The Student Conservation Association has a Variety of Internship Opportunities in the DC Area<\/p>\n
The Student Conservation Association is looking for interested candidates to participate in great internship opportunities throughout the D.C. area. Below is a list of different positions available in the D.C. area working with the National Park Service and other environmental\/conservation based agencies. These opportunities are great for candidates interested in natural resource management and environmental fields. In order to apply candidates must have a complete internship application in our system at www.thesca.org<\/a> and have the availability to participate in the internships. Interested candidates can contact me directly to get more information or apply directly to the positions on our website by following the links provided or by finding the positions on our website using the Position number(PO#) associated with the Internship. Bike Trail Ambassador Horticultural\/Natural Resources Internship – Local Only More opportunities in the DC area…<\/p>\n Archives and Museum Technician Internship – Local Only The applicant may also work with park and regional staff, as well as the Friends\u2019 group, to develop public interpretation using available oral history information and materials as appropriate.\u00a0 Work may also include research efforts in locating additional veterans or information pertaining to PO Box 1142 and FOHU; additional processing of collection of materials and records related to the FOHU project including scanning\/digitizing of documents for public use may be undertaken. Additional museum related work is possible as assigned.<\/p>\n Applicants should be well organized and possess skills in documentary research.\u00a0 Background in cultural anthropology, history, or archives management is desired.\u00a0 Work will occur primarily in library or office settings, however some outdoor fieldwork may be required.\u00a0 Located at the George Washington Memorial Parkway, just outside of Washington, DC, in McLean,Virginia.<\/p>\n Service Location: The main location will be at the George Washington Memorial Parkway, McLean, VA. Cultural Resources Intern – Local Only Work experiences would include having the selectee learn introductory archeological skills and concepts while assisting with projects that require archeological field and lab work.\u00a0 The intern will assist with research such as reviewing planting plans, vista and viewshed plans, landscape documents, and other similar materials to assess the current conditions of GWMP cultural landscapes and work with landscape architects to improve conditions.\u00a0 The selected individual would help with the continued organization, management, cataloging, and filing of records and materials to assure that all GWMP cultural resource management records, archives, and library resource files and materials are appropriately accounted for under NPS Guidelines.\u00a0 Opportunities will exist for reviewing archived drawings and plans and historic maps to help identify potential historic resources and ascertain current proposed project impacts on these resources.\u00a0 The intern will assist with other CRM tasks Civil Engineer Intern – Local Only Field Work Office Work Conditions Desired skills: Practical knowledge of CAD. Candidates who are pursuing a degree in civil engineering, landscape architecture, or architecture are preferred.<\/p>\n Service Location: Office space will be provided at GWMP sites in Arlington and McLean VA. Work will be performed at various locations in Park. Alexandria, Arlington, Washington DC, Glen Echo, MD, Carderock, MD. Bike Trail Ambassador – Local Only Maintenance Intern – LOCAL ONLY Visitor Services Intern – LOCAL ONLY This position will focus on connecting people with nature which is core to our mission in that it will be for the continual benefit of our visiting publics.\u00a0\u00a0 The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission is:working with others to conserve, protect and Service Location: Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Northern Virginia (Woodbridge, VA and Lorton, VA) To view or reply, log in and go to: The Student Conservation Association has a Variety of Internship Opportunities in the DC Area The Student Conservation Association is looking for interested candidates to participate in great internship opportunities throughout… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1999,19717,104779],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internship","category-job","category-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSincerely,
\nAlvi Seda
\nSoutheast Recruiting Coordinator
\naseda@thesca.org<\/a>
\n240-863-1825<\/p>\n
\nPO-00648020
\nPosition Description:
\nInterns will work within a small team to support the Bike Trail Ambassador program at the George Washington Memorial Parkway.\u00a0 Work will include public outreach activities out on the Mount Vernon Trail and in the local community; conduct trail patrol activities; quickly and accurately report trail conditions; and engage the public around use and safety and bicycle\/walker etiquette.\u00a0 A main objective will be to increase the use of the trails by multiple groups, which will involve some research and communication efforts in the local community.\u00a0 Ambassadors will sponsor trailside outreach activities with educational themes utilizing a mobile ‘Ranger Mount Vernon Trail Visitor Center’.\u00a0 Ambassadors will also organize high profile volunteer trail clean up days with public participants along the trail and adjacent lands.
