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Administrative Assistant:
Donna Holden
(970) 943-7011
dholden@western.edu

Program Director:
John Hausdoerffer
(970) 943-3450
jhausdoerffer@western.edu

Address:
Environmental Studies Program,
Kelley Hall 240
Western State College of Colorado
600 N. Adams St.
Gunnison, CO 81231

 

 

Internship Opportunities

Internship opportunities for Environmental Studies Students

ENVS Internship Blogs:

  • ENVS Real Life: read WSC student experiences from internships in Gunnison and across the world!

Opportunities:

  • Bureau of Land Management (Gunnison Office):  The Gunnison BLM Office currently has 2 internship opportunities available for the summer.  Contact Jeff Sellen in ENVS for more information.

  • Water Workshop Internships:

  • Crested Butte Land Trust Summer Internship: The main responsibilities of the Land Trust intern will be to work with the stewardship chairman, the director, and the stewardship committee to monitor and care for Land Trust properties and conservation easements and assist the staff with certain administrative duties and special events.

  • Coal Creek Watershed Coalition: A collection of citizens and representatives from state and federal agencies as well as local community groups. The mission is to maintain, restore, and inhance the environmental integrity of the Coal Creek Watershed.

  • SERC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's (SERC) Internship Program offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fields of environmental research and education.

Placement Organizations:

These organizations provide lists of internships available and searchable databases.

  • The Student Conservation Association: The Student Conservation Association provides great opprotunities for both college and highschool students, thought internship and volunteer opprotunities.

  • Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado: Maintains a great listing of both volunteer and internship opprotunites throughout Colorado.

  • The Corps Network:  The Corps Network provides access to positions in the Service Corps and the Conservation Corps.

  • Student Career Experience Program (US Forest Service):

  • Environmental Careers Organization: ECO Associates work on hydroelectric projects, collect soil samples from the ocean's floor, design interactive maps of range lands, research environmental law issues, conduct field research in the California desert, give 'interpretive' tours at national parks, and work on environmental marketing campaigns. ECO Associates make a difference.

  • Studentjobs.gov: Studentjobs.gov provides information on thousands of Federal Government job opportunities. There is no charge for using Studentjobs.gov and users are not required to pre-register to look for a job.

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