This fellowship is available with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's (USFS) Rocky Mountain Research Station, located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The US Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station’s Water and Watersheds Program provides scientific and technical information services to all Forest Service personnel and their partners across the country. Sustained delivery of clean water from forest watersheds depends on protective cover from intact forest vegetation and organic soil horizons and thus, post-fire watershed recovery depends on the pace of revegetation. The primary goal of this project is to support post-fire watershed rehabilitation research.
Core participant activities include collection, preparation and analysis of stream water, ash, soil and vegetation sample. Additionally, the participant will measure the growth and survival of planted trees and the recovery of plant cover and biomass in burned watersheds. The participant will measure streamflow, install and maintain stream water monitoring equipment and manage stream and soil data loggers to track seasonal abiotic and chemical changes in field sites and laboratory trials.
Deadline: Jun 09, 2023
