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Vancouver Fruit Tree Project Society Seeking Board Members

The Vancouver Fruit Tree Project (VFTP) is a volunteer run, community based, registered charity that has been tackling local food waste and food insecurity in Vancouver since 1999.

They are looking for individuals with an interest and/or experience in the following areas:

  • Fundraising
  • Event Planning
  • Community Partner Development
  • Food Security
  • Policy Analysis & Development
  • Grant Writing
  • Technology/IT

They are looking to fill the position of:

  • Member at Large

How To Apply

To express interest in the VFTP board please email them with a little bit about yourself, your skills and experience as it relates to the role, and why you are interested in joining the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project Society Board.

Any questions and to express interest, please email: board@vancouverfruittree.com

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Practicum Opportunity: Vancouver Aquarium – Marine Mammal Rescue

Multiple practicum opportunities available!

6-credit in-person working at the Marine Mammal Rescue (offsite Aquarium). Students will work alongside the veterinary staff and volunteer teams to aid in the rehabilitation of marine mammals admitted to the centre.

Key duties include general husbandry, meal preparation, gavage feeding, helping admit animals, administering subcutaneous fluids, wound management, prepping medications, and potential to assist with rescues and releases.

Placement options are ONLY offered from June-August and September-October.

This application link is now open and will close February 25th, 2024. Applications will not be reviewed until after February 26th, and reference letters are not needed to apply.

See this link for additional info: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Course:APBI496

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Practicum Opportunity: UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre

Animal Welfare Program Practicum Positions at the UBC Dairy Centre

UBC’s Animal Welfare Program is looking for practicum students to take on as research assistants at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre for the Winter Term 2024 (January to April 2024).

The UBC Dairy Research and Educational Centre, located in Agassiz, is a research facility that also operates as a commercial dairy farm. This environment provides opportunities to learn about animal research and a general understanding of how a dairy farm operates. Students will work alongside graduate students from the Animal Welfare Program on various topics related to dairy cattle welfare.

To learn more about the APBI 496 Practicum course and the positions available with the Animal Welfare Program, visit: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Course:APBI496 or email Malina, the practicum supervisor, at malina.suchon@ubc.ca

The deadline to apply is November 15.

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21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

Food Solutions New England will host its 8th version of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge from April 4th to the 24th in 2022.

The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge is simple!

You commit to deepening your understanding of, and willingness to confront, racism for twenty-one consecutive days in April of 2022. The Challenge will raise your awareness, change your understanding and shift the way you behave.

However, the Challenge goes beyond individual or interpersonal racism by helping to demystify structural and institutional racism and white supremacist patterns that are sometimes invisible to people. Finally, the Challenge inspires you to act, on your own or with others in your organization, business or group, to dismantle these systems, to make changes in your work and the world that can build true equity and justice for all.

Learn more here: https://foodsolutionsne.org/21-day-racial-equity-habit-building-challenge/

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Field Course Opportunity: Introduction to Field Soil Classification and Assessment

BCIT is offering a field-based course that introduces the basics in soil classification and field descriptions and assessments using the Canadian System of Soil Classification (CSSC) and other common techniques used in natural resource management, including forestry, arboriculture, natural areas management and ecological restoration. Students will gain hands-on experience digging soil pits, interpreting soil horizons, hand texturing, differentiating soil humous forms and analyzing the implications of their findings for various resource management applications. This 12-hour course includes 10 hours of field training with hands-on exercises at two different field sites in the Lower Mainland. The course begins with 2 hours of introduction online prior to the field days. Students are required to arrange their own transportation to the field sites. This course is applicable for anyone working or studying in natural sciences, ecological restoration, forestry, resource management, arboriculture, planners, stewardship outreach and education.

Thu May 27 – Sun May 30

Cost: $285.00

See the BCIT webpage for more information.

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