Management of program logistics, liaison, safety, and security for the Environmental Sciences Field Station at SRS, including day field trips and multiweek summer classes. Training workshops on various natural resource topics. Planning and other assistance to local communities to develop assets related to natural resources. The staff links communities to other agencies and organizations to find the right mix of skills for economic development projects. Administration of small grants for Natural Resource Conservation Education, a program funded by the Forest Service.
Grants defray the costs of curriculum development, supplies, and teacher training.
USFS and DOE volunteers have also tutored and helped develop curricula and an educational trail at Jackson Middle School in Jackson, South Carolina.