AndreeMorneault
Forester
Callander,Ontario, Canada
Iplanttreestohelpmaintain forestland.
WhenIwasyoung,Iwantedtogrowthings.Today,Igrowtreesinforests.Myjobistomakesurethataforestregrowsaftertreesareharvested.WhereIwork,weharvestabout3,000 hectares(7,410acres)ayear.Two-thirdsofthisareagrowsbacknaturally.Theotherone-thirdneedstobeplanted.That’swhereIcome in.
Duringthewinter,Iworkinanoffice.Iplanwhatwewillplantinthesummer,developbudgets,andhireworkers.InMay,Isupervisethetreeplant.Weplantbetween600,000and1,000,000treeseveryyearinMay.Iwatchthegrowthofthesenewtreesandthetreesalready there.
AndreeMorneaultshowssomenewlyplanted trees.
Ittakesabout80yearsbeforemanytreesarelargeenoughtoharvestagain.IwillnevergettoseethetreesthatIplanttodaybecometheforestsoftomorrow.ButIknowthatI'mgivingthemagood start.
KimKennedy
GISResource Specialist
Lansing, Michigan
Icreatemaps.Theyshowdata,suchaslanduse,treecover,andenvironmental practices.
Ilovemaps!Iworkwithcomputerstocreategraphsandmapsshowingdatalikelanduseortreecover.GISstandsforgeographicinformationscience.Itincludesmapmakingandglobalpositioningsystems (GPS).
Myfocusismappingtrails.InMichigan,therearemorethan19,300kilometers(12,000miles)oftrails.Thetrailsareusedformanythings,suchashiking,bicycling,horsebackriding,skiing,andsnowmobiling.Theyarelocatedonstateandnationalforestland,stateparks,andstaterecreation areas.
TheworkIdoisimportant.Peoplewhowanttousethetrailsneedtoknowwheretheyare.Planningfornewtrailsorconnectingexistingtrailsisanotherwaythatmappingisimportant.Everyday,myjobbringssomething different!
KendallConroy
WoodBuilding Design Consultant
Portland, Oregon
Ipromotesustainableconstructionthroughtheuseof wood.
Ihelparchitectsandengineers
buildwithwood.Woodisoneofouronlytrulyrenewableresources.Woodisalsomoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanotherbuildingmaterials,likesteelandconcrete.Imakesurebuildersareusingtherightproductsfortherightjobandthattheyaredoingitsustainably.Sustainabilitylooksatwaysofmakingsurethatresourcessuchaswoodcanberegrownor renewed.
Woodproductsare easy to use.They’realsocost-effective.Andtheytrapcarboninsteadofreleasingit.SinceourbuildingsandtheiroperationsaccountforalmosthalfoftheUnitedStates’carbonemissions,thisisaplacewherechangecanmakeabig impact.
