Tori Pollins
Program of Study: Natural Resources Conservation
Country of Exchange: Mastatal, Costa Rica
Tori spent four months in Mastatal, Costa Rica doing an internship at Rancho Mastatal, a sustainable living centre. Tori is in the Natural Resources Conservation program, in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC.
Samuel Field
Program of Study: Forest Operations
Country of Exchange: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Sam is a student in the Bachelor of Science in Forest Operations program at UBC. He spent a year at the Stellenbosch University working in the Department of Forest and Wood Science. Sam was able to do this as a student in the Faculty’s Co-op program.
Melanie Kuzyk
Program of Study: Natural Resources Conservation
Country of Exchange: Pacuare, Costa Rica
Program: International Service Learning Placement
Melanie is in the Natural Resources Conservation program in the Faculty of Forestry. She participated in Go Global’s international service placement in Pacuare, Costa Rica led by a local conservation organization.
May Anne Then
Program of Study: Forest Sciences
Country of Exchange: Singapore
May Anne is in the Forest Sciences program in the Faculty of Forestry. She spent 13 weeks in the Plant Systematics Laboratory in the Department of Biological Sciences of the National University of Singapore.
Lise Gleasure
Program of Study: Forest Resources Management
Country of Exchange: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Lise graduated from the Faculty of Forestry with a Bachelor of Forestry. In her third year she spent a year working for the Stellenbosch University as a forest engineer.
Kate English
Program of Study: Forest Resources Management
Country of Exchange: Zurich, Switzerland
Kate English graduated from the Forest Resources Management program. During her fourth year at UBC she completed an internship at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Zurich, Switzerland.
Emily Ackroyd
Program of Study: Forest Resources Management
Country of Exchange: Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica
Emily is in the Forest Resources Management program at UBC. She is spent three months in Costa Rica helping a Masters student from UBC collect data on the ecology of tree holes.
Debbie Leung
Program of Study: Natural Resources Conservation
Country of Exchange: Nevada, United States
Debbie, an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Forestry, completed an internship with the Great Basin Institute in the United States. The internship was based out of Reno, Nevada and involved working on ecological restoration projects in the region.
Andrea Haas
Program of Study: Natural Resources Conservation, Global Perspectives Major
Country of Exchange: Galapagos Islands
Andrea graduated from the Natural Resources Conservation program, Global Perspectives Major at UBC. In her third year of the program, Andrea completed an internship for the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve where she spent time surveying and tagging wildlife. Andrea has moved on to a Masters at the Fisheries Centre at UBC.
Cassandra Storey
Program of Study: Natural Resources Conservation
Country of Exchange: China
Cassandra graduated from the Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Conservation program, Science and Management Major at UBC. During her degree, Cassandra participated in Go Global’s Group Study Program, Exploring Forestry and Conservation in China.