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 San Juan Natural Resource Intership Program
Durango and Silverton, Colorado
June 7 to August 12, 2010
Application Deadline April 30, 2010
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Interns gain knowledge, experience, and friends . . . and have fun!
This paid 10-week career-building internship program offers an outstanding opportunity to learn from professionals in the field, build skills, and gain networking contacts - all while living and working in a beautiful place. Each student will be placed with a natural resource scientist or manager for 9.5 week field experience/internship. Students will learn methods used by natural resource professionals and community planners in the field and office and be responsible for contributing to real-world projects. About 30% of past interns have been offered employment by mentoring agencies as a result of their field experience. Due to the many logistics and planning requirements of this program, participation requires cooperation and a spirit of adventure.
Interns receive $2,000 over 10 weeks; mileage reimbursment for travel to program events; and most interns are provided housing.
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- Turn in your application to MSI by April 30 (earlier is better). Application includes a cover page/form, cover letter, resume/CV, and letter of recommendation. See forms below.
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Examples of Past Internships:
2009 Intern Report (PDF)
2008 Intern Report (PDF) |
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Program Schedule
April 30 - Deadline to apply (sooner is better)
May 10 or before - Offers made to interns
June 7 - Orientation, San Juan Public Lands Center, Durango
June 8 - Wilderness First Aid Training (tentative)
June 9 - Interns begin work with mentors
July 12 - Mid-Program Field Trip/Intern Reports
Date TBD - Wetland Re-Vegetation Work Day
August 12 - Program Finale, Intern Presentations
Contact Information
Koren Nydick, PhD Email: Nydick_k@fortlewis.edu
Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO 81301
Phone: (970) 247-7071
The program is made possible by the San Juan Collaboratory, which partners MSI with San Juan Public Lands Center (USFS/BLM), Fort Lewis College, and University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Interns 2008 |
Interns 2009 |
San Juan Collaboratory Overview
The University of Colorado at Boulder, Fort Lewis College, Mountain Studies Institute, and the San Juan Public Land Center (USFS/BLM) are members of a new collaborative effort for integrated, interdisciplinary studies and education on the Western Slope of Colorado. Together, we develop multi-disciplinary, problem-oriented research and outreach efforts to serve rural Southwestern Colorado. We establish on-site learning opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels by building bridges between educational institutions and community groups.
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