{"id":57149,"date":"2025-12-11T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=57149"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:15:15","slug":"internship-usda-fs-economics-of-birding-related-recreation-and-tourism-in-alaska-u-s-department-of-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-usda-fs-economics-of-birding-related-recreation-and-tourism-in-alaska-u-s-department-of-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: USDA-FS Economics of Birding-Related Recreation and Tourism in Alaska,\u00a0U.S. Department of Agriculture (Remote)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<\/p>\n

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Job Type<\/td>\nPaid Internship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/td>\nThe monthly stipend rate at 40 hours\/week for this opportunity ranges from $5,680 – $6,870.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deadline<\/td>\nJan 09, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.<\/p>\n

USDA Forest Service\u00a0Office\/Lab and Location:\u00a0A fellowship opportunity is available\u00a0with the US\u00a0Department of Agriculture (USDA)\u00a0Forest Service (FS) within the Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNWRS).\u00a0The opportunity is remote, but\u00a0office space may be available in select locations, if desired.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the USDA Forest Service’s mission is their purpose. Everything they do is intended to help sustain forests and grasslands for present and future generations. Why? Because their stewardship work supports nature in sustaining life. This is the purpose that drives the agency\u2019s mission and motivates their work across the agency. It\u2019s been there from the agency\u2019s very beginning, and it still drives them. To advance the mission and serve their purpose, the USDA Forest Service balances the short and long-term needs of people and nature by: working in collaboration with communities and our partners; providing access to resources and experiences that promote economic, ecological, and social vitality; connecting people to the land and one another; and delivering world-class science, technology and land management.<\/p>\n

Research Project:\u00a0The fellows will contribute their research skills to understand how different models are used to estimate recreational benefits and visitation. This project will be focused on recreational birdwatching on public lands in Alaska. Birdwatching is a growing sector of nature-based tourism, and the migratory breeding grounds in Alaska attracts bird watchers from around the world. Bird watchers traveling to birding festivals in Alaska such as the Stikine River Birding Festival (Tongass National Forest in partnership with the local government and community organizations), Yakutat Tern Festival, and the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival (Chugach National Forest and Cordova Ranger district in partnership with the local government and community organizations) contribute to local economies.<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives:\u00a0The fellow will have opportunities to strengthen their research skills by engaging in the full cycle of research activities, including developing research questions and methods, reviewing literature, analyzing data, writing publications for peer review, and presenting results to scholarly and managerial audiences.<\/p>\n

Under the guidance of a mentor, the fellows will:<\/p>\n