ISCBC Provincial Youth Summit

The Invasive Species Council of BC is pleased to host the 2022 Provincial Youth Summit: “The Power of One”, on January 15, 2022.

Summit Background

The Invasive Species Council of BC convened the first Provincial Youth Summit in 2020. The Youth Summit brought together youth, leaders and industry experts from across BC. Attendees explored volunteer projects in habitat restoration and learned from environmental experts.
The 2022 Provincial Youth Summit takes place virtually on January 15, 2022.

Summit Program

Hear from several exciting speakers including Simon Jackson, the founder of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, and Katie and Claire, the founders of Friendly Composting. Learn how illustrative nature journaling promotes biodiversity in BC and inspires appreciation of the natural world.

Registration Link

The Deadline to Register is January 15, 2022 at 10am Pacific Time.

https://bcinvasives-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcof–ppzgvGtQMGwhqiNrt_gtEIkhdtx_L

Job Opportunity: Field Worker at Close to Home Organics

Position Overview:

Close to Home Organics is a family-owned and operated organic mixed-vegetable farm, located in Abbotsford. We farm at Glen Valley Organic Farm as shareholders of the Glen Valley Organic Farm Cooperative. In 2022, our sales will focus on a Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program that we run in cooperation with Earth Apple Organic Farm. We are seeking two farm workers to work with us through the farming season. One of those farmers would start in February, the other closer to April (we can be flexible on start-time), and work with us through to the end of October. Both are full-time positions with a Monday-Friday work-week.

Our Field Workers are expected to work outside in all types of conditions. The work is physically demanding and is at times solo. Successful farm workers are self-motivated, aware of their body’s need for water and stretching, driven to get the work done efficiently, and communicate well with others. Preference will be given to applicants with previous farm experience and proven ability to work efficiently. The work is not glamorous, but the results are tangible…and delicious.

Example Tasks:

Field and Cold-frame Tasks:

  • Bed preparation (using a tractor), irrigation maintenance
  • Seeding, and transplanting (using hand tools)
  • Weeding (by hand, with hand tools and mechanized tools)
  • Harvesting (by hand)
  • Pathway maintenance (using hand tools and/or walk behind rototiller)

Packing Tasks

  • Washing and packing vegetables according to customer orders
  • Following cleaning protocols to maintain a food-safe work environment

Farm Tasks

  • Grass maintenance
  • Blackberry maintenance
  • General help in spring clean-up and maintaining a tidy farmyard

Compensation:

$17/hour
Access to produce ‘seconds.’

More Information:

https://www.closetohomeorganics.com/work-with-us

Chris Bodnar or Page Dampier at
Email: hello@closetohomeorganics.com
Telephone: 604-897-1111

The logo of close to home organics

LFS Ace Event – Is Grad School Right for Me?

Time: Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 5-6pm Pacific Time
Location: Zoom
Registration: https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eDHBV1pMMFFJbRc

If you’re thinking about all of the different graduate opportunities, and are feeling confused about them joining the event will be beneficial for answering those questions.

LFS Alumni speakers will be at the event to share their experiences from their education, and careers, and will be a great opportunity to have those questions answered, and to help you figure out if grad school will be right for you!

More Information about Grad School: https://lfs-ps.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/11/Is-Grad-School-Right-for-Me-Slides.pdf

Paid Summer of 2022 Internship on Goat Cognition in Germany

Dear colleagues,

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers each year a paid internship for undergraduates from North America, UK or Ireland to come to work in Germany for about 3 months. This year, we again submitted an offer and are eager to host a student to assist us with our new goat cognition studies (brief outline attached) in summer 2022.

It would be amazing if you could circulate this advert with your classes and/or forward it to students that might be particularly interested in this opportunity. Thanks so much!

Cheers,
Christian

Christian Nawroth, PhD
PostDoc
Institute of Behavioural Physiology
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology

Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Germany

Tel: +49 38208 68-805
Email:   nawroth@fbn-dummerstorf.de
Twitter:  @GoatsThatStare
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