U.S. Forest Service Internship at Pisgah National Forest in Asheville, North Carolina

May 30–June 30, 2024

Students spent the summer working with U.S. Forest Service biologists studying succession patterns in deciduous forest. Students participating in the summer internship are: Caroline McGuire (University of Texas at San Antonio), Laura Daniels (Our Lady of the Lake University), and Nia Lawhorn (Northeast Lakeview College).

Nia Lawhorn and Laura Daniels

Nia Lawhorn (left) and Laura Daniels (right)
with forest sampling equipment

Laura Daniels measuring tree distance

Laura Daniels measuring the distance to a tree

Caroline McGuire measuring tree diameter

Caroline McGuire measuring the diameter of a tree

Nia Lawhorn recording data

Nia Lawhorn recording data

Laura Daniels and Nia Lawhorn

Laura Daniels (far left) and Nia Lawhorn (far right)
working with U.S. Forest Service biologists

Caroline McGuire measuring tree

Caroline McGuire measuring and identifying a tree

students recording GPS location

recording GPS location of study plot

students on car eating lunch

taking a lunch break