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Intern - Forest Stewardship (Summer)

South Dakota State Government

Rapid City, SD

Posted/Updated: 6 days ago

Job Description
Session: Summer (May- August)
Position Title: Intern - Forest Stewardship
Supervisor: Brian Garbisch
Agency: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Location: Rapid City
MinimumSalary:$18.60

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description:
The intern will complete monitoring requirements for the Forest Stewardship Program and assist service foresters in the state with field and office work such as boundary line location, providing assistance to landowners, data entry, bark beetle projects, windbreak condition assessments, GIS work, map preparation, community forest inventory, and general maintenance.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Specific Forestry coursework, such as dendrology, forest insect and disease, and general forest management is preferred. Applicants must have a valid driver's license.

Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=3S
*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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