Know a high school student who loves the outdoors? This is the summer job for them David Murray, Great Falls Tribune
The Montana Discovery Foundation and the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest are looking for one field instructor and seven high school students who love the outdoors or are curious about the outdoor-based jobs to apply to the 2021 Youth Forest Monitoring Program.
The Youth Forest Monitoring Program (YFMP) is an innovative summer citizen science program for students entering grades 9-12. Participants learn about forest ecology, explore their local National Forest System and other nearby lands, engage in forest health monitoring, and network with natural resource professionals. Areas that students monitor include lands impacted by wildfire, historic mining claims, important watersheds, grazing allotments, and recreation areas.
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Recruiting starts for the Youth Forest Monitoring Program
People can join the Forest Service and Montana Discovery Foundation outside this summer and gain experience monitoring forest conditions
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Two students from the 2020 Youth Forest Monitor Program collect data. The program is accepting applications for the 2021 season.
HELENA - The Montana Discovery Foundation and the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest are looking for one field instructor and seven incoming high school students who love the outdoors-or are curious about the outdoor-based jobs-to apply to the 2021 Youth Forest Monitoring Program, or YFMP. Students gain a great deal of confidence collecting data in the field and presenting their recommendations to our forest managers, said YFMP Program Leader Liz Burke. Our 2020 students met the challenge of working safely outdoors, following Covid safely protocols, and holding themselves up to a h.