Ian Kirby, Woodlot Forester
My Job
Being creative
Some jurisdictions in Canada restrict the use of different forest management techniques. This limits the amount of creativity a forester can use. Because I work on small-scale projects with private landowners, rather than large-scale projects on Crown Land, I don't have any of those limits.
I have flexibility in the type of forest management that I can suggest to landowners. I can suggest forest management activities that perhaps haven't been scientifically proven enough to be used on Crown Land.