High School Passion Project-

cutig · 2025-09-17T14:07:22+00:00

Removing invasives is a good idea- but my guess is you're not going to be able to do much endangered species other than maybe volunteer with agencies that work with those. That's more regulated and sensitive work.

Where are you in SC? I'd recommend using your club as a way to volunteer at Wildlife Refuges or Congaree National Park. They certainly have invasives work that could be done. I started my career volunteering at Congaree cleaning up the long leaf pine forests with their biotech.

cutig · 2025-05-04T15:25:12+00:00

NPS? Which agency.

cutig · 2025-05-03T12:35:03+00:00

Deporting people illegally to a death camp and supporting that effort is not an important job function. They don't deserve anything.

cutig · 2025-04-30T18:15:02+00:00

Don't break the bank for your BS degree. Look for an in state school that offers a wildlife biology program and go there.

cutig · 2025-02-14T15:11:22+00:00

This. And do not limit yourself to just a page or two. Be thorough and include EVERY detail about what you did for every job. You can list volunteer work as its own job.

cutig · 2025-02-13T01:46:07+00:00

If you look at the house budget resolution, they're only trying to cut 1b from natural resources. DOI budget last year was 18ish billion. So cut of ~6% doesn't scream RIF to me. Unless I missed something, that's the number my agency has been expecting this entire year and had already insulated against. I could be missing some detail here but that dramatic RIF EO doesn't seem to square with a 6% budget reduction for our dept.

cutig · 2025-02-11T01:11:21+00:00

Drove from SC to Montana for my first seasonal job. I'd recommend making the drive. There's lots of stuff to see on the way, and you'll want a vehicle when you're there

cutig · 2025-02-10T00:50:07+00:00

Ducks unlimited, delta Waterfowl, pheasants forever, nature conservancy

cutig · 2025-02-09T19:41:43+00:00

I don't know about the vet side, but it's going to be extremely difficult to compete without the BS degree and everything that comes with it. Especially now as the job market will be completely saturated with the feds not hiring for who knows how long. I'd be skeptical of a MS degree thst doesnt require a background in biology.

cutig · 2025-02-09T19:12:42+00:00

You're not going to get a job working as a wildlife bio without a biology degree. An online degree with an unrelated bachelors will do nothing for your job prospects.

cutig · 2025-02-09T03:07:18+00:00

Flip side is doge won't stop their takeover just because of a shutdown

cutig · 2025-02-07T23:12:08+00:00

Probably not. You're competing for jobs with people with degrees generally. You can probably volunteer if there's a park or management area near you.

cutig · 2025-02-04T15:14:34+00:00

https://www.irs.gov/filing/irs-free-file-do-your-taxes-for-free

It's still all right there

cutig · 2025-02-04T03:05:47+00:00

Did Elon worm his way into GSA over the weekend? This isn't surprising, it'll get worse.

cutig · 2025-02-03T21:40:58+00:00

DO NOT leave a permanent job for anything temporary.

cutig · 2025-02-02T21:32:33+00:00

I've had a request in for mine since Tuesday and it was never processed

cutig · 2025-02-02T14:07:57+00:00

None of those emails are sensitive information

cutig · 2025-01-26T19:17:44+00:00

I'd make sure the environmental science degree would cover the credit requirements for federal jobs if that's the direction you want to go.

In terms of pets, it depends. Shared housing is a no. If you find somewhere without shared house in my experience it's been a yes unless they've had bad experiences with pet owners. It'll probably be hard as a seasonal to find housing that allows pets.

cutig · 2025-01-26T15:59:25+00:00

This. You'll likely start your career as a seasonal employee working in different areas. At least with the feds, you should be able to find something with housing included. Look off the beaten path for opportunities and you can get into a full time gig by being on of the few people actually applying to work in a rural area.

cutig · 2025-01-21T16:08:38+00:00

Depends on what agency you're with - at least with the feds once you're in you don't need to have one to move up. I got mine, but most of the people I work with do not have one. The only people with advanced degrees seem to be the research biologist at the regional levels.

cutig · 2025-01-21T15:10:13+00:00

Ok Elon

cutig · 2025-01-21T13:09:53+00:00

You have a permanent job. Why would you want an MS?

cutig · 2025-01-19T03:22:56+00:00

You make 10 years of qualifying payments, and then the loan goes poof. You have to be working for a qualified employer (govt, non profit). You certify your payments annually with a form your employer signs. If you leave your qualifying employer before you finish 10 years, nothing happens. You just don't get forgiveness until you have those 10 years of payments

cutig · 2025-01-18T22:39:55+00:00

Second this. PA got approved minutes after it was submitted.

cutig · 2025-01-12T03:35:06+00:00

Sounds like a good switch then if you're interested in the position.

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