2021 Year in Review
Well, another year has come and gone and the Women in Wood community continues to grow and support one another. More than 2,500 women...
A Rookie in Forestry
Rookie, greener, newbie. Maybe these words apply to you, or they are a throwback to your first job. Either way, being a beginner is a...
Ladies who lunch...in the bush
Jess Sheppey is a Woman in Wood who started out in the resort and ski industry across Canada before pursuing a career in forestry. Jess...
Unique pathways
My name is Catherine Langille and I am a young Indigenous woman from Seine River First Nation who currently resides in Thunder Bay...
Doing what makes you happy
My name is Shania Johnston, I am 25 years old; I currently operate a grapple skidder and am new to the logging/ forestry world. I...
Digging in to urban forestry
Hi Women in Wood! My name is Natalie, and I am an Urban Forester! There....I said it! When I was attending University, urban forestry was...
Ladies of Landsat
Ladies of Landsat is a Twitter-based organization that got its start officially in 2018. Led by a group of women hoping to increase...
Putting your name forward
When I meet new people, the second question I inevitably get (the first one being if they pronounced my name correctly), is where my name...
2020 Year in Review
Like everyone else, we’ve been living much of 2020 in a virtual world. We’re making the most of it, and a positive has been the...
Gear Corner
A number of recurring gear discussions happen in the Women in Wood (WIW) Facebook group. A very “hot” topic in the WIW group in recent...