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Dnr Wildland Firefighter, David Van Tulder
Dnr Wildland Firefighter, David Van Tulder
College of the Environment Internship Reports
From June 16th to September 20th, I worked as a Firefighter Type 2 and Firefighter type 1 trainee on E-1101, see image 1, for the Olympic Region of Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR). I began this internship as a first step into the complex organization that is the DNR to better understand how it interacts with local social and environmental systems. As part of the DNR I have hoped to learn their inner machinations, think big picture about socio-environmental-economic system in fire, and to gain concrete experience and skills for future work.
Whatcom County Council Climate Change And Hazard Mitigation Planning Internship, Shannon Bacon
Whatcom County Council Climate Change And Hazard Mitigation Planning Internship, Shannon Bacon
College of the Environment Internship Reports
This report is intended to act as a checkpoint for Whatcom County’s progress in climate resilience and hazard mitigation planning. Inspired by work in Rebekah Paci-Green’s Disaster Risk Reduction courses, I aim to speak to the value of climate resilience as a lens for hazard mitigation in Whatcom County specifically. I will identify Whatcom County’s goals concerning climate, climate change, and natural hazard mitigation, then highlight the County’s progress in these fields. Natural hazard planning is complex and highly important for protecting Whatcom County’s population and environment, and I hope this report may shed light on areas where we may …
Noaa Wdvcc Fisheries Internship, Antonio Jones
Noaa Wdvcc Fisheries Internship, Antonio Jones
College of the Environment Internship Reports
The invasive European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) have spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, becoming a matter of concern in waterbodies throughout the Salish Sea. The possible establishment and growth of this invasive species poses risks to the native species, that thousands of people rely on for their livelihood and for the seafood industry in the Pacific Northwest. I completed and internship with the Northwest Straits Commission (NWSC) working in an emergency response trapping effort to trap invasive European Green Crabs (EGC) in Drayton Harbor, WA to help protect and conserve the native species from their devastating …