16 MAY 15,2012
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Detroit Ranger Station holds annual youth event
Submitted photo
Tribal members from left, Petsr Nelson, Braden Ebensteiner and Landon
Bobb participate in the fourth bi-annual American Indian Student Education
Enhancement Day at the Detroit Ranger Station on Friday, April 6.
By Jennifer Velez
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DETROIT, Ore. Native Tribes
that inhabited western Oregon fos
tered a human-landscape relation
ship that continues to help guide
management of public lands in the
national forest system.
On Friday, April 6, the Detroit
Ranger Station hosted an event to
acknowledge the shared respon
sibilities of the agency and Tribal
governments in promoting a land
ethic for today's youth.
The fourth bi-annual American
Indian Student Education En
hancement Day was designed to
inspire Tribal youth to think about
opportunities to pursue careers in
natural resource management.
Approximately 40 high school and
Job Corps students attended. They
were from Chemawa Indian School,
the Siletz Valley Early College
Academy, Willamina High School,
Connections Academy, Angell Job
Corps and Timberlake Job Corps.
Tribal youth leaders and Elders
also participated in the event.
Students rotated between five
career stations, which included
natural resources, archaeology and
cultural resources, recreation and
wilderness management, forestry
and fire management.
The stations featured presenta
tions by both Tribal and Forest
Service natural resource profes
sionals. Presenters described the
roles and responsibilities related
to their professions and highlighted
the various types of employment
opportunities available with the
agency and Tribal governments,
including seasonal and permanent
positions, co-op programs, intern
ships and apprenticeships.
Students had a chance to sit inside
the cab of a fire engine, use forest
measurement equipment and learn
about traditional materials used in
making baskets, clothing and tools.
Participants later enjoyed a lunch
sponsored by the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs
and Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde.
Grady McMahan, Detroit District
ranger, and Steve Bobb Sr., Grand
Ronde Tribal Council member,
closed the event with words of sup
port for the students.
Students also received a cer
tificate of participation from Willa
mette National Forest and a small
gift courtesy of the Tribal Councils
that supported the event. D
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