Hilo, Hawaii at Institute of Pacific Island Forestry 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 work with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry which is… 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 season. This position will be responsible for interacting directly with visitors… Read more
Forest Service SW Region Office Forest Health Protection Southwestern Region 333 Broadway SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 Technician will primarily focus on conducting pre- and post-treatment surveys for pinyon IPS activity on the Cibola National Forest with researchers from the RMRS and other state agencies. They will also assist with urban forest health monitoring, monitoring of… Read more
Truman D. Picard Scholarship Announcement For Native American/Alaskan Natural Resource Students Deadline: Award: Friday, March 13, 2020, 5:00 p.m. PST $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 $2,000 for graduating senior high school students The Truman D. Picard… Read more
2019 Picard Scholarship Announcement Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2019, 5:00 p.m. PST 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 $2,000 for graduating senior high school students  Purpose: The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to… Read more
Opening: 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 24-day cycle.… 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