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The idea of spending a season in one of America’s parks, forests, wildlife refuges or other public lands, with expenses paid, may seem like an impossible dream to many people.
But for those who are willing to work hard and who have up to 12 weeks to devote toi exploring career options in conservation and resource management, such opportunities are available through the Student Conservation Association.
Susan E. Benjamin from Decorah, Iowa; Cynthia A. Taylor from San Antonio, Texas; Kerry R. Miller from Signal Mountain, Tenn.; and Bryan Nichols from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, made this dream into reality last summer at Shenandoah National Park.
For approximately 12 weeks, these volunteers were participants in the SCA Resource Assistant Program. Their duties included conducting stream surveys, assisting on research projects such as vegetation effects of gypsy moths, deer population monitoring, and/or air and forest insect and disease control, monitoring and collecting backcountry use data, rehabilitating trails, and issuing backcountry permits.
The Student Conservation Association is a natural, non-profit organization that annually offers approximately 700 resource assis
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