Why did I choose Forestry:
First, I didn't know that it exist. Then I began to asked questions on my teachers and searched it on the internet. And that curiosity was the best thing ever happened to me. I studied Forestry not only because I care with the environment but because I want to help our country. Forestry is far beyond planting trees or climbing a mountain. Studying forestry is very challenging, it encompasses all fields of studies from biology to engineering.
With the state of our natural resources, I believed studying forestry is the foundation to overcome problems with our environment especially on deforestation, social inequality in the uplands and pollution.
About my college education:
I learned in this cours, not just to conserve our natural resources but how to sustainable use it and understand the technologies of upland communities and how we can help people not just in upland but also in urban regarding their issues on the environment (climate change, deforestation, poverty, food security and others). I also learned how to conduct inventories and mapping using advance technology like GIS (Geographic Information System), how to communicate with people and how to conduct community organizing. I also learned to understand many things about floral (plants) and faunal (animals) biodiversity. Ways to conserve natural resources, analyzing the forest and many more.
My specialization is on forest genetics so I am exposed on doing researches on tree improvement and conservation of genetic resources in trees.
Every subject and assignment is difficult but it becomes easy when you learned how to love it and to appreciate it. In my college days the most remarkable assignment that I have been to is to conduct a rapid assessment in a karst forest in Caramoan, Camarines Norte during our field visits where the results will be formally submitted in the municipality and for me it's very challeging because I'm just sophomore on that time.
Every subject that I took is very useful. All of it are useful. But I'll pick tissue culturing, it's one of the skills I learned in the university. It will be very useful in conducting researches on conservation. Another one is GIS where it's now useful in my work.
Passing an exam is difficult so students are trained to do self- studies because not all will be fed by the teacher and to be passed you need to study. Honestly, many people fail exams once their not responsible enough in that subject. Somehow, many people shift to another course either they don'really love the course or because they're failing.
I believed to succeed in every course requires not just mere intelligence but hard work, patience and a sense of responsibility because many intelligent student fails but those hard working and responsible students are graduating.
My current job:
I am an Extension Officer II at the National Greening Program Coordinating Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in charge of coordinating to different regions in the country regarding monitoring and evaluation of NGP in their regions. Conducting field visits and monitoring on different regions.
* NGP is a national program of President Aquino aiming to plant 1.5 billion trees on 1.5 M hectares in the country.
How long did it take to find a job:
I graduated on April 2014, then I took a review class for the board exam in May. Then in the start of June I started applying and after a week and I'm working.
Advice to people who are thinking of studying this course:
Those people who are considering studying forestry, I advice to love what you do first, and success will follow. Always be concerned on our environment. Learned the skills you need and you love. Always accept the challenge because studying Forestry is learning "LIFE".
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