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 11/15/09

• 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)