We look at several different types of logging careers and examing what it takes to get into a logging career.
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What do foresters do on a daily basis? Spend a day with Rayonier Resource Land Manager Wes Yeomans!
Read More “A Day in the Life of a Forester, Spotlight: Wes Yeomans (Georgia, USA)”
Rayonier and its hunting customers share a sense of responsibility for the land’s resources, creating a partnership that benefits forests and wildlife.
Read More “Rayonier and Hunters Work Together for Healthy Forests”Pollinators like bees and butterflies are attracted to working forests, where cleared or newly-planted areas have plenty of pollen to browse. Our beekeeper video and all images in this story were captured in Rayonier forests.
Read More “Why Pollinators Thrive in Working Forests”A forester’s work goes far beyond trees. They are also trained to recognize, preserve and protect vulnerable species. Rayonier employees explain how protecting the nests of bald eagles is another aspect of sustainable forestry.
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After more than 30 years with Rayonier, Terri Hall was a natural choice to follow for a “day in the life of a forester.” Learn more about this veteran forester as she takes us through a typical day in the field.
Read More “A Day in the Life of a Forester, Spotlight: Terri Hall (Florida, USA)”If you could go back in time 50 years and observe a commercial forest, you would notice a vast difference from the forests today. Modern trees grow faster, straighter and healthier than their ancestors. Why is this, exactly?
Read More “How Research Forests Help Grow Healthier Trees”
Future Rayonier forests depend on the precise and careful collection of pollen. We share what pollen is and how we collect this microscopic dust to ensure the preservation of one of the world’s most depended-upon resources: trees.
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North Carolina State graduate student Austin Cary gives us an inside look at his Rayonier mentorship experience through his school’s new National Needs Fellowship. The program is designed to bring more people of color into forestry.
Read More “Training Future Leaders: NC State Mentor Program brings Forestry Student to Rayonier”With the extremely rare Red Hills Salamander’s habitat on our land, Rayonier foresters play an important role in protecting this threatened species.
Read More “Foresters Protect Rare Salamander Found Only in Alabama”
Patrick Dravitzki shares how he switched from studying commerce to studying forestry and never looked back.
Read More “No Two Days Alike for NZ Harvest Forester”
Seamus Bardoul discovered forestry early, choosing to attend the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, to bring his dreams to fruition.
Read More “New Zealand Outdoorsman Finds His Calling in Forest Engineering”