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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• 2010 National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Region 5 Workshop,
  April 7-10 in Wisconsin Dells
• What are STEP and SCEP positions? Click here for more information.

Posted 2/4/10

• Office of Environmental Sustainability, Director, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (full-time, due Feb. 12)
• Chugach National Forest-Seward Ranger District, several education and recreation summer positions, Alaska (seasonal, apply now)
• Clemson University's Youth Learning Institute, 4-H Summer Camp Counselor, Summerton, South Carolina (seasonal, apply now)
• Clemson University's Youth Learning Institute, Wildlife Ecology and Shooting Sports Instructor, Summerton, South Carolina (seasonal, apply now)
• Discovery World, Summer Camp Intern, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (internship, apply now)
• Discovery World, Summer Camp Educator, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (seasonal, apply now)
• Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, Seasonal Interpreters, several sites throughout Georgia (seasonal, apply now)
• Kalamazoo Nature Center, DeLano Farms Manager, Kalamazoo, Michigan (full-time, due Feb. 26)
• Mount Hood National Forest-Zigzag Ranger District, Interpretation and Conservation Education Internships, Zigzag, Oregon (internship, apply now)
• Superior National Forest-LaCroix Ranger District, Forestry Technician-YCC Crew Leader, Cook, Minnesota (STEP position, apply now)
• Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve, Development/Marketing Assistant, Two Rivers, Wisconsin (part-time, apply now)
• Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, several summer EE and naturalist positions, Townsend, Tennessee (seasonal, due Mar. 5)

Posted 1/27/10

• U.S. Forest Service, Biological Science Information Specialist (designing media), Watersmeet, Michigan (full-time, due Feb. 18)
• Superior National Forest, Seasonal Interpretive Naturalist, Tofte, MN
  (STEP position, due Jan. 25)
• Acadia National Park, Raptor Interpretation Intern, Bar Harbor, Maine
  (internship, due Mar. 5)
• Hunting Island State Park, Public Information Coordinator (Park Interpreter), Beaufort County, South Carolina (full-time, due Jan. 29)
• Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Coastal Science Outreach Internship, Homer, Alaska (internship, due Mar. 19) Download application here
• Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Marine Science Education Internship, Homer, Alaska (internship, due Mar. 19) Download application here
• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Education & Interpretation Internship, Necedah, Wisconsin (internship, due Feb. 25)
• Mississippi River Visitor Center, Park Ranger/Interpreter Co-op Position, Quad City Metro Area (Moline/Rock Island, IL; Davenport/Bettendorf, IA)
  (co-op, due Apr. 15)
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services/Interpretation Internship, Seney, Michigan (internship, due Feb. 20)
• Wind Cave National Park, Seasonal Park Guides, Hot Springs, South Dakota
  (STEP position, due Mar. 1)

Posted 1/15/10

• Racine Zoo, Conservation Education Internship, Racine, Wisconsin (internship)
• Utah Society for Environmental Education, Education Outreach Coordinator UCC position, Salt Lake City, Utah (Americorps position, due Jan. 25)
• Utah Society for Environmental Education, internship, Salt Lake City, Utah (internship, due Jan. 25)
• Kohler-Andrae State Park and Harrington Beach State Park, Visitor Services Associate and Laborer positions, Sheboygan and Belgium, Wisconsin (seasonal, due Mar. 5) Download LTE application here
• J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services Specialist/Environmental Educator, Sanibel, Florida  (full-time, due Jan. 27)
• Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Fort Peck Interpretive Center, Education and Interpretation STEP positions, Lewistown, Montana (STEP positions, due Feb. 16)
• Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, Program Manager positions, Green Bay and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (full-time)
• Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist Internship, Erskine, Minnesota (internship, due Feb. 15)
• St. Croix Wetland Management District, Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader, northwest Wisconsin (STEP position, due Feb. 12)
• St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, STEP positions (visitor use assistant, park guide, general park ranger) and SCA internships (River Intern, Camping Management, Junior Ranger), St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin (STEP positions and internships, due Mar. 1)
• Village of Weston, Landscape Architect/Urban Forestry Intern, Weston, Wisconsin (internship, due Mar. 12)

