Meet Nick Maze, 2020 VetsWork AmeriCorps Intern!

Meet Nick Maze, 2020 VetsWork AmeriCorps Intern!

I grew up exploring in the William B. Bankhead National Forest. The forest was quite literally my backyard, and with the help of a vivid imagination, I decided my career choices at a young age. Whether it be acquiring branches as crude weaponry and playing “army”,...

VetsWork: Many Different Experiences

Hey everyone, I’m really excited to fill you in on the past two months of my AmeriCorps VetsWork internship. As you may have read in my bio, I am working in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Northwest Georgia. It has been an incredible experience so far...

VetsWork: Checking In

Let me introduce myself, my name is Jeff Wohlrab. I retired from the Air Force earlier this year and started almost immediately with the Mt. Adams Institute. My new job title is a mouthful, I’m a Forestry Technician (Recreation) Intern with the VetsWork program,...

VetsWork: A New Team with the Forest Service

Working as an intern for the Forest Service through the VetsWork program of the Mt. Adams Institute has been a remarkable networking and learning opportunity. Only a month in to the timeline of the program and I have already had the chance to work within the...

VetsWork: Snags & Habitat

  I have been a part of many projects since the start of my VetsWork AmeriCorps internship with the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. I’ve marked skid trails for loggers and helped examine tree stands determined for fuels reduction which includes measuring the...