The fellow will be based at the Pacific Southwest Research Station location at the Institute of Forest Genetics in Placerville, but will also conduct research on a number of National Forests across California, Oregon and Washington. The Fellow will have access to a well-equipped Molecular Genetic laboratory, a greenhouse, and multiple field sites. They will interact with both Genetics and Silviculture researchers in California, Oregon and Washington.
At the heart of the U.S. Forest Service's mission is their purpose. Everything they do is intended to help sustain forests and grasslands for present and future generations. Why? Because their stewardship work supports nature in sustaining life. This is the purpose that drives the agency’s mission and motivates their work across the agency. It’s been there from the agency’s very beginning, and it still drives them. To advance the mission and serve their purpose, the U.S. Forest Service balances the short and long-term needs of people and nature by: working in collaboration with communities and our partners; providing access to resources and experiences that promote economic, ecological, and social vitality; connecting people to the land and one another; and delivering world-class science, technology and land management.