Posted 1/08/10

• Acadia National Park, education internships, Bar Harbor, Maine (internship)
• Acadia National Park, Schoodic Education Adventure Program (SEA), teaching assistants/internships, Winter Harbor, Maine (internship)
• Bear Head Lake State Park, night security internships, Ely, Minnesota (internship)
• Chief Woodenfrog Forest Camp Ground, Park Operations/Enforcement internship, Minnesota  (internship)
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Education Specialist SCEP position, Gustavus, Alaska  (SCEP position, due Jan. 29)
• Glacier National Park, Interpretation Internships, Montana (internship, due Feb. 15)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, EE Instructor-March 2010, Libertyville, Illinois (temporary, due Jan. 29)
• Tongass National Forest, Education and Interpretation STEP positions, Ketchikan, Alaska  (STEP positions, due Feb. 5)
• Yosemite National Park-Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, Seasonal Interpretive Guide, Yosemite, California (seasonal, due Mar. 1)
• Zion National Park, Interpretive Internships, Springdale, Utah (internship, due Mar. 1)

Posted 12/30/09

• Grand Teton National Park, Park Ranger Naturalist Summer Intern, Moose, Wyoming (internship, due Mar. 1)
• Hiawatha National Forest, Visitor Services Summer Intern, Munising, Michigan  (internship, due Mar. 1)

Posted 12/23/09

• Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative, Education Program Coordinator, Grand Traverse Conservation District, Traverse City, MI (full-time, due Jan. 11)
• Three Rivers Park District, Seasonal Farm Educator, Plymouth, Minnesota  (seasonal, apply now)
• Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center, Environmental Educator (winter/spring season), Wisconsin Dells, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• Long Island/Morton National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Service Intern, Sag Harbor, NY  (internship, due Jan. 30)
• Glacier National Park, Interpretation Internships, Montana (internship, due Feb. 15)
• Yellowstone Association Institute, Campus Manager, Gardiner, Montana (full-time, apply now)
• Yellowstone Association Institute, Seasonal Instructor, Gardiner, MT or Grant Village (in Yellowstone NP) (seasonal, due Jan. 15)

Posted 12/11/09

• Allegheny National Forest, several recreation seasonal positions, northwestern Pennsylvania (seasonal, due Jan. 15)
• Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, several EE and Naturalist seasonal positions, Homer, Alaska (seasonal and internships, due Feb. 1)
• Glacier Bay National Park, Education Specialists (SCEP), Gustavus, Alaska (SCEP position, apply now)
• Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Visitor Services Intern (EE), Ashland, WI  (internship, due Feb. 1)
• Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Visitor Services Technician (EE), Ashland, WI  (STEP position, due Feb. 1)
• Wisconservation Corps, several stewardship positions, multiple locations in Wisconsin (AmeriCorps positions, apply now)

Posted 12/02/09

• Audubon Center of the Northwoods, Naturalist Internship, Sandstone, Minnesota  (internship, starts Jan. 4)
• Lime Creek Nature Center, Naturalist Internship, Mason City, Iowa (internship, due Jan. 29)
• Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services Specialist, Zimmerman, Minnesota (12-18 months, apply now)
• Welder Wildlife Foundation, Conservation Educator/Project Assistant, Sinton, Texas (full-time, due Dec. 11)

Posted 11/15/09

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, several internships (including park ranger-interpretation), Empire, Michigan (internships, due Mar. 1)
• Rocky Mountain National Park, Interpretive Internships, Colorado (internships, due Feb. 15)
• Pennsylvania Game Commission, Wildlife Conservation Education Specialist, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (full-time, due Dec. 7)
• Minnesota Conservation Corps, AmeriCorps Field Crew Program, variable locations throughout Minnesota and Iowa (AmeriCorps, due Dec. 1)

Posted 11/06/09

• Milwaukee County Zoo, Education Internship, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (internship, due Feb. 15)
• Mount Rushmore National Monument, Interpretation Internship, Keystone, South Dakota (internship, apply now)

