Deonza speaks to the scope of work she’s accomplished as a GIS Specialist at Tongass Misty Fjord’s Kechikan, Alaska Ranger Station.

VetsWork Intern Joesph Powell speaks to his time as an MAI intern working at the U.S. Forest Service.

Why are oaks being called a lifeboat? A safe zone for species trying to survive the subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes that are accompanying our changing climate? And how might new efforts to conserve and restore oak woodlands in the Gorge impact our landscapes, people, and even economy?

Join Lindsay Cornelius, Manager of the East Cascades Oak Partnership, to learn why oaks make such excellent neighbors in a place prone to drought, fires, heat, and wind.

Over the course of his internship Cooper Roberts learned a lot. Like…a lot, a lot. And he also helped to teach his supervisor some things along the way! 

“We threw him in the deep end of a mid-career GIS analysis process…”