Deadline: Dec 1, 2020 Do you want to gain exposure to tribal programs, be involved in a national policy assessment and learn more about how tribes manage their forests? Then consider becoming a Student Participant for the IFMAT report! The National Indian Forest Resource Management Act (NIFRMA) calls for an independent, decadal assessment of the… Read more
Deadline: December 1, 2020, 5:00 p.m. PST Award: Varies, not to exceed $5,000 The Intertribal Timber Council (ITC), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service Research and Development is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for Native American graduate students who are planning or currently conducting tribally relevant research in a natural resource issue. Purpose: The… Read more
Deadline: Friday, March 12, 2021, 5:00 p.m. PST The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources. Award: $2,500 for college students (number of awards varies per year) $2,500 for grad students and graduating college seniors that are applying/accepted for grad school… Read more
Hilo, Hawaii at Institute of Pacific Island Forestry THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. Biocultural Resource Specialist: The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest region (R5) serves California, Hawaii and the US Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). In Hawaii and the USAPI the R5 State and Private Forestry Program share a program of… Read more
Pacific Northwest Research Station: Unit 19, Mount Shasta, California The Resource Assistant will participate in FIA as a part of the Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program in the Pacific Northwest Research Station.They will work alongside a Forest Service staff member to assist with field data collection activities, learning the “phase 2” forest inventory protocol with… Read more
USFS Region 4 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson RD, Carson NV. Duties include conducting inventories of cultural resources in areas of proposed Forest Service projects such as timber harvesting, prescribed fire, recreation development, and land exchanges. Inventories will include researching reference materials such as State and National Register files, historic documents, archeological reports, maps, and aerial… Read more
In partnership with the Prescott National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service, Salish Kootenai College Center for Tribal Research & Education in Ecosystem Sciences (TREES) seeks a Wilderness Ranger Resource Assistant (RA) to dedicate 6 months working directly with the Prescott National Forest for the management, restoration, and protection of wilderness areas during the 2020… Read more
Opening: FILLED – Forestry/Hydrology Technician – Missoula Fire Sciences Lab Research and Development Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory 5775 US Highway 10 W Missoula, MT 59808-9361 Duties: 1. Work will primarily take place at the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest (TCEF) located in Central Montana. Primary duties consist of collecting and processing water quality samples on a… Read more
Orleans/Ukonom Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest 1330 Bayshore Way Eureka, CA 95501 Participants will be working on a project known as the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership, which is considered a Cohesive Strategy Flagship project. The person(s) will be working on a variety of natural resource related duties, including forestry, fuels, some culturally related surveys,… Read more
Research and Development Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory 5775 US Highway 10 W Missoula, MT 59808-9361 Duties: 1. Sample fuels across the northern Rocky Mountains for a comprehensive study relating fuel characteristics to stand type and biophysical setting. This would involve traveling to various stands from Wyoming to Montana to Idaho and sampling fuels, trees, and… Read more