High School and College

Forest Products Enterprises include youth becoming involved in exploring and developing non-timber forest products and markets. Firewood, walking sticks, swag and table decorations, potted native plants, and bird houses are examples of products youth have tried to develop into business enterprise opportunities. These special business opportunities include learning about the raw materials, sustainable management of the resource, production processes, packaging, marketing and sales aspects related to their specific product line.

Internships and Job Shadows are offered for select students who want a deeper, personalized forestry experience. Depending on school requirements, student "interns" might spend up to 40 hours engaged in a special project of their choosing and mutual benefit for Hopkins.

Careers in Natural Resources Tour provides high school and college students a glimpse into a variety of careers in natural resources by focusing on the settings, tools, skills and working conditions of careers that range from heavy field work, to science and policy development, to business support roles such as marketing, product development and technology applications.