State Forest Intern

State Forest Internship 

The SC Forestry Commission is seeking qualified forestry students for its state forest internship program. The agency has two openings each at Harbison State Forest (Columbia, SC), Manchester State Forest (Sumter County, SC), and Sand Hills State Forest (Chesterfield County, SC). 

Qualifications 

Candidates must be students actively pursuing an associate degree or higher in forestry, wildlife management, or natural resources management. 

What You’ll Do:

• Be exposed to multiple-use land management
• Assist with all aspects of state forest management activities, including but not limited to forestry mapping and GIS along with timber cruising, inventory and marking
• Assist with forest products sales (timber and pine straw), preparation and administration to include establishment of sale boundaries
• Assist with marking of property boundaries
• Operation of light and medium equipment to maintain general state forest grounds

Pay

$18/hour (schedule is Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm)

Housing

Housing is provided at no cost to interns at Sand Hills State Forest and Harbison State Forest. (Manchester State Forest does NOT provide housing.)

To Apply

Visit the agency’s website (Careers – South Carolina Forestry Commission) and complete the application for State Forest Internships. Submit this application, unofficial transcripts, and two professional references to:

Jordan Hughes- jhughes@scfc.gov