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RPTA TEAMS UP WITH CAL FIRE

By Kevin Mould (RPTA '14), Staff Writer

Always focused on finding the best opportunities for RPTA, Dr. Bill Hendricks has secured a research grant and teamed up with Cal Fire to offer yet another opportunity to Learn by Doing for RPTA students. Students were presented with the opportunity to serve as research assistants within the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, located on the Mendocino Coast in the Willits and Fort Bragg area, and Sienna Thornburg and Serena Grossman were hired by Dr. Hendricks. The position requires these students to act as liaisons to the people who use the land by contacting visitors at the campgrounds, in the day-use areas, and trailheads and recreation sites throughout the forest to gather attitudes and opinions about the forest. The survey is scheduled to take place on thirty separate days (20 weekend and 10 weekday) between July and October.

As compensation, student research assistants receive free housing/camping within the forest, as well as hour-based pay. Not only does this represent a great opportunity to gain practical research experience, but students will have the opportunity to live in, protect, and explore one of the most beautiful settings in California and explore the North Coast region.

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