\nService Location: Mount Vernon Trail on the George Washington Memorial Parkway
\nhttp:\/\/www.nps.gov\/gwmp\/planyourvisit\/mtvernontrail.htm<\/a>
\nObjectives:
\nTrail Protection
\nOutreach and Education
\nSafety and Patrols
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/bike-trail-ambassador-local-only\/po-00611198<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00649125
\nPosition Description:
\nThe Horticulture Intern works with plants and people, in the greenhouse and outdoors.\u00a0The position involves general plant maintenance including potting, pruning, propagating, planting, watering, weeding, soil preparation, fertilizing, staking and mulching. \u00a0The intern will have the opportunity to work cooperatively with volunteers and be trained to educate students in plant care, gardening and conservation practices. \u00a0Additional work will include working in the landscape on grounds maintenance and removal of exotic invasive plants.
\nWork is generally weekdays, however an occasional weekend may be required. \u00a0The ideal candidate will be interested in learning a variety of skills and working independently.
\nThe George Washington Memorial Parkway is located in northern Virginia, adjacent to Washington, DC. The park’s greenhouse facility is located at Daingerfield Island. The Horticulture nursery program is principally responsible for the production of high-quality American elm trees for planting in and around the National Mall and Monuments.
\nService Location: The intern will be stationed at the GWMP Greenhouse at Daingerfield Island in Alexandria, Virginia.
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/horticulturalnatural-resources-internship-local-only\/po-00649125<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00649124
\nPosition Description:
\nAssists the George Washington Memorial Parkway Museum Curator with the preparation of materials related to the transcription effort being undertaken in 2015 for the Fort Hunt Oral History (FOHU) project. In the summer of 2015, the primary duties will be focused on assisting with the administrative tasks related to the transcription project for the interviews.\u00a0 Duties include assisting the curator and Chief of Resource Management in coordinating the collection of the oral history media and information within the FOHU collection, track the completion of the transcriptions, and review\/process the completed transcripts as well as assist with coordinating the reviews of processed transcriptions by others. Processing will include matching existing consent forms with individual oral histories and preparing transcription documents for submission to surviving interviewees\/families for review. Assisting with the gathering of consent forms if not previously secured or seeking consent f
\nor public use from interviewees\/ families where possible.<\/p>\n
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/archives-and-museum-technician-internship-local-only\/po-00649124<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00646215
\nPosition Description:
\nhe Cultural Resources Intern for the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) of the National Park Service (NPS) would be able to engage in a number of cultural resource program area activities in addition to having an opportunity to work on a specifically defined project or projects, as this will provide the broadest experience in the wide range of activities undertaken by a park Cultural Resources Management (CRM) Program.\u00a0 Projects will include assisting with archeological investigations, conducting historical research, working with archival and library records and materials, working with CRM files, helping with the curation of museum collections, performing architectural conservation work on historic structures, and assisting with cultural landscape management tasks.\u00a0 One specific project possibility would involve helping with the organization and curation of records, interviews, and photos associated with the P.O. Box 1142 Oral History and Research project, which seek
\ns to record the secret history of a highly classified WWII intelligence installation located within Fort Hunt Park, a unit of GWMP\u00a0 Depending on the work schedule, the individual selected would have the opportunity to work with the park Historic Architect, Landscape Architect, and Museum Curator, and the Region\u2019s Architectural Conservator.<\/p>\n
\nand projects that can include helping to manage museum and archival collections (organization, filing, researching, handling interviews) for projects such as the Fort Hunt Oral History and Research; and assist with other museum curatorial work following NPS Standards (cataloging, preparing for storage, etc. of museum objects).\u00a0 Opportunities will occur to attend project meetings and perform work to help with rehabilitation of historic structures, monuments, and memorials, working with the architectural conservator and historical architect.
\nService Location:\u00a0 Greater DC area.
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/cultural-resources-intern-local-only\/po-00646215<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00641338
\nPosition description: This program is designed to provide the student with work experience directly related to their academic field of study and to orient and expose the student to the mission and work of the National Park Service.\u00a0 The Intern provides support to the Lands, Planning and Design Division of George Washington Memorial Parkway.\u00a0 Professionals within this group include engineers, landscape architects, historical architects, GIS specialists, Planners and Realty specialists.
