IN THIS LESSON
Learn about the role of technology and innovation in fire and forestry work.
In this class, FireUp coach Eli Jensen summarizes:
The basics of forest tech applications;
Some entry points to a ForestTech/FireTech career (check out FireUp’s Career Pathways Toolkit for more!);
Insights into how technology applications can address current pain points and help reimagine the future of fire and forestry work.
Complete the worksheet (see below) and come along to a micro hackathon, we’ll help workshop your ideas to reimagine the future of forestry innovation!
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Meet your coach
Eli Jensen is a Certified Forester through the Society of American Foresters and holds both a B.S. and M.F. in Forestry from Northern Arizona University.
Eli is the owner and operator of Ironwood Forestry, a forestry innovations and solutions company. He has worked as a contractor for land management agencies, using his field services contracts as testing grounds for new ideas ranging from improved tree marking equipment to integrating high resolution LiDAR.
He is passionate about bridging the gap between technology and natural resource management. Eli lives in Chino Valley, AZ.