At OSU-Cascades I have formally mentored 20 undergraduates through paid research positions and fellowships. I hold a weekly research group meeting for all undergraduates to share about their projects (i.e., peer-to-peer learning) and coordinate for the week. I also have individual meetings with each student each week. Finally, the group of students is invited to attend ad hoc field work. My mentorship plan for each student centers on identifying their long-term career/research goals and then advancing them along their unique path. This involves developing their confidence, technical skills, and critical thinking. Many students are unsure of exact career goals, so I also work with them to research career options and network directly with relevant professionals. Past examples include connecting students with watershed councils, government agency scientists (e.g., USGS, USFS, BLM), and more. At the end of their research experience, my students have improved their resumes, gained clarity and confidence about their future careers, and developed basic research skills. As one example, I recently had an underrepresented student share how much her confidence has grown over the course of her fellowship, and how she now believes that she can be a scientist. Back in the lab, she triumphantly announced “It’s coming together!” when she realized how a set of quantitative statistics matched her qualitative understanding of a dataset.