by mtadams | Sep 11, 2020 | VetsWork
As many fields have shut down over recent months, I’ve been lucky to be partnered with a program that has stayed hard at work fulfilling its mission: the Timber program at Shawnee National Forest. The work I have done alongside the Timber crew includes taking account...
by mtadams | Jun 9, 2020 | VetsWork
I noticed the Mt. Adams Institute VetsWork opportunity during a research for jobs while planning a move nearby a National Forest. It seemed like a good fit with my plans to further my education in the field of forestry. I’m looking forward to the experience and...
by mtadams | Nov 14, 2018 | VetsWork
Hello my name is Serena Sue Barto and I am currently serving a VetsWork: Environment internship as a Fire/Logistics Dispatcher at the Illinois Interagency Dispatch Center in Murphysboro, Illinois on the Shawnee National Forest. It all started one night when sleep...
by mtadams | Oct 2, 2018 | VetsWork
Floods are typically seen as a temporary event that can cause little to severe change in an environment. Some damage may only be temporary up to a couple days or weeks, while others last seasonally, and others cause much more invasive and permanent changes. As waters...
by mtadams | Jun 12, 2018 | VetsWork
Over the past couple of months I have been introduced to several different opportunities. I have marked timber, evaluated roads, monitored archaeological sites, helped with recreation on the remodel of a bathhouse, and assisted with two comparison cruises on timber...
by mtadams | Jun 12, 2018 | VetsWork
My name is Calvin, As a veteran I recognize a sense of service and dedication to a cause as a fulfillment of my personal sense of purpose. The Mt. Adam’s Institute, AmeriCorps, and the US Forest Service has facilitated my essential role as a volunteer and intern...
