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Centre of Forest Innovation success stories

Read some of the incredible success stories highlighting the accomplishments of NSCC’s students and graduates in the forest sector.

Luke MacGrath wearing a PPE in the woods
NSCC funding helps strengthen family-run forest operations NSCC’s equipment funding helped L&L McGrath Brothers upgrade forestry machinery, reduce environmental impact, and support workforce development while ensuring a family-run operation continues to grow sustainably.
An image of white pine needles and other branches on a forest floor or ground beside a tiny red maple.
Innovative solutions for ecological forestry ACFOR’s Transparency and Traceability Tool, supported by NSCC’s Forest Innovation Voucher Program, is advancing ecological forestry and sustainable biomass use through data-driven, climate-conscious forest management.
Victor Opadele uses mapping software on a computer.
Mapping a future in forestry By stepping out of the classroom and into real-world environments, students like Victor Opadele gain practical experience in their chosen fields.
A group of NSCC forestry students standing in the forest.
Tree marking course showcases sustainable forestry in action Tree marking is a valuable forest management technique that allows contractors to accurately identify which trees to harvest and which to leave growing to best enhance biodiversity and the forest's health.
Two men stand in front of trees holding birch bark skincare products.
Maskwiomin receives $25,000 forest innovation voucher Maskwiomin's birch bark extract combines traditional Mi'kmaw wisdom with scientific processes following the concept of Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing.
A woman, Carrie Anne Michael, stands in front of a door.
Diverting community waste Carrie Anne Michael has been a driving force in pioneering a comprehensive waste management program that includes every household in her community, the We’koqma’q First Nation.
Kieran Wasuek Johnson tests water in a river.
Two-Eyed Seeing Kieran Wasuek Johnson is a camp mentor who practices Two-Eyed Seeing by weaving together her traditional knowledge and formal training to protect, discover and experience the woods, waterways and natural environments of Unama’ki.
Dylan Yates, Founder of the Cape Breton Environmental Association
Protecting Cape Breton water from marine debris Learn how NSCC graduate Dylan Yates, founder of the Cape Breton Environmental Association (CEBA) is caring for our coastline.
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