EARTH: GeoCorps America - Putting Geoscientists to Work
on Federal Lands (Press Release)
"Alexandria, Va. - The GeoCorps America program has been
putting geoscientists to work on federal lands since 1997. From its inception
as an undergraduate summer internship program through the U.S. National Park
Service's Geoscientists-in-the-Parks program with just two positions, GeoCorps
has now grown to encompass projects in more than 60 national parks, 15 national
forests and 15 BLM lands. Today, with more than 1,500 applicants vying for
about 150 positions annually, the program is larger than ever and still
growing, and this year, it put its thousandth participant in a park.
"I'd definitely recommend GeoCorps America to
people," Erica Clites, a former GeoCorps participant, told EARTH in our
January feature "GeoCorps America:
Putting geoscientists to work on federal lands."
"The positions are really well thought out. You get real work
experience."
And that's exactly the point: The program doesn't just
involve trail maintenance or cleaning out public latrines. It's real geoscience
experience, everything from creating GIS maps and databases to protecting
paleontological resources to researching the effects of climate change on a
given region.
Read more about how young geoscientists are changing our
parks and getting real-world experience in the January issue of EARTH magazine:
For more stories about the science of our planet, check
out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org.
The January issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories on
the "100-year flood" fallacy, how groundwater chemistry changed prior
to several earthquakes in Iceland, and new thoughts on how many dinosaurs were
feathered, plus much, much more."
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