Training/Education
Safety and Health of Forestry Services Workers in the Pacific Northwest
The forest service workforce in the Pacific Northwest is largely immigrant, low-literate, and Spanish-speaking with unique vulnerabilities due to a lack of skills and safety training, occupational immobility, remote work locations, and small contractor employment.
Hands on the Land Project: Resource Clearinghouse for Forestry Services Workers
With this 5-year award to Oregon State Forestry Extension, PNASH joins as a partner in Hands on the Land, a collaborative program to enhance the equity of the forest workforce in the Pacific Northwest. We focus on labor-intensive forest workers including forestry services contract crews, incarcerated workers, and volunteer workforces.
Hands on the Land re-envisions our forest workforce with:
Celebrating our student partnerships
2025 Graduates
Autumn Dennistoun, DNP
Population Health and Systems Leadership, School of Nursing
Autumn's research explored substance use among commercial fishermen in Washington State. She developed a training module and hands on method to educate about naloxone administration. Learn more about her project.