CCS BLM AZ Yuma Field Office (YFO) Internships

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Project Background Information: Engaging youth in multiple-use land management opportunities has been ongoing through the YFO for many years. Student experience in their career fields is necessary for both the community and the students to achieve lifetime success. BLM YFO encourages this participation from youth in order to expand the knowledge of current and future generations on the multiple uses of public land management. Past and current interns have participated in the creation of the Anza Trail, wilderness monitoring, GIS mapping, wildland fire support, recreation site management, and riparian restoration. Students and graduates since 2007 have excelled at YFO and continued on to: teach at major Universities, join the Peace Corp., start graduate schools, or permanent full time Federal positions within the BLM and other Federal agencies. Through the use of partnerships along the lower Colorado River, opportunities to work with other agencies is available, including those specific to wildlife, river management, research, and education. Project Objective: The principle purpose of this project is to engage college students to carry out stewardship projects within the Yuma Field Office. Students would be participating or leading projects that include; lands trespass cases, biological and cultural clearances, mineral material site evaluations, recreation visitor services, ecological site monitoring, range monitoring, and riparian restoration activities. The objective of this agreement is for students to gain valuable experience on multiple use management and implementation specific to; lands trespass cases, biological and cultural clearances, mineral material site evaluations, recreation visitor services, travel management, ecological site monitoring, range monitoring, and riparian restoration activities.

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