SW FS Amigos Volunteer Opportunities

AMIGOS
Volunteering Oppurtunities

The members of the AMIGOS are a highly skilled and experienced group. Our members have skills and talentes that would benefit many other organizations and groups. The AMIGOS receive many requests for help in providing volunteers.

Volunteers needed at SIPI

The Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) located in Albuquerque, NM, along with the Forest Service, is looking for volunteers to assist in teaching "Advanced Field Topics" in natural resources areas.

SIPI is a National Indian Community College providing 2-year technical and higher education programs to Native Americans. In addition to Liberal Arts, Business, and other technical programs, they have specialized coursework in Crop and Soil Science, Resource Management of Rangelands, Forests, and Wildlife, and Environmental Science. Their goal is to facilitate a pipeline of students into 4 year institutions that might find themselves working with the FS or similar agencies.

SIPI is looking for help in teaching field techniques in areas like Forestry, Wildlife, Range, Fisheries, Ecosystems, and Dendrology. They envision a coordinator, with perhaps other AMIGOS, to teach this 3 semester hour "Special Topics in Natural Resources" course. The school is on a 14 week trimester system and is very open to the number of times a week to meet, including weekends, and very willing to accommodate field trips. Classes are generally 10-12 students in size. Earliest possible time to schedule a class is September.

They can also accommodate anyone that wants to teach a whole course in some advanced field topic like Forestry, Range Management, or Wildlife Management.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Dr. Jose Villarreal at 505-385-0665.

Volunteers Needed for

Aldo Leopold Centennial Celebration

An architect from Albuquerque (who was inspired when he read a Sand County Alamanac) has pulled together a bunch of people to help celebrate when Aldo first came to NM. They are planning great things and, like most things, it will all hinge on funding.

The group is hoping to hire a coordinator for the event. Below is some additional information for the celebration:

	Aldo Leopold Centennial Celebration Mission Statement
	Aldo Leopold Centennial Celebration Organization

Jean Szymanski is the FS representative on the committee. If you would like to assist in organizing the celebration or have questions, give Jean a call at 505-842-3325 or email her at jszymanski@fs.fed.us.

Volunteers Needed

More now there ever before, volunteers are needed by many government agencies in order to accomplish their missions. Jobs range from office type work to field work. To view the list of opportunities available nationwide, click on the following like:

www.volunteer.gov/gov

Banner Pictures: Left --1957—A Forest Service crew is replanting ponderosa pine in the Escudilla Mountain burn of 1951. This was a disastrous 19,000 acre burn on the Apache National Forest in eastern Arizona. There were 44 million board feet of timber salvaged following the fire. Right -- 1929—Magdalena's troop of Boy Scouts with Ranger H. Garvin Smith, Scoutmaster. Rangers often took on leadership roles in their communities, especially those rangers located in smaller towns. Photos by the USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region. To view a larger image, click on the banner pictures.

Last updated: December 10, 2008