Bio R&D Internship

Mast Reforestation is a climate tech company with a mission to make reforestation scalable. As bigger, hotter, and more frequent fires increasingly destroy forested land each year, Mast facilitates faster, more resilient forest regeneration. Mast provides vertically integrated reforestation services to get forest restoration projects up and running in weeks, not years. Services include seed collection, seedling cultivation, site preparation, seedling hand planting, aerial drone-based seeding, and ongoing site monitoring. To fund its projects and open new revenue streams for landowners, Mast sells forward-looking carbon removal credits that allow companies seeking carbon neutrality to invest in reforestation projects for 200 years or more. Mast’s investors include Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, Social Capital, DBL Partners, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Elemental Excelerator, and more. To learn more, visit MastReforest.com.

Mast Reforestation is working to make reforestation scalable. We combine tech and traditional forestry methods to reforest land affected by wildfires with forward-looking carbon offsets to fund it all. The company is a vertically-integrated provider of reforestation services to get projects up and running in weeks, not years: planning, the largest seed and seedling supplies in the West, massive nursery operations, and seeding and planting execution. To fund its operations and open new revenue streams for landowners, Mast Reforestation sells forward-looking carbon offsets that lock in CO2 removal for at least 100 years, among the first of their kind available on the voluntary offset market.

Mast Reforestation HQ: Ballard Brewery District, Seattle, WA

Silvaseed HQ: Roy, WA 

Cal Forest HQ: Etna, CA

Team size: ~160 

Clients: 3 of 5 largest timber companies, nonprofits such as The Nature Conservancy, Tribal Nations, state and federal agencies, small family forests 

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As an intern for Mast Reforestation’s Biological R&D program, you will learn the fundamentals of conifer seedling production through a dynamic experience covering both research and operations. During your time at Mast, you will be responsible for a major component of a nursery production R&D trial hosted by The Silvaseed Company, a conifer nursery in Roy, WA, and a subsidiary of Mast. You will support the trial setup and breakdown, and maintain the general upkeep of the trial including watering and irrigation, data collection, and data curation. You will regularly provide written, and presentable updates on the trial with the help of senior team members. Following the completion of the trial, you will provide a 10 - 15 minute presentation that reports on the results of the trial to the Bio R&D team and the greater Mast community. Throughout this internship you will also provide support in other nursery-related initiatives, receiving exposure and apprenticeship to Nursery and Seed Collection/Extractory operations, as time permits. You will report directly to the Bio R&D Senior Scientist. This position will be based at The Silvaseed Company in Roy, WA, with an internship period of up to six (6) months, ideally 40 hours a week. The ideal start time is May 2023, and the internship will end by October 2023.

- Competitive salary

- Location-based compensation

- 75% health insurance coverage for Full-Time non-seasonal employees, including Medical, Dental & Vision insurance plans

- Company’s incentive stock options (ISO)

- Retirement saving plan: 401(k) and Roth 401(k)

- Commuter Benefits in eligible cities

- 6 paid holidays.  Two shut-down weeks per year. 

- Flexible PTO for Salaried employees.  Generous PTO accrual for Hourly employees.

- Allowances for Work-from-home employees

- Relocation support for out-of-state employees