Since beginning my term as a Resource Assistant with the USDA Forest Service in October 2024, I have had the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of initiatives within the Forest Health Protection division. As a program under State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, Forest Health Protection's mission is to provide financial and technical assistance, conduct monitoring, develop technologies, solutions, and recommendations to collaboratively address the issues of forest health threats such as insects, diseases, and invasive plants. In Region 3 of the Forest Service, we cover New Mexico and Arizona, including eleven national forests and a national grassland.

July 24, 2018 | Kaitlyn McGlamery is an intern with the U.S. Forest Service’s Resource Assistant Program. She is currently in her second term with the USFS Southwestern Region in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She works primarily with the Special Uses program for the Region’s 11 Forests, determining permit compliance with policy and regulations, screening new permittees, and performing site inspections.