The Haida Gwaii Forest
District hosts various research projects as well as employment
opportunities for high school students. The research that is
conducted here provides valuable information on how our resources are
managed, and ways to improve for the future. We see our Summer
Student Work Experience program as an important step in contributing to
our community as well as providing students with the opportunity to
experience resource management on a first-hand basis.
Summer Work Experience Program
The Summer Recreation and Work Experience Program
was spearheaded in 2005 to engage local youth in the management of
natural resources on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The primary goal of
the program is to encourage youth to explore future careers in resource
management.
In 2005, 2006, and
2007, four summer students from local high
schools were hired and given exposure to different aspects of resource
management over a six week period. Job shadowing was provided by the
following companies and organizations:
- Haida Heritage and Forest Guardians
- Husby Forest Products
- Parks Canada
- Laskeek Bay Conservation Society
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Haida Fisheries
- Ministry of Environment
- Teal Cedar Group
- Infinity Resource Consulting
- Ministry of Forests and Range
- Tlell Watershed Society
- Island Hikers Association
 It is important to the program that the students
involved gain as comprehensive experience as possible. For that reason,
the transfer of knowledge and skills from local experts to the students
is an integral part of the program. Students are exposed to different
perspectives and approaches towards resource management, through the
involvement of government, industry, and First Nations perspectives.
It is hoped that students will be able to take the
skills and knowledge that they gain away from the program and apply it
in some capacity in the future.
For more information on this program, or how to
apply for the next season, please contact:
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