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NOAA Veteran Corps Internship Supports Habitat Restoration in Alaska

NOAA’s veteran corps partnerships program supports habitat restoration projects across Alaska.
Alaska
Two people sit on the snow along a creek. They are both looking at a piece of scientific equipment. One is wearing a blue winter jacket and knitted beanie, and the other is wearing a red and blue winter jacket and white baseball cap. NOAA veteran intern Jeremy Thatcher (right) and Chickaloon Traditional Council Environmental Program Manager Kendra Zamzow (left) take water quality measurements on Wolverine Creek, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA VetCorps: Creating Jobs for Veterans

Supporting veterans is imperative to our agency. NOAA VetCorps gives veterans the training and tools to pursue careers in habitat conservation and restoration.
November 09, 2023 - Podcast ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
A person in waders in the water checking crab traps. Veteran intern Antonio Jones at an oyster farm in Drayton Harbor, Washington, checking traps for European Invasive Green Crab. Credit: Northwest Straits Commission

NOAA Veterans Corps: Progress by the Numbers

NOAA’s Veterans Corps partnerships are building on 10 years of growth, supporting habitat and fisheries restoration projects on the west coast.
November 08, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two people stand on a grassy hill near a river Veteran Damon Jackson (left), a NOAA intern in Portland, Oregon, visits a restoration project on the Willamette River. Credit: NOAA

NOAA Veterans Corps Progress By The Numbers, 2021

NOAA’s Veterans Corps partnerships are building on 9 years of growth, supporting habitat and fisheries restoration projects on the West Coast.
November 10, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two people in shallow water with waders on. One is checking devices in the water, one is writing on a clipboard. Veteran Jonathan Hallenbeck and staff from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife monitoring invasive crabs at an oyster farm in Drayton Harbor. Credit: Northwest Straits Commission

Recovery for Salmon and Soldiers: A Veteran’s Story

This Veterans Day, we highlight intern Kolten Ollum, whose military experience led him to new path in fisheries.
November 09, 2021 - Feature Story
Smiling male wearing sunglasses and cap is carrying a backpack while hiking near a river. NOAA VCC intern Kolten Ollum collected Chinook salmon and steelhead parr from the South Fork of the Salmon River and carried the fish to a NOAA field station using an oxygenated holding tank backpack frame. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Restoring Habitat to Support Coastal Communities: A Look Back at the Recovery Act—Part 1

Habitat restoration projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 brought jobs, recreation, and other socioeconomic benefits to coastal communities around the country.
May 24, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Volunteers standing along the shoreline and passing bags of oysters down the line to help construct a living shoreline Volunteers help construct a living shoreline near Daniel Island Trail in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: City of Charleston.

Native American Veteran Intern to Begin Work Restoring Washington’s Puget Sound

Through a NOAA Veterans Corps internship, Air Force veteran Tillie Smith will begin a new journey restoring habitat and resources in Puget Sound, and gaining scientific experience to build a career in natural resources.
March 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Tillie Smith kneeling in a patch of vegetation Photo courtesy of Tillie Smith.

Celebrating Veterans Serving in Habitat Conservation

Join us in celebrating Veterans Day and learn more about NOAA's vet corps partnerships employing veterans in the habitat restoration economy.
November 09, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
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From The Air Force to Fisheries, a Former NOAA Veteran Intern’s Career Path in Science

Barney Boyer, former Air Force engineer, and our first veteran intern in Washington, leveraged the internship to earn a graduate degree, then landed at a Michigan environmental agency where he’s keeping the state’s waters clean for fish and communities.
September 25, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two scientists stand in a stream, next to water quality testing equipment under the surface. Former NOAA veteran intern Barney Boyer (left) out in the field with a colleague deploying water quality testing equipment. Image: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Training Builds on Growing Popularity of Kelp Farming

New Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries course takes veterans on deep dive into seaweed.
May 13, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Nick Dubitzky aboard a vessel pulling sugar kelp aboard