The Forest Stewards Guild seeks three summer interns as part of the NextGen Forest Program, a partnership between the Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy, to apply climate-smart forestry practices focused on developing a healthy understory of native tree species on several properties enrolled in the Family Forest Carbon Program across western Massachusetts and Vermont.  Pay rate is $18.65 per hour. Training and PPE allowance are also included.

Major Duties:

• Treatment of invasive plants inhibiting forest regeneration
• Installation of deer browse deterrents
• Tree planting and forest typing for carbon projects
• Data collection and reporting for treated properties