Colorado State University · 10 hours ago
CSFS Forest Legacy Program Intern
Denver, CO
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$18/hr - $18/hrColorado State University is a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources, focused on achieving stewardship of Colorado's diverse forest environments. The CSFS Forest Legacy Program Intern will assist in forest management tasks including data digitization, compliance inspections, and interaction with landowners during the summer monitoring season.
Education
Responsibilities
Data digitization and management: Intern will work collaboratively with supervisor using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS online to translate paper maps, deeds and aerial photographs into digital layers. Intern will then help field verify the digital layers on various FLP properties across the state; Intern will analyze maps and layers to ensure compliance with FLP documents
FLP compliance and management: Intern will travel to sites to ensure compliance with annual forest management plans and conservation easements; Intern will help promote FLP projects and work with various groups on translating materials to new and important audiences
Interaction with landowners and other CSFS employees: Intern will travel all over the state and may be required to meet with various group collaboratives, private landowners and other CSFS employees to guide them through the monitoring process. In addition to their supervisor, interns may be asked to engage with others as part of monitoring and verification while in the field, and may need to contact landowners to gain access to certain properties
Travel: This position will require extended travel, usually 6 weeks of the internship. Hotel rooms, campsites and meals will be paid for during travel. Interns will return to CSU SPUR by the end of each week. Further we may switch to car camping for certain projects, especially if there are no reasonably-priced hotels close to our work sites. This will be dependent on projects selected for monitoring, but camping is something that we may do occasionally throughout the summer. There may be one trip which requires backpacking into a site
Attend a mandatory 1.5-day orientation session on Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19, 2026, either in person at the CSFS State Office on the Foothills Campus in Fort Collins or virtually. There may also be optional First Aid/CPR courses offered that week regionally
Work with supervisor(s) to prepare a summer work plan, set goals and learning objectives, and evaluate progress
Complete two professional writing assignments throughout the summer
Qualification
Required
Undergraduate student pursuing a degree at a Colorado institution of higher education. Students can be any year or major
Students graduating in the spring of 2026 or later are eligible for an internship in the summer of 2026
Good academic standing with undergraduate institution (GPA > 2.0)
Demonstrated career interest in GIS, forestry or natural resource fields
Must have a valid driver's license, the ability to obtain a driver's license, or access to a licensed driver by the employment start date
Experience working as an effective team member and clear communicator
Exhibits a positive attitude and willingness to learn
Preferred
Preference is given to students in a forestry or natural resource-related major, preferably with a GIS component
Good written and oral communications
Field experience and/or exposure to forestry and natural resources management
Experience using forestry equipment (diameter tape, loggers tape, GPS, increment borer, etc.)
Experience identifying trees, grasses, forbs, and shrubs in the western U.S
Experience navigating with maps, compass, and GPS units
Benefits
Housing stipends up to $1,500 are available for each student to support costs associated with rent and utilities for the duration of the internship.
Small professional development stipends are available for each student to help with costs associated with conferences, workshops, trainings, etc.
Approved lodging and per diem expenses are covered (see GSA CONUS rates for Colorado).
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Colorado State University
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