Posted 10/27/09

• Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services Manager Position (GS 025-11), Seney, Michigan (full-time, due Oct. 30)

Posted 10/09/09

• Alaska SeaLife Center, several interpretation internships (avian, mammals, dive, National Park Service), Seward, Alaska (internships, apply now)
• Oneida County Land & Water Conservation, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Rhinelander, WI (full time, due Oct. 28)
• City of Chico, Park & Natural Resource Manager, California (full-time, due Oct. 23)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Libertyville & Deerfield, IL (47-week position, due Oct. 30)
• Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, Executive Director, Birmingham, Alabama (full-time, due Oct. 31)
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Education Specialist and Place-based Education Coordinator, Alpena, Michigan (AmeriCorps, begins in Oct. 2009)

Posted 09/16/09

• Northern Illinois University, Lorado Taft Campus, Education Program Specialist, DeKalb, Illinois (full-time, applications being review now)
• Bubolz Nature Preserve, Volunteer Teacher Naturalist, Appleton, Wisconsin (volunteer opportunities)

Posted 09/16/09

• Wisconsin Association of Lakes, Communications and Public Policy Director, Madison, WI (full-time)
• Allegheny National Forest, Visitor Services Information Assistant, Bradford, Pennsylvania (full-time, due Oct. 7)
• The Holden Arboretum, Education Intern, Kirtland, Ohio (two-year internship, due Oct. 9)
• Irvine Nature Center, Teach-Naturalist/Manager of School Programs, Owings Mills, Maryland (full-time)
• Kalamazoo Nature Center, Public Programs/Exhibits Director, Kalamazoo, Michigan (full-time, due Sep. 23)
• Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Visitor Center Director, Ashland, WI (full-time, due Oct. 9)

Posted 08/27/09

• Huron Pines, several AmeriCorps positions, northeast Michigan (AmeriCorps, interviewing now!)
• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Park Ranger/Volunteer Coordinator, Homer, Alaska (full-time, due Sep. 3)
• W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Assistant Director for Education and Outreach, Hickory Corners, Michigan (full-time, apply now)
• Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Education Intern, Deephaven, Minnesota (internship, apply now)
• Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, Outreach Coordinator, Oyster Bay, New York (full-time)
• University of Minnesota, Clean Energy Resources Teams (CERT) Events Programming Coordinator (full-time, due Sep. 4)

Posted 08/06/09

• 21st Century Parks, Park Director, Louisville, Kentucky (full-time, due Aug 31)
• Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium, Environmental Educator/Coordinator, New York (full-time, starts Sep. 1)
• Kellogg Biological Station, Educational Program Coordinator, Augusta, Michigan (6-month, full-time)
• New Jersey Audubon Society, Teacher-Naturalist, Ringwood, New Jersey (full-time)
• World Forestry Institute, International Fellowship Program Manager, Portland, Oregon (full-time, due Aug. 15)

Posted 07/24/09

• Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Youth and Family Programs Coordinator, Madison, WI (full-time, due July 24)
• YMCA Camp Minikani, Program Leader, Hubertus, WI (Americorps position, starts Sep. 1)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Deerfield, IL (temporary, due July 31)
• Lime Creek Nature Center, Naturalist Internship, Mason City, Iowa (internship, due Aug. 7)
• River Bend Nature Center, Naturalist/Educator, Racine WI (full-time)
• River Bend Nature Center, Naturalist/Educator, Racine WI (part-time)

Posted 06/26/09

• Outdoor Center at Georgia College, Director, Milledgeville, Georgia (full-time, due July 1)

Posted 06/17/09

• Blandford Nature Center, Executive Director, Grand Rapids, Michigan (full-time, due July 10)
• El Malpais National Conservation Area (BLM), Volunteer Visitor Information Specialist, Grants, New Mexico (volunteer)
• Fort Smith National Historic Site, Education Coordinator, Fort Smith, Arkansas  (full-time, due July 6)
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Environmental Education Program Director, Quechee, Vermont (full-time, due June 19)
• Welty Environmental Center, Center Director/Teacher/Naturalist, Beloit, Wisconsin (full-time, due June 26)