Having been around Kisatchie all my life, working at the Kisatchie Ranger District has been amazing, to say the least. Located south of Provencal, Louisiana, I was born and raised in the small town of Kisatchie. The people who work here have welcomed and accepted...
I'm currently working as a Resource Assistant in Winnfield, Louisiana, a relatively small town home to one of the largest national forests in the U.S.—The Kisatchie National Forest. My worksite consists of an office, where higher up staff can typically be found. You can usually...
The Wayne National Forest is composed of three districts: Athens, Marietta, and Ironton. Since starting my internship, I have done work in two of the three districts. On the days where I go out in the field, I help survey forest land to catalog cultural...
During the past month, I had multiple opportunities to go out into the field with my mentor. I usually work from home or in the supervisor’s office, but my mentor is a firm supporter of Forest exploration and understanding. Without seeing the Forest, I cannot...
In my previous blog post, I mentioned that the Shawnee National Forest was my work site and that it's located somewhere in Illinois, but not much else. So for this post, I’d like to show you around the forest! Shawnee is a mixed deciduous forest, mostly...
Southern forests are different than anywhere that I have explored before. I am currently working in Kisatchie National Forest, located in the west-central and northwestern areas of Louisiana. The forest is divided into five ranger districts of the Caney, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Kisatchie, and Winn. [caption id="attachment_19530"...
Hi there! My name is Marissa, and for the next six months, I will be working with the Heritage team at the Wayne National Forest as an Archeologist Intern. I attended the University of Hartford where I majored in History and minored in Environmental Studies and Economics....
Meet Alex—she's a RAP Intern that's currently working as a Public Affairs Intern in the Monongahela National Forest!...
Meet Ana—She's a RAP Intern currently working at Shawnee National Forest....
Meet Eddy Kapp—a Resource Assistant Program Intern currently working at the Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana....