SWCASC Welcomes BIA Pathways Intern

Hello, my name is Corwin Carroll. I am half Navajo, half White Mountain Apache. I am a tribal member of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation located in the White Mountains of northeast Arizona. I am currently a undergraduate student at the University of Arizona, majoring in Natural Resource with an emphasis in Rangeland Management, Restoration and Ecology. Being exposed to the outdoors at an early age led me to wanting a career that would put me outside in nature. 

Being a student at the University of Arizona has brought about many important experiences throughout the years. I have been able to meet many incredible and passionate individuals from inside and outside the classroom. I have also had the pleasure of meeting professionals from courses and through internship opportunities. I was fortunate to be able to work with professionals from the Fort Apache Indian Reservation through their Natural Resource Hydrology Department. Some of the various hands on experience I was able to engage in was dam protocols, measuring stream flow discharge, watershed stressors and wildfire impact on watersheds. 

Currently, I am an intern with the BIA Pathways Program and have been able to intern for the program for two consecutive summers. I was first situated once more with the Fort Apache Indian Reservation to work with professionals in their Land Operations Range Department. I gained vital information and knowledge about cattle operations on the land, collaborating with other agencies and tribal members, learning about traditional knowledge, creating cattle rotational plans, plant taxonomy, and topography of the reservation. Through the Pathways program, I now have the privilege of working with Tribal Climate Adaptation Science Liaison, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and American Indian Higher Education Consortium. I look forward to the future experiences and engagements with the Pathways Program and learning from professionals in SWCASC and AIHEC.