ALABAMA A&M STUDENTS
WORKING FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS
(AND THE FOREST SERVICE)

The Program provides paid work experience each summer.  Students who receive the financial assistance work for the USDA Forest Service at various locations throughout the nation.  The students get the opportunity to pair academic studies with hands-on experience.


Duane on the fire line in Montana

Benjamin gets hands-on experience in Wildlife Biology in
New Mexico

Marshall helps to build a bridge in Louisiana
2000 Conservation Education Interns

The national program Manager, Louise Wyche, checks up on the scholarship students as they complete the Forestry Field Techniques class in Andalusia, AL

Ms. Wyche with the 1999 Summer Apprentices
Kurt secures a slash pile in Oregon

Stephanie assesses growth in the arboretum
planted by the Forestry class of 2000