Internships
Students
are responsible for finding their own internships. However, given
the resources available here, in regular postings on the Advising News, in-class announcements, and the help provided by
Dr. Whittemore and your academic advisor, this is a manageable
expectation. Utilize
the links provided here and on the Jobs page; or approach environment-related
organizations directly. Most would love to have a motivated
student like you to help them reach their goals!
An INTERNSHIP
PROPOSAL (available HERE) must be submitted in advance if you plan
to earn academic credit. We cannot begin "counting" your hours on-site until we receive approval from your advisor, your on-site supervisor, and either Dr. James or Dr. Whittemore.
Wildlife,
Natural Resources, Marine & Coastal Science, and Agriculture
Wildlife
Natural
Resources & Restoration
- Anacostia Watershed Society, Riverdale, MD
- BayLand Consultants & Designers, Hanover, MD
- Biohabitats, Inc., Timonium, MD
- Casey
Trees Endowment, Washington, DC
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory - Solomons Island, MD
- Fairfax
(VA) County Parks, Fairfax, VA
- 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
- NASA Applied Sciences Program,Greenbelt, MD
- National
Arboretum, Washington, DC
- Piedmont
Environmental Council, Warrenton, Virginia
- Potomac Conservancy, Silver Spring, MD
- SCA - National Parks nationwide - use "restoration" or "resources management" in the
search engine, or do a geographic search to travel
- SERC - Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center,
Edgewater, MD
- USGS
- US Geological Survey, Washington, DC
- US
Army - Environmental Center, Aberdeen, MD
Marine and Coastal Science & Policy
- Antarctic and Southern Ocian Coalision, Washington, DC
- Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Annapols, MD
- Marine Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC
- Maryland Sea Grant, College Park, MD
- NOAA Chesapeak Bay Office, Annapolis, MD
- NOAA
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science,
Silver Spring, MD
- Oceana, Washington, DC
- SeaWeb, Silver Spring, MD
- SERC - Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center,
Edgewater, MD
Agriculture
- Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center (USDA),
Beltsville, MD
- Cromwell Valley CSA, Baltimore, MD
- House-in-the-Woods
Organic Farm,
Dickerson, MD
- Horticulture
Services at the Smithsonian,
Washington, DC
- On-farm
internships -
Penn State campuses, varied locations
- PASA - Pennsylvania, state-wide
- Smithsonian
Horticulture Internships, Washington, DC
- Sustainable
farming - Maryland, state-wide
- USDA - US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Policy,
Planning & Advocacy
- Alliance
to Save Energy, Washington, DC
- Ambient Foundation, Reston, VA
- American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Washington, DC
- American
Farmland Trust, Washington, DC
- American
Forests, Washington, DC
- American
Hiking Society, Silver Spring, MD
- American
Rivers, Washington, DC
- Center
for Health, Environment, and Justice, Falls Church, VA
- Center
for International Environmental Law, Washington, DC
- Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD
- City
of Alexandria, VA
- Climate
Institute, Washington, DC
- Community Forklift, Edmonston/Hyattsville, MD
- Competitive
Enterprise Institute,
Washington, DC
- Co-op
America, Washington, DC
- DC
Parks and Recreation, Washington, DC
- Defenders
of Wildlife,
Washington, DC
- Earth
Policy Institute,
Washington, DC
- Ecological
Society of America, Silver Spring, MD
- Environmental
and Energy Study Institute, Washington, DC
- Environmental
Law Institute, Washington, DC
- EPA, Washington,
DC & Nationwide
- 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
- Institute
for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, DC
- Jane
Goodall Institute, Silver Spring, MD
- League
of Conservation Voters,
Washington, DC
- Maryland
Department of Transportation,
Annapolis, MD
- Maryland
General Assembly,
Annapolis, MD
- open to students in all majors
- Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, PG County
- Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC
- Montgomery
County, MD
- Montgomery Planning Board, Montgomery County
- National
Council for Science and the Environment,
Washington, DC
- National
Geographic,
Washington, DC
- National
League of Cities,
Washington, DC
- National
Trust for Historic Preservation,Washington,
DC
- National
Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA
- Pew
Center for Global Climate Change,
Arlington, VA
- Resources
for the Future,
Washington, DC
- Save
America's Forests, Washington, DC
- Sierra
Club - Legislative office, Washington, DC
- Smithsonian
Institution
- Washington, DC
- Society
of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD
- Union
of Concerned Scientists
- USAID
- Washington, DC
- US Federal government - NEW!
- Wilderness
Society, Washington, DC
- Woodrow
Wilson Center,
Washington, DC
- World
Resources Institute, Washington, DC
- World
Wildlife Fund, 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. The schools listed below
are a sampling of what's available. See the full NSF/REU Program list HERE.
Out-of-State
& International links
Volunteer
Opportunities
- Volunteer
Center
- Montgomery County, MD
- Prince George's Volunteer Center - Prince Georges County, MD
- Volunteer
Central - Baltimore, MD
- Volunteer Carroll - Carroll 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; you can search by state, ZIPCODE,
interest area, etc.
- VolunteerMatch.org
- ditto
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