Internships
You must complete an INTERNSHIP PROPOSAL (HERE) in advance if you plan
to earn credit for you internship. The Proposal Form explains what you need to do - so start early!
Internship Resources & Skills
Natural Resources, Marine & Coastal Science, and Agriculture
Biodiversity, Natural
Resources, Restoration and Wildlife
- Alliance for Community Trees, College Park, MD
- Anacostia Watershed Society, Riverdale, MD
- Baltimore Ecosystem Study, Baltimore, MD
- BayLand Consultants & Designers, Hanover, MD
- Biohabitats, Inc., Timonium, MD
- Casey
Trees Endowment, Washington, DC
- Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons Island, MD
- Chesapeake Bay Research Consortium - NOAA Chesapeake Office, Edgewater, MD
- Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC) - Atlanta, GA
- Ecological Society of America,
lists positions nationally
- EPA - National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS), lists projects nationally
- Fairfax
(VA) County Parks, Fairfax, VA
- Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, MD
- Maryland
DNR, Annapolis, MD
- Maryland
Geological Survey,
Baltimore, MD
- Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, PG County
- Montgomery
County (MD) Dept of Environmental Protection, Rockville, MD
- MontgomeryParks.org
- NASA Applied Sciences Program,Greenbelt, MD
- National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD
- National
Arboretum, Washington, DC
- National
Zoo, Washington, DC - these are highly selective; try
these after accumulating previous experience.
- Patuxent
Wildlife Research Refuge,
Laurel/Bowie, MD
- Piedmont
Environmental Council, Warrenton, Virginia
- Potomac Conservancy, Silver Spring, MD
- SCA - National Parks nationwide - use "wildlife," "natural
resources," "restoration," or "GIS"
as a search term; or do a geographical search to travel!
- Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Gaithersburg, MD
- SERC - Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center,
Edgewater, MD
- Trout Unlimited, Arlington, VA
- Wildlife Society -
lists positions nationally
- Wildlife
and fisheries - Texas A&M - lists positions nationally
- WindStar Wildlife Institute - Myersville, MD
- UM College of AGNR - internships
- UM College of CLFS - internships
- US
Army - Environmental Center, Aberdeen, MD
- US Federal government - NEW!
- US Geological Survey, Washington, DC
- Zoos
& aquariums - American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Marine and Coastal - Science & Policy
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, Washington, DC
- Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Annapolis, MD
- Chesapeake Bay Research Consortium - NOAA Chesapeake Office, Edgewater, MD
- Chester River Association, Chestertown, MD
- Marine Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC
- Marine Fish Conservation Network, Washington, DC
- Maryland Sea Grant, College Park, MD
- NOAA - Chesapeake Bay Office, Annapolis, MD
- NOAA - Fisheries - Office for Law Enforcement, Silver Spring, MD
- NOAA
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science,
Silver Spring, MD
- Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC
- Oceana, Washington, DC
- Sassafrass River Association, Georgetown, MD
- SCA - National Parks nationwide - look for Cape Cod (MA) National Seashore, Channel Islands (CA) National Park, or others like them.
- SeaWeb, Silver Spring, MD
- SERC - Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center,
Edgewater, MD
- South River Federation, Edgewater, MD
- Surfrider Foundation, San Clemente, CA
- Wildlife
and fisheries - Texas A&M - lists positions nationally
Agriculture
- Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center (USDA),
Beltsville, MD
- Center
for Environmental Farming Systems - Research Internship,
North Carolina State University/North Carolina A&T University
Research Farm, Goldsboro, NC.
- Clagett Farm, Upper Marlboro, MD
- Cromwell Valley CSA, Baltimore, MD
- House-in-the-Woods
Organic Farm,
Dickerson, MD
- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Washington, DC
- Sustainable
farming - Maryland, state-wide
- USDA - US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
- WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
- Smithsonian
Horticulture Internships, Washington, DC
- US National Arboretum, Washington, DC
Policy,
Planning & Advocacy - Non-Profits
- Africa Action, Washington, DC
- AGI Geoscience & Public Policy Internships, Washington, DC
- Alliance for Green Heat, Takoma Park, MD
- Alliance
to Save Energy, Washington, DC
- Amazon Conservation Association, Washington, DC
- Ambient Foundation, Reston, VA
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC
- American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Washington, DC
- American Forest Foundation, Washington, DC
- American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
- American
Farmland Trust, Washington, DC
- American
Forests, Washington, DC
- American
Hiking Society, Silver Spring, MD
- American
Rivers, Washington, DC
- American Wind Energy Association, Washington, DC
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, Washington, DC
- Center
for Health, Environment, and Justice, Falls Church, VA
- Center
for International Environmental Law, Washington, DC
- Center for a New American Dream, Takoma Park, MD
- Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD
- Climate
Institute, Washington, DC
- Community Forklift, Edmonston/Hyattsville, MD
- Competitive
Enterprise Institute,
Washington, DC
- Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC
- Co-op
America, Washington, DC
- DC
Parks and Recreation, Washington, DC
- Defenders
of Wildlife,
Washington, DC
- Earth
Policy Institute,
Washington, DC
- Earthworks, Washington, DC
(formerly the Mineral Policy Center)
- Ecological
Society of America, Silver Spring, MD
- Environmental
and Energy Study Institute, Washington, DC
- EPA - National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS), lists projects nationally
- Food
and Water Watch,
Washington, DC
- Foreign Policy Association - select "internships;" many are located in DC
- Friends
of the Earth, Washington, DC
- Greenpeace,
Washington, DC
- GreenWorks Development, Harrisburg, PA
<-- inform them that you are seeking an internship
- Idealist.org - a national database of service-oriented internships; you can search by state, ZIPCODE,
interest area, etc.
