VetsWork: Adventures on the Oregon Coast

My first six weeks as an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) VetsWork intern have been AWESOME! I have been taught more new skills than I can think of. Here’s a short list of the top few I have enjoyed the most: bucking and basic chainsaw training, using a gas drill,...

VetsWork: A Busy Season on the Siuslaw National Forest

“Since February I’ve been working hand in hand with Kraig Lindelin, who is the Trails and Wilderness Coordinator for the Central Coast Ranger District out of Waldport, OR. We’re rangers in the Siuslaw National Forest on Oregon’s Pacific coast, covering 126 miles of...

VetsWork: Ranging the Pacific Coast

Since February I’ve been working hand in hand with Kraig Lindelin, who is the trails and wilderness coordinator for the Central Coast Ranger District out of Waldport, OR. We’re rangers in the Siuslaw National Forest on Oregon’s Pacific coast, covering 126 miles of...

VetsWork: Coalition of Hope-Everyone’s a Member

The first photo in the gallery below is taken from one of my favorite sites rich with ecological diversity: Big Lake West Campground located on the McKenzie River Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest in beautiful Oregon. The presence of ecological...