After nearly 2 years of doing field work with FIA I’ve had the invaluable opportunity to learn about topics, tips, and tricks But beyond simply adding to my academic mental toolbox, I’ve gained life experience as well. Here are a few life lessons I’ve learned...
Thanks to weather, senescence, and daylight, we are limited to only a precious few months when we can practically head out into the woods and collect the data we need. While some crews start as early as April or manage to stagger their way into...
It’s official! For the rest of the field season I will be helping FIA crews in the state of Washington...
Time for a tool roundup! Here is a look at the gear I carry with me into the field....
Screenshot Over the last week/weekend I had the incredibly valuable (and fun!) opportunity to travel down to the Sisikiyou Field Institute in Selma, OR and take a Grass Identification Course with Dr. Barbara Wilson of the Carex Working Group. As I’ve mentioned before, I came into...
The wonderful thing (in my opinion) about the Forestry Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program at the US Forest Service here in the Pacific Northwest is the seasonality of our work. Maybe you're familiar with seasonal work, or have spent time as a seasonal employee, but...
I'm back with Environment for the Americas to join USFS's Resource Assistants Program with Cohort 8! Looking forward to learning more about forestry inventory in my second season--stay tuned for lots of fun pictures and stories from my time in the woods. ...
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a job based in the outdoors must be dependent on the weather. What’s the saying, you can plan a picnic but you can’t control the weather? Well, this season Mother Nature seems to enjoy keeping us on our toes....
Forestry Inventory includes more than simply measuring trees. Now that I’ve had experience in the field, I’m finding our work requires a wide range of measurements and more calculation than one would expect. For each individual tree we measure the expected height and diameter, yes,...
My adventures with RAP have officially begun and I couldn't be more excited. The last two months have been a whirlwind—uprooting your life does that though. Now I've made my way out to Oregon for this new position with Forest Inventory and Analysis at the...