8. USDA - Forest Service
No centralized employment list exists - and for temporary positions, like summer internships, a local notice may
only be posted for a week! If you are interested in a summer position you need to call to find out about opening.
Many programs are listed by state - so decide where you want to work, then start looking.
Southern Research Station: Summary Listing of Research Work Units
Asheville, NC. Ecology & Management of Appalachian Hardwood Forests 828-667-5261
Asheville, NC HQ Station Headquarters - Asheville, NC 828-259-0518
Athens, GA Disturbance and the Management of a Pine Ecosystems 706-546-2441
Athens, GA Insects and Diseases of Southern Forests 706-546-2455
Athens, GA Assessing Benefits from Recreation in Forest Ecosystems 706-5462451
Athens, GA RSS Research Support Services 706-559-4220
Auburn, AL Vegetation Management Research for Forest Ecosystems 334-826-8700
Auburn, AL Ecological Management of Forest Resources 334-826-8700
Blacksburg, VA Coldwater Streams and Trout Habitat 540-231-4016
Blacksburg, VA Integrated Life Cycle of Wood, 540-231-4016
Charleston, SC Center for Forested Wetlands Research 803-727-4271
Clemson, SC Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Wildlife 964-656-3284
Coweeta, NC Evaluation of Watershed Ecosystems 828-524-2128
Monticello, AR Managing Upland Forest Ecosystems in the Midsouth 870-367-3464
Nacogdoches, TX Integrated Management of Wildlife Habitat 409-569-7981
New Orleans, LA Economic Influences on Forest Management 504-589-6652
Pineville, LA Ecology & Management of Even-aged Pine Forests 318-473-7216
Pineville, LA Southern Pine Beetle: Ecology, Behavior, and Management 318-473-7232
Pineville, LA Utilization of Southern Forest Resources 318-473-7268
Raleigh, NC Southern Global Change Program 919-515-7040
RTP, NC Biological Foundations of Southern Forest Productivity 919-549-4002
RTP, NC Forest Health Monitoring 919-549-4020
RTP, NC Economics of Forest Protection and Management 919-549-4093
Saucier, MS Southern Institute of Forest Genetics 662-832-2747
Starkville, MS Wood Products Insect Research 662-325-2774
Starkville, MS Forest Inventory and Monitoring 828-257-4350
Stoneville, MS Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research 662-686-3174
International Institute of Tropical Forestry
The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) is part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. The IITF is located in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico on the grounds of the Jardín Botánico (Botanical Gardens). The Institute is dedicated to tropical forestry on an international level. Within the Forest Service's mission of caring for the land and serving people, the IITF's mission is to develop and exchange knowledge critical to sustaining tropical ecosystem benefits for human kind.
The focus of the Research program at the IITF is tropical American forests. The program is enhanced by laboratory facilities for chemical analysis of soils and water, a library that features technical information, books and journals on tropical forestry, the LuquilloExperimental Forest (LEF) and a network of the oldest tree growth plots in the hemisphere. The research program: Develops and disseminates scientifically derived knowledge that contributes to the sustainable use of forest resources, the rehabilitation of degraded lands and the management and conservation of tropical forests, wildlife and watersheds.
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region
Temporary Employment Field Contacts
Southern California Province
Angeles National Forest, (818) 574-5247
Cleveland National Forest, 619.674.2923
Los Padres National Forest, 805.681.2714
San Bernardino National Forest, 909.383.5597
Southern Sierra Province
Sequoia National Forest, (209) 784-1500
Sierra National Forest, (209) 297-0706, TTY (209) 487-5187 or (209) 487-5155
Stanislaus National Forest, (209) 532-3671 extension 264, TTY (209) 533-0765
Sierra Cascade Province
Lassen National Forest, 800/773-1973
Modoc National Forest, 800/773-1973
Plumas National Forest, 800/773-1973
IBET Province
Inyo National Forest, (619) 873-2516, TTY (619) 873-2538
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, (916) 573-2634, TTY (916) 541-4036
Eldorado National Forest, 916/642-5188
Tahoe National Forest, (916) 478-6169, TTY (916) 478-0310
Northern California Province
Klamath National Forest, (916) 842-6131, extension 1227; TTY (916) 842-5725
Mendocino National Forest, (916) 934-3316
Shasta-Trinity National Forests, (916) 246-5332, TTY (916) 246-5313 or (916) 246-5112
Six Rivers National Forest, (707) 441-3548
Regional Office, 415/705-2711