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This project is an interview- and survey-based effort to understand how the process of creating and maintaining a community forest has affected the social capital available for land management collaboration in various northern California communities. Interviews and surveys touch on elements of social capital including information exchange, labor exchange, relationships of trust, shared goals and values, and connectedness. The goal of the interviews is to understand the interviewee's perceptions of how (if at all) their involvement with their local community forest has affected these elements of social capital in their personal social networks.
You will work closely with a graduate student on this project. Your main task will be to listen to audio recordings of interviews with people involved with community forests in northern California. You will be transcribing these interviews into text on a computer. If interested, there may be opportunities to help with other tasks related to this project.
Must be an upper-division student (junior or senior) in EMF, S&E, CRS, or a related major, and have a strong interest in the social dimensions of land management. Ability to listen carefully and pay attention to detail is critical. Schedule flexible. An interview will be required for the candidate-selection process.