Visit this website for all posted American Conservation Experience Opportunities. Internships available across the country in a variety of disciplines. Many opportunities within US National Parks.
Engagement Opportunities
Engaged learning provides you with the opportunity to apply your learning outside the classroom in a way that has a meaningful impact on both you and the communities with which you connect. Through real-life collaboration, exploration and discovery, engaged learning takes you to the next level of understanding.
What are you waiting for? Check out Arizona Environment's comprehensive list of engagement opportunities and find the perfect fit for you to get your hands dirty!
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Environment for the Americas and its partners are committed to connecting diverse students with careers in conservation, natural resources, history, geology, with skill-building internships with national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, and other sites.
Visit this database for frequently updated internship opportunities! Summer internships will typically start to be posted around December-January. Positions listed here have not yet filled and positions are taken down from the database once they are filled.
Under Armour is seeking a Sustainability Operations Rookie and an Environment Sustainability Rookie to support the creation, implementation and management of programs and processes to reduced UA's impact on the environment.
If you have an interest in sustainability planning and zero carbon strategies and want to work with some of the world’s most innovative clients, Buro Happold has the perfect role for you. We are seeking a passionate Sustainability Intern to join our Sustainability & Analytics team on a full-time basis. This role can be based in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, or Seattle.
Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is seeking 2 paid interns to assist with investigating historic watering uses in various watersheds around Arizona and potentially assist with field investigations of these uses.
Environment America is a national network of 30 state environmental groups. Our staff work together for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members across the United States put grassroots support behind our research and advocacy.
Deadline: December 15, 2023
This position will conduct inspections of regulated activities that may release pollution into Arizona’s protected surface waters. Inspectors determine compliance with issued permits, respond to spills or releases of substances into the environment, investigate complaints, and write reports. Field work is expected two to three days per week and requires driving statewide.
Deadline: December 15, 2023
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center seeks an intern to conduct research on a Smithsonian-funded project to process eDNA water samples collected previously from multiple streams across the Baltimore and Anacostia watersheds. For this project, we will be generating amplicon-based metabarcode libraries to examine the biodiversity of aquatic animals and bacteria across these streams, as indicators of ecosystem health.
Deadline: December 15, 2023
The Water Whys team is looking to enroll students for course credit in the Spring 2024 semester. Paid opportunities may be available on a case-by-case basis.
The Water Whys team seeks to develop scientifically accurate and easy-to-understand graphical answers to water questions. We are focused on developing succinct visual explanations of scientific processes that can help the public better understand current events.