INTERNSHIP
Interns
play a vital role in helping the National Wildlife Refuge System in preserving
a national network of lands and waters for the conservation and management
of the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States for the benefit
of present and future generations. Most National Wildlife Refuges in the
Southeastern United States offer internships to those interested in working
in the field of Natural Resource Management and/or Environmental Education.
Many refuges provide housing for their interns and/or a food stipend.
Most internships last between 12 and 20 weeks.
Internships
offer opportunities to:
- Gain valuable
hands-on natural resource management experience.
- Put your education to work.
- Earn college credit (arranged
through individual's academic advisor and Service personnel).
- Gain a working knowledge
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service useful in future career decisions.
What
do interns do?
An example of the types of
activities interns get involved with range from:
- Banding birds
- Conducting fish and wildlife
surveys
- Staffing visitor centers
- Conducting refuge tours
- Assisting with environmental
education programs for kids and adults
- Clearing trails
- Working with computers and
other technical equipment
- Monitoring plant communities
- Taking pictures of the natural
communities in which you work
To
Qualify:
- Applicants should be majoring
in a field related to natural resources such as wildlife management,
forestry, biology, zoology or environmental education.
- Applicants should be willing
to do strenuous work outdoors in extreme weather conditions.
- Applicants must have a valid
driver's license.
Interested?
Refuges with Internship program
information available on-line:
Not all field offices with
intern programs have information online yet. To find out more about possible
positions, contact:
Sherrie
Jager, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
National
Volunteer Site |
