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Mentorships

Mentor program bridges Indigenous knowledge, Western science to build tribal capacity, protect ecosystems

November 2, 2023

Graduates can connect with Native knowledge holders and western science mentors to support Tribes and understand keystone ecosystems.

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Today, it's an encounter with WSU forestry students learning to fight wildfire. Tomorrow, it might be a photo session with cheesemakers at the WSU Creamery or a field-day trip through experimental meadows at the university’s new Perennial Grass Breeding and Ecology Farm. For communicator and WSU alumnus Seth Truscott, the many facets of CAHNRS ensure that no two days are alike. A newspaper journalist and editor in a prior incarnation, he has brought the community and identity of the college to light through reports, blog posts, press releases, images, and other media since 2015.