Read the latest updates from the Arizona Wildfire Initiative
NAU at the Diversity in STEM Conference
The SACNAS’ Diversity in STEM conference, the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, was held two weeks ago in Phoenix. As a group, NAU was able to send than 70 people (15 people were affiliated with the School of Forestry directly, and there were many more through funded training programs), which […]
Learning from Tribes: A Perspective of the Tribal Fire and Climate Workshop
Our AmeriCorps Climate Resilience Corps Member, Max Yusen comments on his experience: Growing up in Missouri, I had minimal contact with Tribes and Indigenous Peoples given the state’s violent history of expulsion and extermination. Instead, Native Peoples were relegated to…
Updates from NAU’s School of Forestry’s Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Manager
Lauren Orme, the Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Manager for NAU’s School of Forestry, has been invited to speak at the Arizona Association for Environmental Educators (AAEE) annual conference this September. Lauren’s position with the School of Forestry is funded through…
AZWI Workforce Development and Education: Spreading the Word on NEW Wildfire Degree Programs!
Kimberly Walker, Student Development & Support Coordinator, Sr. with Arizona Wildfire Initiative’s Workforce Development and Education facet, has been busy at work spreading the word about our new degrees to grade school students across Arizona. Kimberly, along with other members…
AZWI Job Round Up!
There are some exciting new positions for those looking for work in wildland fire and forestry! The Nature Conservancy Arizona is looking for 1-2 field technicians to measure fuels and vegetation plots focusing on pre/post Rx Fire assessment of surface/canopy…