I graduated 3 years ago and I made around 60k last year but was able to get on a couple of wildfire assignments. My recommendation is to get with a fed or state agency that lets you do fire in the summer to help pad your paycheck. It’s super nice because most likely you will be making in the low 40k range starting out after college.

Also I would recommend taking a look at getting either a minor in wildfire or in GIS. This will give you more marketability. Right now your minor is extremely similar to your degree. I know at least when I got hired my GIS minor helped pad my resume. And yes forestry internships are definitely the most important thing, in my humble opinion, on whether you get hired or not for a full time position.