The below projects were awarded an SDAO Internship Grant in 2025:

 

Bend Park & Recreation District

Hired an intern to collect data of newly redesigned habitat assessment along the Deschutes River.

Crescent RFPD

Hire an intern to update and redevelop the district website.

Gilliam SWCD

Hire an intern to assist the district of conducting fish surveys, monitoring, and using GIS to prioritize conservation efforts.

Halsey-Shedd RFPD

Hire an intern to focus and work on the district’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan to create a wildfire defensible space and action plans.

Illinois Valley SWCD

Hire an intern to help with conservation project management, outreach and education, grant writing and fundraising.

Junction City RFPD

Hire an intern to update and modernize the rural address marker system.

Lacomb Irrigation District

Hire an intern to help develop GIS assets to enable district members and the public to see the boundaries, ditches and notable features managed by LID.

McKenzie Fire & Rescue

Hire an intern to continue acting as a fuels reduction coordinator between participating homeowners interested in defensible space and contractors completing the work.

Oak Lodge Water Services Authority

Create an internship program to introduce and engage students with the vital work of the water and wastewater industry.

Ontario Recreation District

Hire an intern to help with a self-sustaining early intervention strategy in the district’s county.

Port of Port Orford

Hire an intern to initiate an ordinance reconciliation project in order to resolve inconsistencies.

Two Rivers SWCD

Hire an intern to help with conservation project management, outreach and education, grant writing and fundraising.

Upper McKenzie RFPD

Hire an intern to help update the district’s map book, pre-plans, and OSHA compliance.

Winston-Dillard Water District

Hire an intern to perform a leak survey of water distribution system and achieve public outreach for water and wastewater careers.