U.S. Forest Service: Gifford Pinchot National Forest

During this internship, Elizabeth shadowed and conducted field research with science specialists and participated in both district-wide and forest-wide meetings. In a nutshell, she experienced the on-the-ground work as well as the larger system approach to forest management.

This internship was part of the HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) National Internship Program

Internship Details

Organization	U.S. Forest Service: Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Trout Lake, WA
Employment Sector	Government
Student's Field of Study	Sustainable Systems
Topic Areas of Internship	Environmental Regulation/Policy, Forest Management, Land Use Planning
Duration & Dates	10 weeks, starting 6/4/2010
Skills Gained	Project Management, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Group Facilitation
Duties Performed	Field Work/Research, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Network with Professionals in the Field
How Student Obtained Internship	SNRE Career Staff Referral
Paid or Unpaid?	Paid - $13.75 per hour, 40 hours per week for 10 weeks (housing not included). Funding provide through HACU

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