This internship may be of interest to some of you. -Anna
Summer Forestry Internship
Mid-May through mid-August – 2018
Application deadline: March 20, 2018
www.greatmountainforest.org
The Great Mountain Forest (GMF), in Norfolk and Falls Village, Connecticut, invites applications for three undergraduate internships. GMF is a 6000-acre working forest, managed for timber, research, education, and recreation. Internships are full-time, paid positions (40 hours/week, with housing available). Preference will be given to students enrolled in forestry and wildlife programs in New England and New York State.
Interns will be supervised by GMF Forest Manager, Jody Bronson, and will help in all aspects of forest operations. Work at GMF includes, but is not limited to: maintaining a network of forest roads; cutting and splitting wood; maintaining buildings, tools, and equipment; building and maintaining recreational trails; locating and marking boundary lines; collecting forest inventory data; enhancing wildlife habitat. The successful candidate is expected to be reliable, resourceful, and fully capable of working on their own, with GMF staff, and with GMF volunteers.
Other requirements and expectations:
* A motor vehicle operator’s license with no restrictions
* The strength and stamina needed for sustained work
* A willingness to work outside in all weather conditions
* The ability to accurately identify eastern tree species
* Proficiency with maps, aerial photographs, basic land navigation, GPS, field notes and data sheets, and forest inventory equipment
* Reasonable facility with hand tools
*The maturity, judgment, and common sense needed to work safely
Additional skill and abilities that are helpful, but not required:
* Game of LoggingTM Certification
* Woodworking, carpentry and /or mechanical experience
* Proficiency with standard transmission use
* ArcGIS, database, and spreadsheet applications experience
* Interest and experience teaching both adults and children.
Send applications to jody@greatmountainforest.org. This should be a single pdf, with your name as the title, which includes: a letter of interest describing your qualifications and career goals; a resume; unofficial transcripts; and complete contact information for three references. One of these must be a forestry professor.
Anna Smiles-Becker
Career Counselor & Internship Coordinator
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources / University of Vermont
Aiken Center 220G / Burlington, VT 05405
802-656-3002