Environmental Internships and Careers

W&L and Local Summer Internships:

A. Paul Knight Memorial Program in Conservation - Work in Idaho for the Henry's Fork Foundation or the Nature Conservancy doing research or education. Contact Dr. John McDaniel with questions.

Boxerwood Gardens - Work at a local garden as an educator, administrator, web master, or gardener for a summer!

Rockbridge County or Lexington City Planner - Work with the county or city studying sustainable development on a local level. Contact Helen Downes with questions.

Washington and Lee Career Services - Contact Career Services for further environmental internship and career opportunities.

Please contact Helen Downes (540-458-5808) with questions about student projects or internships

Summer Environmental Internships:

The Sierra Club - work as a political intern with the Sierra Club's lobbying office in D.C.. Go to http://www.sierraclub.org/jobs/internships_dc/index.asp if you are interested.

The Nature Conservancy - find a summer internship with a well known non-profit.

Information about Environmental Internships:

The Bren School of Environment Sciences and Management - University of California, Santa Barbara

Sources for National and International Opportunities:

See websites for information and contacts

Chicagoland Environmental Network	The National Environmental Directory
EarthNet	Outdoor Jobs
EcoVolunteer	Orion Grassroots Network
EnviroLink Network	Orion Society
Environmental Career Center	Resources for the Future
Environmental Career Opportunities	Rice University Environmental Internships
Environmental Career Organizations	Rising Star
Environmental Internship Page	Student Conservation Association
Environmental Internships/Fellowships	SustainableBusiness.com
Environmental Internships Around the US	Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
EnviroDirectory	The Environmental Web Directory
EPA National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)	The Environmental Education Directory
Environmental Yellow Pages	The Audubon Society
Environmental Volunteer Positions--Links	Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Idealist	Ubiquity Environmental Careers
Internship Resources on the Web	U.S. Department of Energy
The Knight Foundation	The Environmental Network
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	USA Jobs
National Council for Science and the Environment	The Washington Center

Specific Environmental Internship Sites:

Information available on the following, click on link above

Air	GIS	Public Interest Groups	Water
Conservation	Law and Policy	Policy	Wildlife
Education	Marine	Sustainability	Writing/Journalism
Energy	Parks and Recreation	Think Tanks	Other

International, Non-Profit and Governmental Internships

Fellowships, Professional Organizations, and Other Resources

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