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 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)

Posted 05/26/09

• Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center, Environmental Educator, Cost Rica (volunteer with room and board, July-December)
• Klamath Bird Observatory, AmeriCorps Education Specialist, southern Oregon (AmeriCorps, due June 10)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Independence Grove, Illinois (temp: June-November, apply now)

Posted 05/04/09

• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Deerfield, Illinois (June-November, apply now)
• Audubon Canyon Ranch, Executive Director, Stinson Beach, California (full-time, review begins May 13)
• Prairie Ecology Bus Center, Environmental Education/Naturalist Position, Lakefield, Minnesota (full-time, review started April 15)
• South Carolina Aquarium, Education Instructor, Charleston, South Carolina (full-time, apply now)

Posted 04/16/09

• Mount Hood National Forest, Zigzag Ranger District, 2 Interpretive Services Internships left!, Zigzag, Oregon (REPOST, due Apr. 17 or until filled)
• Klamath Bird Observatory, Education and Outreach Director, Ashland, California and Medford, Oregon (full-time, due Apr. 17 or until filled)
• University of Wisconsin-Extension, several educator and 4-H assistant positions, several counties in Wisconsin (varies)

Posted 03/26/09

• Alaska Public Lands Information Center, Park Ranger (Interpretation), Anchorage, Alaska (seasonal, apply now)
• Death Valley National Park, Interpretation/Visitor Services Internship, California (internship, due Apr. 15)
• Michigan Technological University, K-12 Science and EE Specialist, Houghton, Michigan (part-time, apply now)
• Patuxent Research Refuge, Environmental Education/Interpretation internship, Laruel, Maryland (internship, due Apr. 11)
• Ottawa National Forest, Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader, Iron River, Michigan (STEP position, due Apr. 1)
• Ottawa National Forest, Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader, Kenton, Michigan (STEP position, due Apr. 1)
• Ottawa National Forest, Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader, Ontonagon, Michigan (STEP position, due Apr. 1)
• Ottawa National Forest, Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader, Watersmeet, Michigan (STEP position, due Apr. 1)

Posted 03/13/09

• Havenwoods Forest, Assistant Naturalist Guide LTE, Milwaukee, WI (seasonal, due Mar. 18)
• Lake Forest Open Lands Association, Camp Counselor, Lake Forest, IL (seasonal, apply now)
• St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Visitor Use Assistant and Park Guide, Trego, WI, St. Croix Falls, WI, or Pine City, MN (STEP position, apply now)
• Death Valley National Park, seasonal park guides, California (STEP position, due Apr. 11)
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, visitor services internship, Rochert, MN (STEP position, due Mar. 27)
• Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, EE specialist, Brigham City, Utah (STEP position, apply now)

Posted 03/06/09

• Fox Cities Passport to Nature Program, Temporary outreach naturalist, Kaukauna area, WI (seasonal, due Mar. 27)
• 1000 Islands Environmental Center, Naturalist Intern, Kaukauna, WI (internship, due Mar. 27)
• Lakewood/Laona Ranger District, STEP Forest Technician-Recreation, Lanoa, WI (STEP position, due Mar. 25)
• Lime Creek Nature Center, Naturalist Internship, Mason City, Iowa (internship, due Mar. 20)
• Michigan Technological University, K-12 Science and Environmental Education Specialist, Houghton, Michigan (part-time, apply now)
• Waukesha County Dept. of Parks and Land Use, Natural Land Management Coordinator internship, Waukesha, WI (internship, due Mar. 11)
• Welty Environmental Center, Environmental Education Naturalists/Program Leaders, Beloit, WI (paid per program, due mid-March)
• Northern Illinois University, Education Program Specialist, Oregon, Illinois (seasonal, apply now)
• Conservation on the Land, Internship Program, counties throughout Wisconsin (apply now)

Posted 02/25/09

• Acadia National Park, Raptor Interpretation Intern, Bar Harbor, Maine (internship, full and short season options, due Mar. 10)
• California National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, Interpretation Internship, Elko, Nevada (AmeriCorps position, Mar. 30-Sep. 30)
• Cloud Forest School, Environmental Education Coordinator, Monteverde, Costa Rica
• USDA Forest Service, Conservation Education Interns, Milwaukee area, Wisconsin (internship, due Mar. 13)
• International Crane Foundation, Interpretive Naturalist Interns, Baraboo, WI (internships, apply now)
• Mosquito Hill Nature Center, Butterfly Care and Education intern, New London, WI (internship, due Mar. 27)
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services/Interpretation Internship, Upper Peninsula of Michigan (internship, due Mar. 4)

