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No Two Days Alike for NZ Harvest Forester

Patrick Dravitzki shares how he switched from studying commerce to studying forestry and never looked back.

New Zealand Outdoorsman Finds His Calling in Forest Engineering

Seamus Bardoul discovered forestry early, choosing to attend the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, to bring his dreams to fruition.

4th Generation Logger Chooses UF Forestry School

The University of Florida graduate shares what it was like growing up in a logging family, and what made him choose to become a forester.

A “Forestry Nerd” and Loving It

In our Rayonier Graduates series, we’re talking to recent Forestry College graduates who now work for Rayonier. In this story, Ph.D. candidate April Meeks shares her love of the technical and scientific sides of forestry and why she chose to study forestry at North Carolina State University.

One Forestry Class Changed Everything for this NZ Forester

In our Rayonier Graduates series, we’re talking to recent Forestry College graduates who now work for Rayonier. In this story, New Zealand Harvest Forester Sarah de Gouw shares how she discovered that sustainable forestry was the perfect fit for her passion for science and the environment.

Forestry Puts Alabama A&M Grad In the Middle of the Action

In our Rayonier Graduates series, we’re talking to recent Forestry College graduates who now work for Rayonier. In this story, Forester DeShaun Mincey shares his career journey, from serving in the U.S. Navy, to studying forestry and fighting wildfires at Alabama A&M University, to Rayonier.

How a Forestry Grad Found His Calling

In our Rayonier Graduates series, we’re talking to recent Forestry College graduates who now work for Rayonier. In this story, Brody Capps shares how he chose forestry and why college was like “forestry boot camp” at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Meet Vanessa: Forester, Photographer and Dog Lover for Life

In our Rayonier Graduates series, we’re talking to recent Forestry College graduates who now work for Rayonier. In this story, Oregon Forester Vanessa McKinney shares how she became a forester, her love for forest photography, and her hope of inspiring more women to work in the industry.