AndreeMorneault
Forester
Callander,Ontario, Canada
Iplanttreestohelpmaintain forestland.
Myjobistomakesurethatforestsregrowaftertreesareharvested.WhereIwork,weharvestabout3,000hectaresofforest(7,410 acres)ayear.Two-thirdsofthisareagrowsbacknaturally.Theotherone-thirdneedstobe planted.
Duringthewinter,Iplanwhatwewillplantinthesummer.Weplantbetween600,000and1,000,000 treesperyear.Iwatchthegrowthofnewtreesandtreesalready there.
AndreeMorneaultshowssomenewlyplanted trees.
Ittakesabout80yearsbeforemanytreesarebigenoughtoharvestagain.Iwillnevergettoseethetreesbecometheforestsoftomorrow.ButIknowthey’regettingagood start.
KimKennedy
GISResource Specialist
Lansing, Michigan
Ilovemaps!Iworkwithcomputerstocreategraphsandmaps.Theyshowdata,suchaslanduse,treecover,andenvironmental practices.
GISstandsforgeographicinformationscience.Myfocusismappingtrails.InMichigan,wehavealotoftrails.Thetrailsareforhiking,bicycling,horsebackriding,andotheractivities.Thetrailsareonstateandnationalforestland.Theycanbefoundinstateparksandrecreationareas, too.
Peoplewhowanttousethetrailsneedtoknowwheretheyarelocated.Forestmanagersalsousetrails.Planningfornewtrailsorconnectingtrailsisanotherwaythatmappingisimportant.Everyday,myjobbringssomething different!
KendallConroy
WoodBuilding Design Consultant
Portland, Oregon
Ipromotetheuseofwoodin construction.
Ihelparchitectsandengineersbuildwithwood.Woodisarenewableresource.Itisalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.Steelandconcretearenot.Imakesurethatbuildersusetherightproductsfortherightjob.AndImakesuretheyaredoingit sustainably.
Woodissustainablebecausewecanregrowtrees.Treesarearenewable resource.
Woodproductsareeasytouse.Theycostless.Andtheytrapcarboninsteadofreleasingit.Usingwoodcanbegoodforour planet.