Posted 02/13/09

• The Aldo Leopold Foundation, Per Diem Tour Guide, Baraboo, WI (paid by tour)
• Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Marine Science Education Intern, Homer, Alaska (internship, due Mar. 9)
• Kohler-Andrae State Park, Visitor Services Associate and Laborer positions, Sheboygan, WI (summer seasonal, due Mar. 1, Application 1, Application 2)
• Western Arctic National Parkland, Education Specialist, Kotzebue, Alaska (full-time, due Feb. 20)
• Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist Internship, Erskine, Minnesota (internship, due Mar. 30)
• San Mateo Outdoor Education, Educational/Interpretation Internship, Redwood City, California (internship, due Apr. 15-apply early)
• St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, STEP Program Interpreter/Educator, St. Croix Falls, WI (paid STEP program, apply now)
• Trees for Tomorrow, Outreach Naturalists, Eagle River, WI (summer seasonal, due Mar. 20)
• Trees for Tomorrow, Seasonal Naturalists, Eagle River, WI (school seasonal, due May 1)
• City of Tomahawk Parks Department, Recreation Planning and Maintenance internship, Tomahawk, WI (internship, due Mar. 31)
• Whitefish Dunes State Park and Door County Land Trust, Stewardship Intern, Sturgeon Bay, WI (internship, due Mar. 4)
• Potawatomi State Park, Naturalist Internship, Sturgeon Bay, WI (internship, due Mar. 4)
• Whitefish Dunes State Park, Naturalist Internship, Sturgeon Bay, WI (internship, due Mar. 4)

Posted 02/03/09

• Acadia National Park, Schoodic Education Adventure Program (SEA), Teaching Assistant/Internship, Winter Harbor, Maine (Fall internship)
• Canalway Visitor Center, Cleveland Metro Parks, Naturalist I position, Cleveland, Ohio (full-time, due Feb. 5)
• Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, seasonal interpreter, Oregon Coast (summer seasonal, due Mar. 2)
• Northern Region, US Forest Service, Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) positions, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota (2009 SCEP positions)
• Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, interpretive and management STEP positions, Lewistown, Montana (STEP positions, Feb. 16)
• Yosemite National Park, Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, Seasonal Interpretive Guide, California (summer seasonal, due Mar. 1)
• Mount Hood National Forest, Zigzag Ranger District, 6 Interpretive Services Internships, Zigzag, Oregon (summer internships, until filled)

Posted 01/21/09

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Park Ranger-Interpretation Internships, Empire, Michigan (REPOST, summer internships, due Mar. 1)
• UW Extension, Interim 4-H Youth Development Educator, Spooner, WI (full-time, due Jan. 27)
• UW Extension, Interim 4-H Youth Development Agent, Wisconsin Rapids, WI (full-time, due Feb. 10)
• Minnesota State Parks, several park naturalist internships, several state parks throughout Minnesota (summer internships, due Feb. 20)
• Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board, 3 park attendant internships, 3 park management internships, 1 wildlife/parks internship, Mason City, Iowa (summer internships, due Feb. 13)
• The Natural Resources Research Institute, Great Lakes Worm Watch internship, University of Minnesota-Duluth (summer internship, due Feb. 1)
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, seasonal interpreter, Tacoma, Washington  (summer seasonal, due Mar. 1)
• Jewel Cave National Monument, several interpretation and maintenance positions, Custer, South Dakota (summer seasonal, deadlines vary.. Jan. and Feb.)
• Tongass National Forest-Wrangell Ranger District, 2 recreation/trail positions, 1 Wilderness Ranger position, southeast Alaska (summer seasonal)
• Marinette County, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Coordinator, Marinette, WI (full-time, due Jan. 30)
• Dinosaur National Monument, interpretation internships, Colorado/Utah (seasonal internships, due Mar. 20)

Posted 01/14/09

• Bodie State Historic Park, Visitor Service and Museum Park-Aides, Bridgeport, California (seasonal, due Mar. 1)
• Glacier National Park, 2009 Interpretation Internships, Montana (internship, due Feb. 15)
• Land Between the Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area, Interpretive Interns, Golden Pond, Kentucky (internships)
• Ellwood H. May Environmental Park (Maywood), Summer Naturalist, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (seasonal, June 8-August 14)
• Mount Rainier National Park, interpretive park rangers, Washington (seasonal)
• NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Education & Outreach Specialist, San Simeon, California (full-time, due Jan. 23)
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services/Interpretation Intern, Seney, Michigan (internship, due Feb. 20)
• Zion National Park, Interpretive Internships, Springdale, Utah (internship, due Mar. 1)