Opportunity for 2 highly motivated students to join the Cal Poly Humboldt Fire Lab to pursue an MS degree in Forestry, Watershed, and Wildland Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt
Post-fire Redwood Study (1): This project is supported by a National Park Service grant to characterize fuels following restoration thinning treatments in secondary coast redwood forests in Redwood National Park and examine changes in surface fuels, tree mortality, and recruitment before and after the 2023 Lost Fire.
Baker Cypress Restoration Study (1): This project is supported by the USDA Forest Service and will focus on post-fire restoration in Baker cypress forests. This project will involve leading crews to collect seed and monitor populations that have burned in wildfires over the last couple of decades to examine post-fire stand structure and seedling response to inform restoration and management plans for Baker cypress.
The selected students must be able to work well independently and in a team setting, assist with other on-going projects, and be willing to travel to regional field sites in northern California/southern Oregon. Successful candidates must reside in or near Arcata, California over the duration of the assistantship.
Application due date: February 15.
