This is a student intern position working 5-15 hours per week with a flexible schedule.

Application Process – Application portal opens March 1, 2021 and application materials are required no later than April 16, 2021.

• IMESD Application (Online)
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 1 Letter of Recommendation

Forest Service Student Internship Program

 Students will learn about natural resources from every discipline of the Forest Service including: timber, fire, fuels, recreation, silviculture, range, wildlife, engineering, and administration.  Duties will include office and field work. In addition, the students may attend safety and wellness, district, zone and project meetings.  Weekly work hours and schedule are flexible. Forest Service Contract – District Ranger – Brandon Houck -541-676-2110

Potential opportunities by discipline:

Timber – Tree marking with paint for timber sales - field

                   Timber receipts reconciliation - office

                   Posting timber sale boundaries - field

                   Using GPS units- field

Range – Update weed maps- office

                 Monitoring grazing allotments - field

Wildlife – Habitat surveys                              

Silviculture – Stake tree planting rows - field

                         Hand thinning of trees - field

                          Pest trapping - field/office

Engineering – Road inventories, culverts checks and cleanout - field

                           Road mapping - office

Fire – Pile fuels - field

            Clean tools - office

            Winterize Tupper Work Center - field

            Heppner compound maintenance - field

            Vehicle maintenance-field

Recreation – Bull Prairie Campground cleanup/winterization – field

           Tamarack/Ditch Creek Cabins – cleanup winterization – field

           Recreation reports/usage reports – office

Office – Office procedures, reports, map inventory, property inventory.