Hello everyone! As many of us know, Environment for the Americas (EFTA) hosts many interns across the USA. When I joined the program, there were over 50 interns with the US Forest Service who were also hosted by non-profit organizations like EFTA. This was back...
Being a presenter at a teen environmental education camp is a critical responsibility for an environmental resource intern, especially when working alongside the US Forest Service. Teens are at a formative stage where their understanding of environmental stewardship can translate into lifelong values and behaviors....
Hello everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the warm, sunny weather. This month I was able to attend a community outreach event along side my mentor, a special agent, and a patrol captain. We traveled to Laramie, Wyoming to participate in the Albany County First Responder...
As Resource Assistants we understand the value of networking and learning beyond our positions. As we get near to the end of our internship we spend time learning operations within the US Forest Service by observing, assisting, and absorbing as much as possible from the...
This year I was able to partner with Mobilize Green in Washington D.C. I not only got to visit D.C. but I also met other amazing interns within the field of environmental sciences. The conference held notable keynote speakers and was beneficial for preparing the...
Signs of spring are popping up everywhere here in Montana and I am ready for it. Even though I love winter (backcountry skiing, volunteer ski patrolling, soup!), I also love the change of pace that spring brings and the quickening rivers that pick up their...
It’s been a busy month in here in Montana, splitting my time between the Region 1 Office, Washington Office, and Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center (which is located on the University of Montana campus). I’ve been helping plan Wilderness-related courses and a skills institute,...
Last month I was lucky enough to attend the River Management Symposium in Ashland, Oregon, where I got to present on the history of river recreation allocation and meet with over 200 other river managers, planners, and advocates. It was a great opportunity to network...
Hello everyone, welcome to another blog! I will be talking about some recent LEI (Law Enforcement and Investigation) training I received along with my region. We travelled to Sedona, Arizona which had very sunny weather compared to Colorado. I am part of Region 2, covering...
January has been a month of collaboration and momentum, with lots of interesting projects and workshops in the mix. I attended a workshop in Missoula hosted by the USFS Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute about the Resist-Accept-Direct Framework applied to managing whitebark pine in Wilderness...