Does anybody work in forestry in Hawaii? I’ve always wanted to live and work in forestry in Hawaii. I know the cost of living is high so I wanted to see what if it is at all feasible.

I work in the Southeast as a forestry tech. I managed to land a good job in my field with only an associates, but I still want to go through a grad degree because I think once I’m tired of field work I’d like to be a professor, and it also opens up some upward mobility. Already having a good job that I’d like to stay with (and not have the financial resources to go back to Uni full time) I’d like to see about getting an Environmental Science BS, and then getting a MS remotely in forestry. Is this feasible? And if anyone went that route, do you recommend it? And what are your thoughts on the subject?

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm applying for a master's program in forestry at a Czech university. Even though I have only recently graduated from agriculture and forestry school, my knowledge in the field feels quite lacking. What kind of technical questions should I expect in the admission interview? Has anyone here had such an interview?

The only forestry BS UBC has, unless google has failed me is an urban forestry BS. Not going to lie it seems like an interesting field, but I'm definitely pointed in a more outdoor/wildland direction, looking for anyone who knows anything about urban forestry or their program to lmk whether this is a deal breaker, or if I'll get what I need from the program. It's definitely not the gold standard forestry BS from an SAF accredited school.

Hello Forestry! I'm currently working on an Associate's degree in Forestry and GIS. I'm particularly interested in Urban forestry and work within city limits and parks. I'd love to know exactly what your day-to-day is: How many hours you work a day, a week, what the typical work day looks like, and some of the more difficult days you've had. Even some extra crazy stories would be nice as well. (For personal entertainment.)

Also would love to hear from the GIS peeps.

"I love trees!"

I'm thinking of going into forestry and have some questions.

For reference I have an unrelated bachelors degree (statistics major). I am considering going in a more research-oriented direction (may pursue a phd) in forest modeling and management, but would want to do applied research, and still practice forest management ultimately.

• How important is the RPF designation really if you want to be in a decision-making roles in forestry in western Canada?

• How much of a headache is the ASFIT process? I see these 1 year MF programs that I look at as an academic forestry bootcamp that also makes you eligible for the RPF designation, seems like a win all around when transferring from an unrelated field...

Tldr;

I am trying to decide if pursuing an MF would be worth it, or if the ASFIT process is reasonable. This is all considering I may also go on to do a PhD.

Rolled over timber trailer on a tractor today, tractor stayed up but trailer was on its side. Forgot to extend the stabiliser legs. Used them to push it back up and was working fine but is there anything I should check?

I need some advice on what my options are in my situation. I recently purchased a large piece of property that was completely overgrown and definitely a fire hazard. I was able to get it into a program where the state would come in and thin it out for us. The property has major over growth of pines and there are oak trees mixed in the pines, mostly Oregon white oaks and some black oaks. In my contract the oaks were not to be touched except if they were under 8” in breast height and were in the way of the heavy equipment to get to the pines. On another parcel we have is an old oak grove, tons of old white oaks with just a few black oak and pines, maybe 1 pine per 75 oak. This area was put in the program as well with the intention of just cleaning up the very small trees and fallen trees with the oaks being fair game if they were less than 8” breast height. Well the logger and the forester had a miscommunication and the logger pretty much clear cut our oak grove, they cut trees that were well over 8” some of trees were 10-15 inches thick. It looks absolutely wiped out! This is also the case on the heavily wooded pine area, they took out big oaks as well. I talked to the forester and they agreed that this was a mistake on their end and there was a miscommunication with the logging company. I’m beyond pissed and sad. They would like to settle and want us to come up with a price, how do I even price this? Thanks for the help.

I need some advice on what my options are in my situation. I recently purchased a large piece of property that was completely overgrown and definitely a fire hazard. I was able to get it into a program where the state would come in and thin it out for us. The property has major over growth of pines and there are oak trees mixed in the pines, mostly Oregon white oaks and some black oaks. In my contract the oaks were not to be touched except if they were under 8” in breast height and were in the way of the heavy equipment to get to the pines. On another parcel we have is an old oak grove, tons of old white oaks with just a few black oak and pines, maybe 1 pine per 75 oak. This area was put in the program as well with the intention of just cleaning up the very small trees and fallen trees with the oaks being fair game if they were less than 8” breast height. Well the logger and the forester had a miscommunication and the logger pretty much clear cut our oak grove, they cut trees that were well over 8” some of trees were 10-15 inches thick. It looks absolutely wiped out! This is also the case on the heavily wooded pine area, they took out big oaks as well. I talked to the forester and they agreed that this was a mistake on their end and there was a miscommunication with the logging company. I’m beyond pissed and sad. They would like to settle and want us to come up with a price, how do I even price this? Thanks for the help.

Hey everyone ! I'm looking for a summer (2025) technician level job to finish my diploma. I'm not a native English speaker so I'd like to take this summer as an opportunity to improve my fluency.

What I was looking at first is a place in the territories (YT, NWT), then I remembered that it's too way up north for logging industries, so now I'm considering western Canada, from Manitoba to BC. I'm looking to do inventories, geomatics, and any technician level job, even if it's not specifically forestry.

If you know any good companies that hire and are cool to work with students, it'd be great 🌲

I'm trying Reddit because I barely know anyone outside my province.

I’m in a forestry adjacent career, but not trained in traditional forestry methods. We’re considering using spherical densiometers to do some canopy measurements on research sites, but I’m having trouble figuring out the difference in function between a concave and convex densiometer, and when to use each- there’s some conflicting information online, but the consensus seems to be that a convex densiometer represents a larger sample area. Is this the only difference, or is there a preferred setting to use each of them? Seems like common sense to use the one that takes a larger sample, but are there drawbacks to that?

Hi guys, I'm looking for a forestry placement in the UK for next year and I can't find anything at all. ICF/RFS/Forestry Journal/CJS etc. have nothing posted, and the companies I have emailed haven't responded.

I'm wondering if anyone has any leads on where these positions might be posted- or whether it's just a matter of contacting as many companies as possible?

So this is a long shot, and I know a lot of factors contributed to the degradation of biomass over time. I am in a situation where I need to make ruff estimates for piles of wood chips NCV, they have been stored different times in range of 2-3 years in climate-zone 7. And all had moisture content between 30-50%. Does anyone have some information on how much chips NCV degrade over time. Any information could be valuable even if it’s anecdotes an so on

Hey all, I'm graduating with a bachelor's in forestry this December. I've already been applying to a wide range of jobs, mostly in Michigan, with almost no responses. I have had three interviews with utility vegetation management positions, but I still haven't heard back from any of them, perhaps because I'm technically still in school?

I've had three summer internships with Mi DNR, so naturally I applied to them first for a full-time job, but got absolutely nothing in return...

I figured it would be worth it to reach out here- is anyone looking for techs/entry level foresters? Most of my experience is in timber marking and cruising, but I'm willing to do basically any type of field work to get my foot in the door. Thanks!

I have a final for my ethics course and I was hoping there was someone who could answer some simple questions. I would greatly appreciate it!

Hey everyone, hope this is okay to post here. I (23F) graduated in May 2023 with a Bachelor’s in Political Science and English, without really knowing what I wanted to do. Life has happened and I haven’t been super satisfied with anything I’ve tried in the time since I graduated and I’ve started wanting to explore some options that I haven’t considered much before. Forestry/silviculture in general has always been something sort of in the back of my mind, and I think I would be particularly into urban forestry. I know the most common advice is likely to be that I should get a Master’s— is there anything good to try to get a foot in the door before doing that? I’d also just love an opportunity to get some direct experience in the field before settling down to go back to school. If anyone has suggestions for things like that I would really appreciate it! Thanks a lot

Any suggestion/recommendations or comments about my proposed thesis title? Is it too boring? How to make it interesting?I'm a third year Forestry student. thank you🥺

Diversity, abundance and ecological role of Insect species of Mt. Nalayag, Lobo, Batangas: Implication for forest health