\nMajor Duties
\nThis intern position performs duties directed toward gaining Park engineering experience that complements academic studies.<\/p>\n
\nAssist with inspection of utility sites and construction within Park boundaries.\u00a0 This may include survey, flagging and documenting site actitivies
\nCreate field reports including narratives, photodocumentation and action items, for site inspections of Park infrastructure and assets including, but not limited to roadways, bridges, buildings, trails, signage, memorials, trail counters, etc. Participate in internal scoping activities initiating projects.
\nCollect data to georeference sign locations.<\/p>\n
\nAssist in the development of plans, designs and cost estimates
\nUpdate the wayfinding inventory and conversion from GIS shapefiles to google earth kmz files.
\nScan files and plan sets for archiving and storage.
\nObtain an understanding of environmental compliance procedures and review<\/p>\n
\nState Drivers license is required
\nIntern will be required to work onsite, reporting to GWMP Headquarters, McLean, VA and GWMP Maintenance Building, Arlington VA.<\/p>\n
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/civil-engineer-intern-local-only\/po-00641338<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00611198
\nPosition Description: Interns will work within a small team to support the Bike Trail Ambassador program at the George Washington Memorial Parkway.\u00a0 Work will include public outreach activities out on the Mount Vernon Trail and in the local community; conduct trail patrol activities; quickly and accurately report trail conditions; and engage the public around use and safety and bicycle\/walker etiquette.\u00a0 A main objective will be to increase the use of the trails by multiple groups, which will involve some research and communication efforts in the local community.\u00a0 Ambassadors will sponsor trailside outreach activities with educational themes utilizing a mobile ‘Ranger Mount Vernon Trail Visitor Center’.\u00a0 Ambassadors will also organize high profile volunteer trail clean up days with public participants along the trail and adjacent lands.
\nService Location: Mount Vernon Trail on the George Washington Memorial Parkway
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/bike-trail-ambassador-local-only\/po-00611198<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00611154
\nPosition description: LOCAL CANDIDATE ONLY
\nAre you interested in working in the natural environment? \u00a0You could work outdoors, learning about nature and the role the US Fish and Wildlife Service plays in conserving and protecting a few natural spots just south of the nation\u2019s capital. \u00a0Your summer would be spent working with a variety of folks performing their day-to-day duties on a National Wildlife Refuge. \u00a0During your summer you would spend time with a biologist. \u00a0You would be exposed to all the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex has to offer. \u00a0Having a car is a necessity. \u00a0Your duties would be as follows: Support the Maintenance Supervisor with\u00a0the upkeep and maintenance of Refuge roads, facilities, habitats, and trails. \u00a0The\u00a0intern\u00a0will assist in the care and maintenance of Refuge equipment and vehicles; the construction and installation of signs, buildings, etc; and the performance of duties, as needed, to accomplish ongoing refuge projects.
\nService Location: Northern Virginia (Woodbridge, VA and Lorton, VA)
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/maintenance-intern-local-only\/po-00611154<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPO-00611152
\nLOCAL CANDIDATE ONLY
\nPosition Description: Are you interested in working in the natural environment?\u00a0 You could work outdoors, learning about nature and the role the US Fish and Wildlife Service plays in conserving and protecting a few natural spots just south of the nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0 Your spring semester would be spent working with a variety of folks performing their day-to-day duties on a National Wildlife Refuge.\u00a0 During your summer you would spend time with a visitor services specialist.\u00a0 You would be exposed to all the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex has to offer.\u00a0 Having a car is a necessity.\u00a0 Your duties would be as follows: Support the Visitor Services Manager in duties related to environmental education, Interpretation, wildlife observation and photography activities; ensure refuge visitor contact station remains open on days assigned to engage with the public; staff and work local festivals; assist with Introduction to Archery staff programs; and other duties as
\nassigned.<\/p>\n
\nenhance fish, wildlife, and plants and
\ntheir habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.<\/p>\n
\nApply Now: http:\/\/www.thesca.org\/serve\/position\/visitor-services-intern-local-only\/po-00611152<\/a><\/p>\n
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