- Institute
for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, DC
- Island Press, Washington, DC
- Izaak Walton League, Gaithersburg, MD
- Jane
Goodall Institute, Silver Spring, MD
- JGCRI - The Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD
- League
of Conservation Voters,
Washington, DC
- Maryland
Department of Transportation,
Annapolis, MD
- Maryland
General Assembly,
Annapolis, MD
- open to all students - sponsored by the English Department.
- Maryland Internship Program, Annapolis, MD - open to all students - sponsored by the Center for American Politics and Citizenship (CAPC)
- Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, PG County
- Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC
- Montgomery Planning Board, Montgomery County
- National Audubon Society, Washington, DC
- National
Council for Science and the Environment,
Washington, DC
- National Fish and Wildlife Federation, Washington, DC
- National
Geographic,
Washington, DC
- National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington,
DC
- National
Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA
- Oceana, Washington, DC
- Pew
Center for Global Climate Change,
Arlington, VA
- Piedmont
Environmental Council, Warrenton, Virginia
- Potomac Conservancy, Silver Spring, MD
- Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, DC
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Washington, DC
- Redefining Progress - The Nature of Economics, Washington, DC
- SCA - National Parks nationwide - use "visitor education" as your search term, or do a geographical search to travel!
- Save
America's Forests, Washington, DC
- Sierra
Club - Legislative office, Washington, DC
- Sierra Student Coalistion, Washington, DC
- Smart Growth America,
Washington, DC
- Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC
- Society
of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD
- Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, DC
- TransAfrica Forum, Washington, DC
- Unilever National Park Congressional Internship Program
- Union
of Concerned Scientists
- USAID
- Washington, DC
- US Federal government - NEW!
- Wilderness
Society, Washington, DC
- Winrock International, Arlington, VA
- Woodrow
Wilson Center,
Washington, DC
- World
Resources Institute, Washington, DC
- World
Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC
- Anacostia Watershed Society, Riverdale, MD
- Chillum
Internship Program, UM Colleges of Arts & Humanities
and Education
- Fairfax
(VA) County Parks, Fairfax, VA
- Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, MD
- Maryland
Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Northwood
High School, Silver Spring, MD --> Contact Mike Englebert, marke@umd.edu, in 0139 Taliaferro Hall, for more information.
- SCA - National Parks nationwide - use "visitor education"
as a search term; or do a geographical search to travel!
- Smithsonian Associates Internship Program, Washington, DC
Summer
Research Experiences (REUs)
REUs
are excellent opportunities for highly qualified students who
want to explore a career in research. Typically, each site selects
10-15 students from across the country; and provides housing,
social activities, and a $3,500+ stipend. Most participants are rising seniors; however, rising juniors and new graduates may be eligible in some cases. Application deadlines fall between February 1 - March 15 each year (it varies by institution) and require a personal statement, resume, and 1-2 faculty recommendations. Start planning in the Fall of sophomore or junior year to take best advantage of these opportunities. The schools listed below
are a sampling of what's available. See the full NSF/REU Program list HERE.
- Assessment and Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services - Univ of Arkansas**
- BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences - St. George's, Bermuda**
- Biological Responses to the Environment from Genes to the Ecosystem - West Virginia University
- Biosphere-Atmosphere Studies in the Changing Global Environment - Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Blandy Experimental Farm - Univ of Virginia
- Earth System Science and Climate Change - Univ of California - Irvine
- Ecology at the Rural-Urban Interface - University of Akron (Ohio) Field Station
- Ecosystem
Studies - Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
- Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute for Science - Washington, DC
- Great
Lakes Water Institute - Univ of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Harvard
Forest Ecology - Petersham, MA **
- Hubbard Brook - White Mountains, NH
- Integrated
Environmental Science - Univ of Texas (Austin)
- Invasive Species and Small Populations - University of Idaho**
- Marine
and Estuarine Science - Maryland Sea Grant **
- Marine and Atmospheric Sciences - Stony Brook University
- Mountain
Lake Biological Station - University of Virginia
- Oceanography - Univ of Rhode Island
- Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (Economics) - Georgia State University
- River and Coastal Restoration - Univ of Minnesota
- Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center (SERC) - Edgewater, MD **
- Smithsonian
Research Training Program (RTP)
- Washington, DC
- Tropical
Biology - Duke University (Costa Rica)**
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - Woods Hole, MA
** ENSP students have participated in these programs.
Searchable Databases - Local & National
Out-of-State Links
Volunteer
Opportunities
- Alternative Spring Break - UM Community Service-Learning Office
- Engaged University Programs - AGNR Community Outreach Programs
- UM
Community Service Programs - MC, PG, and DC opportunities
- Anacostia Watershed Society - Bladensburg, MD
- Baltimore County Watershed Associations
- Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission - PG County
- Maryland State Parks - a "clickable" map
- Patuxent
Wildlife Research Refuge
- Laurel/Bowie, MD
- Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center - Gaithersburg, MD
- Volunteer
Center
- Montgomery County, MD
- Prince George's Volunteer Center - Prince Georges County, MD
- Volunteer
Central - Baltimore, MD
- Volunteer Carroll - Carroll County, MD
- Volunteer Howard.org - Howard County, MD
- Volunteer Frederick - Frederick County, MD
- Volunteer
Connection - Harford County, MD
- Volunteer.org - Calvert County, MD
- Volunteer.org - Southern Maryland
- Idealist.org
- a national database of service-oriented internships; you can search by state, ZIPCODE,
interest area, etc.
- VolunteerMatch.org
- ditto
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