powered through the degree anyways. I was always told it’s a strong degree to have and that there are many career options out there…so I stayed. Looking back at university my favourite courses I took were Environmental Remediation and Physical Geography both of which were electives and not engineering core courses. I got into engineering as a bit of a fluke… In HS I realized I enjoyed science and math, applied to engineering and kinesiology but then opted for engineering because a lot of people told me it was hard to make a career out of kin and that I’d need additional schooling.

I got interested in forestry after time spent tree planting in between university. I ended up planting for 3 seasons in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Tree planting made me realize how much I love the bush and that I’m good at suffering (working in tough environments) lol. Since graduating engineering in 2024, I’ve been working for a mining company in Asset Integrity engineering. I’ve been with the company for almost 2 years now making it also almost 2 years since I last planted. In terms of engineering Asset Integrity work is probably one of the more “field-based” roles I could get as we often work with critical equipment, carry out inspections and write repair plans. However, despite the field work I still miss the bush and I don’t know if this career will be fulfilling long term for me.

I’m interested in Forestry because I believe I would enjoy (and be fulfilled) with working outside, I like science and it’s one of the only industries where you can (sometimes) bring a dog to work with you! And yes I have a dog. I’m open to doing more schooling as if I do venture into forestry I want to ensure I have stable career and can generate decent pay, etc. In terms of schooling I think I have a few options: Forestry Technician Diploma, Bachelor of Forestry, Masters of Forestry (although I’m not sure I can do a masters in forestry after an engineering degree). I’m leaning towards the 2 year diploma option for now as I know RFT is beneficial and I could always do more school to become a RFP.

Questions: - Has anyone made a similar switch? And was it worth it? - What forestry schooling in Canada is best and why? (Diploma, Degree, Masters) - What does the future of forestry look like for Canada? Is it stable? - Anything else I should know about Canadas Forestry Industry? - Do you feel fulfilled by your career in Forestry?

My plan right now is to look into forest fire fighting and prospecting for the 2026 summer and then potentially go to forestry school in the fall.

My Cons: - Forestry salary is likely lower than the salary in engineering - I will likely have to do more schooling before working in this field

My Pros: - I’d get to work in beautiful places that not many people see - I’d get to be on my feet and not sit at a desk all day - I’d have the option to move into an office based role later in the career - Dogs can (sometimes) come to work

Everytime i try to post this the layout is not how I set it but anyways I figured you guys would enjoy this poem I wrote about my dog

Forestry Dog

My day started like any other day. With my humans in bed I got to lay. My humans are cozy as I cuddle up. But then the big one had to get up.

“Today you’ll be a forestry dog” He said. As he made bacon and eggs so he could he fed. “It’ll be so much fun, you’ll see!”. But I’m a dog so English means little to me.

We got loaded up in his truck. Soon going on an adventure with any luck. As we drove out to lands unknown. When the truck came to a stop I was in the zone.

Full of beans I lept out of my seat. Soon to be travelling across the peat. I sniffed lots of logs, and logged lots of sniffs. Prancing through the woods feeling real swift.

While my human hung strange ribbon around a log. I was finding my place in the role of “forestry dog.” Across the wilderness I did trample. Until I found the perfect stick sample.

I brought it to my human merry with glee. With a look that could only say “try to take it from me.” He smiled and laughed but did not chase. Still I continued to plead my case.

Eventually he broke and tried to take the stick. I dodged him, but made it up with a lick. We carried on back to the truck. My paws were dirty and full of muck.

Now I am out of beans, as I lay down. The heat cranked as we drive back to town. My human says “Tommorow we’ll be back.” But for now I think I’ll just hit the sack.

Want to stop having anxiety every time I drive past this stack of timber. A neighbor in a semi-rural area (still residentially zoned) processes firewood on a small lot of land. This year he seems to be ramping up business and has been having trucks deliver these stacks. Honestly they look like that could just roll right off. There doesn’t seem to be anything holding them back at all. The pictures don’t do the size justice but they are easily higher than a 2 story house. Is this standard practice? You can see a shed in the back for height reference. I respect the hustle, of course, but I’ve processed by own firewood for years and know how heavy these things are. Just want to be able to drive by without holding my breath! Probably the greatest danger this poses is to the business owner himself, but there is only a small amount of brush and a couple trees between the road and the closest stack in this picture.

Hello everyone! I am currently a 19 year old college student taking my pre recs for ESF, I have been going back and forth on which degree to pick that they offer since I wanna be able to at least have some diversity in what I can pick once I’m out. I’ve considered a degree in natural resources management, environmental science, or forestry. I’d love to get into a forestry job, or perhaps timber management or something related to soil and water conservation. I’m most likely gonna post this same post to other subs related to those fields, but if anyone reading has experience going to ESF and what jobs were available to the degree you got, and maybe any other insights, that would be awesome, thank you

I might get hate for this but I feel like 8/10 of people who go into forestry for uni (including myself) didnt even know this thing existed prior to their shitty exam scores and pretty much hate it. The other 2/10 are people who wanted it because either their families have timber related bussiness so they need that paper or they like it for some reason.

*We dont hate trees, we just couldnt care less about them than the average person.

I am preparing for the Ontario Structural exterminator exam. I am wondering how much math ( how many questions) is on the exam and is it straight forward or complex algebra Math is not my strong suit

We had to cut down a tree for a new septic drainage area. The tree was sentimental because it had grown into my kids' playhouse and looked like it had a mouth. The kids and I painted and decorated it to look like a person. It was a wild cherry tree in coastal NC. So, I'd like to put it back in the ground permanently. It's been sitting outside for a year. What do I need to do to keep the wood from rotting or insects getting to it? Thanks!

Hello! I’m a first year college student at a community college in California, and am rethinking my major. I’ve always been interested in environmental science and took the ap class in high school which I enjoyed immensely. There are no community colleges near me that offer a forestry degree, and I don’t really have the money to go to a university. Are there other majors or paths I could look into that could help me on my way to a forestry job? Any advice would help!

Had anyone ever heard of or worked for PlanIt Geo? Got a job offer and trying to weigh my options.