Current Job/Internship Opportunities in

Environmental Education and Interpretation

The following is a list of current job opportunities in Wildlife Education, Environmental Education, and Interpretation sent to the College of Natural Resources.  Experience is the number one characteristic employers are looking for when hiring in this field.  These opportunities build off of your college coursework, providing the real life experience needed to find a job after graduation.

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Posted 11/18/08

• International Ecotourism Society, Director of Training and Education, Washington, DC (full-time)
• Oregon Master Naturalist, Program Coordinator, Corvallis, Oregon (full-time, due Dec. 5)
• Lime Creek Nature Center, Naturalist Intern, Mason City, Iowa (internship, due Dec. 12)
• Mississippi River Visitors Center, Interpretation Co-op Position, Quad City Metro Area (Moline/Rock Island, IL; Davenport/Bettendorf, IA) (Co-op Park Ranger, GS-4/5, Jan. 4-summer, due Dec. 15, Application for Federal Employment, Declaration for Federal Employment form)
• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Assistant Visitor Center Manager, Homer, Alaska (seasonal, due Dec. 15)
• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, YCC Crew Leader, Homer, Alaska (seasonal, due Dec. 15)

Posted 11/04/08

• Cusuco National Park, Operation Wallacea Camp Manager, Honduras (full-time temporary, due Dec. 19)
• Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Director of Education, Madison, Wisconsin (full-time)
• Kansas Wetlands Education Center, Environmental Educator, Hays, Kansas (full-time, due Dec. 15)
• LEAF Program (K-12 Forestry Education), LEAF Program Associate, UW-Stevens Point (part-time, click here for application)

Posted 10/27/08

• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Educator, Deerfield, IL (full-time, due Oct. 31)
• Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Park Guide, Atlanta, Georgia (STEP program, due Oct. 31)
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Park Ranger-Interpretation Internships, Empire, Michigan (internships, due Mar. 1)
• D.C. Everest School Forest (Twin Oaks Environmental Center), School Forest Program Staff, Schofield, WI (temporary, Dec. 1-Feb. 27)
• Student Outdoor Educators Conference: "Let's Make it Sustainable" Northland College, Ashland, WI: April 3-5, 2009

Posted 10/02/08

• Archbold Biological Station, Environmental Education Intern, Lake Placid, Florida (internship, due Oct. 3)
• Canon Envirothon, Education Specialist, Jackson, MS  (full-time, due Oct. 24)
• Canon Envirothon, Public Relations Specialist/Assistant to Exec. Director, Jackson, MS (full-time, due Oct. 24)
• Prescott Farm Audubon Center, Program Naturalist, Laconia, NH (full-time, due Oct. 8)
• E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, Naturalist, Louisville, KY (full-time)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Educator, Deerfield, IL  (full-time, due Oct. 31)
• Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Interpretation and Education Internships, Newport, Oregon (internships April 6-Oct. 31)
• YMCA Storer Camps, EE Program Educator, Jackson, Michigan (seasonal)

Posted 09/18/08

• Alaska SeaLife Center, Marine Science Educator Internship, Seward, Alaska (internship Feb. 23-Jun. 12)
• White River National Forest, Forestry Technician-Lead Wilderness Ranger, Minturn, Colorado (permanent summer seasonal, due Sep. 22)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Museum Educator, Libertyville, IL  (full-time, due Oct. 3)
• Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership, 27 AmeriCorps positions, Sierra Nevada region, California (AmeriCorps, due Oct. 15)

Posted 09/09/08

• YMCA Camp Minikani, Program Leader-Americorp, Hubertus, WI (REPOST, Americorp position)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Educator, Deerfield, IL (22-week position, due Oct. 3)

Posted 09/02/08

• Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve, Program Coordinator/Naturalist, Appleton, WI (full-time, due Sep. 12)
• Dahlem Environmental Education Center, Education Director, Jackson, Michigan (full-time, due Sep. 19)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, EE Instructor, Deerfield, IL  (REPOST: 50-week position)

Posted 08/25/08

• Michigan Technical University, K-12 Engineering and Environmental Education Program Assistant, Houghton, MI (full-time)
• Community Design Center of Minnesota, Program Manager: Food and Ecology Education and Training, St. Paul, MN (full-time, due Sep. 4)

Posted 08/07/08

• Project WILD/Project WET, Assistant Educator, Madison, WI (half-time, due Aug. 15)
• Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, EE/Public Use Internship, Sanibel Island, Florida (internship; Nov.-Apr. or May-Aug.)
• River Bend Nature Center, Volunteer Coordinator/Educator, Racine, WI (full-time)
• Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute, Environmental Education Intern, Hood River, Oregon (Americorps position, due Aug. 14)
• Pennsylvania Center for EE, Communications Coordinator, Slippery Rock, PA (full-time)