Engagement Opportunities

For over 25 years, Conservation Legacy has been engaging individuals to complete important conservation projects throughout the nation, envisioning a legacy of healthy lands, air and water; thriving people and resilient communities.
Conservation Legacy provides support for local conservation service programs under the leadership of a national organization, delivering high quality programming in communities across the country to produce enduring impact through local action.

As an ORISE participant and under the guidance of a mentor, you will have the opportunity to hone their skills by collaborating on a wide array of tasks pertaining to government archaeology, such as, data collection and recovery, data management, lab analysis, report writing and document preparation for archaeological sites, compliance, and historic properties. The goal of the internship is primarily to provide you experience in a fast-paced environment; however, you may also have the opportunity to develop and carry out small-scale research projects depending on task load and interest.

Langan is seeking an Environmental Intern / Co-op to join its collaborative team in Phoenix, AZ. This individual will serve a key function in providing assistance with environmental, mining, and EHS related technical aspects of diverse land development projects, both small and large scale. In this role, you will have the opportunity to partner directly with environmental leadership and gain exposure to site feasibility studies which may involve field work, technical report preparation and calculations, pre-construction conditions documentation, design plans and specifications.

The Office of Administrative Counsel for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is seeking applicants for two summer 2025 paid legal internships. These internships are an exciting opportunity for law students to learn how the in-house counsel’s office for the Agency helps drive the ADEQ mission: protecting and enhancing public health and the environment.

Tucson Electric Power, one of Arizona’s leading utility companies, seeks an individual for the position of Student Intern in the Corporate Environmental Services Department. This position will supplement permanent staff and offer work experience to college students in environmental-related business functions. The selected candidate will primarily support environmental compliance programs, and may also support sustainability and environmental policy initiatives.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is seeking a motivated intern to support its Colorado River Section. This opportunity is ideal for a graduate student pursuing a degree in law or a related policy field, with an interest in Western water law and administrative law. The role offers hands-on experience with critical water management issues, including legislative history research, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement related to the Colorado River Basin. The hybrid position provides flexibility and a chance to contribute to safeguarding Arizona's water resources while gaining valuable state agency experience.

The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection (CSDP) protects the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona through science-based advocacy, education, and collaboration. This intern will assist the Conservation Science Director with maintaining CSDP’s wildlife camera photo database to help translate community science into tangible conservation in our Wildlife Camera Program. The intern will gain knowledge in wildlife camera research, photo database management, image analysis software, and wildlife species identification through image analysis.

The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Needs Assessment Intern will provide critical support to the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) by conducting a comprehensive needs assessment of approximately 80 grantees affiliated with the LGBTQ Alliance Fund.

Working closely with CFSA’s Community Impact Team, the intern will build relationships with nonprofit partners, develop meaningful insights, and support efforts to amplify the voices of Southern Arizona’s LGBTQ+ community.

The Center for Biological Diversity’s Southwest program seeks motivated and organized interns dedicated to protecting biodiversity and preventing species extinctions. Interns will work with Center scientists to gain protections for imperiled species. The internship is paid and will provide valuable experience with one of the nation’s most consequential environmental organizations. This position will last approximately 4-6 months (exact length to be negotiated), can be full- or part-time, and can either be remote or located at our office in Tucson (AZ).

Three Undergraduate Student Intern Opportunities for the Summer 2025 in the Environmental Crimes Section, U.S. Department of Justice

About the Office: The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking three undergraduate student interns for its Environmental Crimes Section in Washington, DC, for the Summer of 2025 starting in Late May/Early June for 40 hours per week. The internship may be in the office, hybrid, or remote depending on the status of the office at that time.