Foresters and Conservation Scientists

Although you do need to be able to work collaboratively with a group interns should also be able to work independently. As a intern we had to reach out to different business owners and community members in the area we were working in to fundraise. There were also a number of other tasks that we h...

I had background in building energy efficiency and HVAC experience as a mechanical engineer when applying for the position. There are specific requirements for BERN intern offered at different locations, but I think overall if you are interested in contributing to energy efficiency, renewable pro...

A day in the life depends on whether the intern is working at the National Park or with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. If working at the National Park, we meet at Park HQ Natural Resource Management at 8am sharp, and rive together to the Matt Albright Native Plant Center. Duties at the Native Pla...

A day in the life depends on whether the intern is working at the National Park or with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. If working at the National Park, we meet at Park HQ Natural Resource Management at 8am sharp, and rive together to the Matt Albright Native Plant Center. Duties at the Native Pla...

A day in the life of a Junior Ranger means looking out for people with questions about the park, its trails, and the history of its slow and eventual establishment. It's being ready to help people throughout the park and helping keep the park clean and respecting nature as it is found there. It's...

The work-life balance is really good where I am. I have the option to telework when I don't have to attend meetings. You work very independently most of the time, and you can adjust your daily schedule to suit your needs (some people come in at 7, some come in at 10). They encourage you to take w...

My job involves education and outreach with the Air Resources Division, so it's a lot of editing and writing content, creating graphics, web pages, and maps, and entering documents into databases. I do a variety of projects for NPS, so every day is different. Some days I just make maps, some days...

You work either five 8hr days or four ten hour days. You don’t work over 40 hours a week. You typically have a few hours in the evening to hang out with the crew members and typically hang out in the weekends together. I went tubing down a river two different weekends and explored some of the bla...

The days varied depending on the project that we were working on at the time. For the first project, which was determining habitat sutability for the Endangered Species The Dakota Skipper Butterfly, we were doing frame transepts. A typical day would be getting up at 5:30am eating breakfast and pa...

A day in the park service can be very worth while, being able to teach and help the public have a better understanding about the public lands that we do protect. you can go from working in a visitor center to hiking over 10 miles. giving tours to children and helping them understand the geology a...

The National Park Service (NPS) has certain education requirements for different types of jobs. Relative to the job you’re looking for. Interpretation would require a bachelors degree in biology, geology, or other life sciences. Sometimes they’re flexible if you have prior relative work experienc...