Investing in Individuals
When individuals feel valuable, they have more capacity to do their best work. We work to ensure a diverse array of people feel welcome, comfortable, and included at our workplace.
- Salary transparency
- Hybrid work environment
- Self-determination and creativity in workplans
- Robust new employee onboarding
Student Engagement & Early Career Development
Our ecological monitoring relies on students to collect data. We teach, coach, and expose students to forest ecology and management with the hope of dismantling barriers to careers in natural resources.
- Lower barriers to entry for fieldwork with gear and resources
- Support training for all experience levels
- Paid work experience
Fostering a Learning Organization
We believe that good ideas can come from anywhere. Our organizational structure facilitates creative information-sharing and incorporates feedback into our work. This is science.
- Time and resources for professional development
- Staff develop trainings
- Knowledge and use of inclusive language
- Constructive annual review process
Intentional Partnerships
As a boundary organization, CFRI functions through transdisciplinary partnership and connection. Our work depends on us showing up as reliable and respectful partners.
- Fill capacity gaps
- Build staff cultural competency
- Provide resources for different learning styles
- Engage both priority and under-resources partners with intentionality
CFRI Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Team
The goal of Colorado Forest Restoration Institute’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEIJ) team is to build and enhance a shared understanding of how our organization implements inclusive practices in our work. CFRI’s DEIJ team meets once a month and as needed to discuss DEIJ topics.
To learn more, read the CFRI DEIJ Team Charter.
Team Membership
The team will be comprised of representatives across the work areas and other CFRI teams at every staff level. The team will aim to approximate the demographic diversity of current CFRI staff across as many spectrums as possible. Participation on the committee is voluntary and will be open to anyone in the organization. Team members and CFRI leadership will work together to ensure a breadth of perspectives are represented on the team. CFRI members of Warner College of Natural Resources (WCNR) DEIJ Committees will participate as active members on the CFRI DEIJ Team and act as liaisons between CFRI and WCNR committees.
Committee Members: Hannah Brown, Marin Chambers, Karissa Courtney, Jarod Dunn, Ch’aska Huayuaca-Frye, Angela Hollingsworth, Kat Morici, Hannah O’Reilly, Brooke Simmons, Maddie Wilson, Brett Wolk
Diversity and Inclusion at Colorado State University
The Colorado Forest Restoration Institute is committed to exemplifying and embodying Colorado State University’s Principles of Community: inclusion, integrity, respect, service, and social justice – and working diligently toward inclusive excellence. To learn more, visit:
Colorado State University Office of Inclusive Excellence: https://inclusiveexcellence.colostate.edu/
Warner College of Natural Resources Diversity and Inclusion Program: https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/diversity/
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