Stories from Women in Wood

My name is Hollee Janusitis and I am a student in the Environmental Technology program at Georgian College in Barrie. Spending time outdoors makes me feel connected to our world, and inspires a sense of awe and wonder. So, choosing a profession that involved nature was an easy choice. There is so much to learn from nature and it teaches us great lessons. As a teenager, my Aunt took me on ‘Wild Women’ expeditions, where I had the opportunity to learn about wilderness survival

I, Kirsten Campbell, was very fortunate to grow up in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with 2 fabulous siblings on a couple hundred acres with beef cows, a strawberry patch, veggie garden and 2 hard working parents that also had jobs outside the home. If you were in the house, mom had you cleaning when she was home…this is probably where my love for the woods started! We’d spend hours in the woods, climbing trees, building things, catching frogs, bugs, fish, helping with hay or

Let me explain. I, Sarah A. Namiiro, come from Uganda, a tropical country in Eastern Africa. And life here like mostly everywhere else is uncertain and busy with all the changes in the world. I stumbled into forestry, sheer luck I must say when I was given a scholarship by the state to do a Bachelor of Science in Forest Conservation and Forest Technology at Makerere University eight years ago (2016). I say stumble because I had always dreamed of being a doctor or a pharmacist

My name is Cassandra Bananish, and I am a bilingual Indigenous woman with a passion for the forest. I am from Longlac 58 First Nation and am currently living and studying in Ottawa, Ontario. I am in my second year of college in a three-year program at La Cité in the Forestry and Fauna Program. I always had an affinity for the outdoors and most of my favourite memories were spent outside. I especially enjoy going fishing and hunting with my grandpa or going on hikes and campi

The forest industry is well aware of the importance of diversity when it comes to forest management through the general understanding of the importance of having a diversity of trees, species, and habitat types. However, when it comes to diversity in the workplace, this has been an evolving conversation in our sector. While there has been great strides in creating a more inclusive environment for women and individuals from many different backgrounds and ethnicities, it seems