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Purdon, Mark was born on November 10, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Arnold David and Marie Anna Purdon.
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Mark Purdon, Canadian research scientist. Certified S-100 forest fire fighter Northern College, Ontario, 1997. Recipient Commonwealth Youth Service award, Government of Canada, 1996, Milton F. Greigg award, Conservation Council, New Brunswick, 1996; scholar, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council-UQAT-UQÀM Industrial Chair in SFM, 1999—2000, New Jersey Forestry Fund, 2003.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology & English Literature, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, 1998. Master of Science in Environmental Science, U.Québec, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, 2001. Master of Science in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy, University Oxford, United Kingdom, 2004.
Career
Forest researcher Institute Forest Ecosystem Research, Jilove u Prahy, Czech Republic, 2002—2003. Policy researcher Canada Environmental Network Forest Caucus, Ottawa, Canada, 2001. Assistant forest ranger Sumava National Park, Vimperk, Czech Republic, 1995.
Canoe ranger Algonquin Provincial Park, Whitney, Ontario, 1997. Conference coordinator forest fire to sustainable development University Québec en Abitibit-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, 2001.
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Membership
Co-chair Friends of the Christmas Mountains, Sackville, Canada, 1994—1998. Member of L'Action Boréale en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Society of America Foresters, Canada Environmental Network Forest Caucus, Global Caucus Community Based Forest Management.
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Canadian
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Recipient Commonwealth Youth Service award, Government of Canada, 1996, Milton F. Greigg award, Conservation Council, New Brunswick, 1996. Scholar, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council-UQAT-UQÀM Industrial Chair in SFM, 1999—2000, New Jersey Forestry Fund, 2003.Recipient Commonwealth Youth Service award, Government of Canada, 1996, Milton F. Greigg award, Conservation Council, New Brunswick, 1996. Scholar, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council-UQAT-UQÀM Industrial Chair in SFM, 1999—2000, New Jersey Forestry Fund, 2003.