I hope there's something useful for everybody on their way back into class!

I am currently in college and finally got the courage to switch my major to biology with a minor in environmental science and concentration in ecology, evolution, and marine biology. I grew up in a national forest cause my grandparents worked as a private park rangers for a campground. These videos really help me understand and plan how to get it involved in this line of work that I have always loved but never thought I could do. So thank you!

I found your channel a few days ago and I absolutely love your videos! They’re so thorough and helpful. I’m in college now and I recently decided that something in the forest service/National parks/BLM was a career path I wanted to pursue. You’ve been a huge help in narrowing down my options, thank you so much!

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it a lot! I’ve been making these videos unsure if anybody is going to watch them or find them useful and it’s good to hear. These job videos are honestly just things I wish I knew about when I was younger rather than fumbling around for a few years after school trying to figure it out haha.

@jafarhussen7581

Жыл бұрын

@@ecologystorymode I just found your channel too. I personally realized maybe getting a BS in GES would've been better than a BA (which is what I'm shooting for, im a junior in college rn). I appreciate your channel I kind of got really worried about being able to get a job after college the past week while also being able to still run (I want to eventually be a pro runner if I can' right out of college) so being able to have a work and outside life balance is important to me. But a lot of the jobs are labor based or jobs that require many hours dedicated. Do you have any advice for my situation? And Thank you so much for your videos I plan I finishing all them I want to learn more !

I snorted when I saw your binder clip earbud mic set up 😂

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, even better, I'm trying to upgrade but too confused on how to get my 30 dollar mic to work right. I'm just one guy out here!

Thanks for covering this topic in a dynamic way and providing so many resources. I have been watching these sorts of videos, and they rarely cover these topics AND give you a direction to start looking.

Wow truly brilliant, wish I had known about the PLC after I worked for SCA and GBI. Thanks for the information.

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the comment. I got lucky and had a program that spelled out the PLC as a main benefit for the most part and got to use it afterwards. It is really sad how many people don’t get to utilize it that get or qualify for it.

Thank you for this. I'm looking to make a career change from human resources to working in this field.

Love your videos. I’m 30 and didn’t get a chance to finish college back then. Just worked since I was 15. I wish I could have the opportunity to get a job in these fields.

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the comment and totally get it. I didn’t really start working in any science field till I was 25 and had to sacrifice a lot of stability to get there before it turned into a career move(not necessarily right for everyone or as hard depending on where you want to be/what type of env work you’re looking at). These videos really just came from talking with people I work with about how to stress a bit less with trying to get into outdoor work and talking through some misconceptions we had coming up. Glad you enjoy the videos though!

@thegoldenpath326

2 жыл бұрын

ACE is open to people up to 35, it's not too late to turn that wish into a reality. I'll be applying soon, I'm 31 and getting my ducks in a row before I dive into their program. (If I get accepted of course)

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

@@thegoldenpath326 That's awesome to know and I appreciate it. Good luck!

@marilympus

2 жыл бұрын

@@thegoldenpath326 thank you for this! I’m 30 and I’ll look into this! I wish you all the best!

I just found your channel and I really appreciate all the information you have!

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

I'm appreciate it, going to be started up again soon and hopefully some more useful stuff to come!

Ive been thinking about a career change from the automotive industry this has been very helpful

Thanks! What is possible with both an environmental studies degree and a felony conviction?

Great video. I am studying environmental engineering. What is easy to find an internship. I am thinking of EPA for an internship. Where did you complete yours.

idk if you have another video about this but where can i go if i don't even know what i want to do. Is there some easy way to find out who to shadow to see which jobs i like?

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

So, this whole channel is going to be about breaking down the world of environmental work/lifestyle and all the different parts of it because it truly is such a diverse thing and sometimes hard to approach(I’m still learning daily). I’m not sure if you’re in high school or college or later but there are some east steps you could take at all levels. If you find an office near you being anywhere from NRCS, forest service, fish and wildlife, to honestly any agency just based on where you are you can generally call and ask to do a ride along. I’ve worked through about 10 offices now and have seen generally enthusiastic staff that were happy to show their work to people. There’s conservation corps available to people as early as 16 years old funded through Americorps (NPS and such) and usually the jobs associated with a field office and the awesome part of that is that you’ll get to see a field office and the 100 different people that work there and get to do so many jobs most people don’t think of, they’re also generally fully funded and make it easy for people to travel(usually covering airfare). If you’re in college then just shopping around for summer jobs can be really useful. The feds are also one of the big fields and looking into other types of work can be useful especially depending on where you live/ what you want to do. But if your honest dream is to do recreation work, restoration work, Fire science work, or doing any land Management the feds is a really fun way to go. I have resources in all of my video description so if you see anything interesting there it could help, I have a rough content schedule though that’ll hopefully help answer some of this stuff for people. Hope any of this helps, I’m sure even this response might seem like a lot!

@jacobmulherin1805

2 жыл бұрын

@@ecologystorymode haha it was a lot but thank you, knowing that ride alongs are normal is helpful. I'm in my late twenties and still don't have a degree in part because i don't know what i want to go after so anything that helps me figure that out is super helpful. Thanks for making these videos, keep up the good work. Also i was curious if you could elaborate, either here or in a video, about how you said you knew some people who got the government to pay for their school by working for them first. Mainly i was curious if you knew about how much they'd pay for and if it was mainly for specific jobs. I can do my own research if not just figured ask while i had you.

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobmulherin1805 I hope I can answer more in videos, I was thinking about this comment and am currently researching a video on breaking down the environmental sectors for job growth and future outlook/ ways to increase the odds of landing a job you want/ getting a decent return on an environmental degree. Having a degree paid for or supported comes in so many ways that it probably should be a separate video altogether. Some agencies do a lot to help with student assistance/ employee repayment assistance (any public employee can get loans at a lower rate and forgiven after 10 years across the board), if an employer wants to promote you from a tech position to a higher grade/full schedule position, you'll just get paid to go to school. I work for an agency that probably does some of the least but we're associated with a local school that gives a 100% waiver for 6 credits per semester and people use that. So it really comes down to many variables.

@jacobmulherin1805

2 жыл бұрын

@@ecologystorymode dang 6 credits id like half the clases, i'd take even that. Thanks for letting me know, I'll check out some places near me

Can you turn down your background music just a bit

@ecologystorymode

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, this is valid. I’m still weirded out by my voice when editing so this unfortunately is stuck at this volume but I get the feedback and hopefully the newer vids are bearable.

i have my certs for FFT2 position but i applied for a forestry technician , full time perm , but i have a felony from 2010 .