Internship Opportunities
If you are a student looking for an environmental internship, the following organizations may offer potential resources. Many of these are local.
- Alanna Koshollek, Stewardship Coordinator
Aldo Leopold Foundation
PO Box 77, E13701 Levee Road
Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 355-0279 - Internship and Volunteer Opportunities
Madison Environmental Group
25 N Pinckney, Suite 310
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 280-0800 - Jim Welsh, Executive Director
Natural Heritage Land Trust
303 S. Paterson Street, Suite 6
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 258-9797 - Judy Kingsbury, Volunteer Coordinator
UW Arboretum
1207 Seminole Highway
Madison, WI 53711 - 3726
(608) 263-7888 - Internship Opportunities
International Crane Foundation
E-11376 Shady Lane Road; P.O. Box 447
Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 356-9462 - Sarah Unz, Membership Services Coordinator
North American Lake Management Society
P.O. Box 5443
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 233-2836 - Chris Berg Thacker
Energy Center of Wisconsin
455 Science Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 238-8276 x113 - Internships and Jobs
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 246-4550 - Internship Program
Gathering Waters Conservancy
211 S. Paterson Street, Suite 270
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-9131 - Denny Caneff, Executive Director
River Alliance of Wisconsin
306 East Wilson Street, Suite 2W
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 257-2424 - Elaine Andrews, Interim Director
Environmental Resources Center
445 Henry Mall, Room 202
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-0142 - Virginia Wiggen, Nature Center Education Director
Internships and Volunteer Positions
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
300 Femrite Drive
Monona, WI 53716
(608) 221-0495 - Laura Hewitt Watershed Programs Dir.
Trout Unlimited, Midwest Office
222 S. Hamilton Street, Suite 3
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 250-3534
Nation-wide internships are also available. - Chris Schlutt, Info & Education Coordinator
Internship Program
WI Land & Water Conservation Association
702 East Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53703-1533
(608) 441-2677 - Internships with MACSAC
Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture
P.O. Box 7814
Madison, WI 53707
608/226-0300 - Becky Abel, Executive Director
Wisconsin Wetlands Association
222 S. Hamilton, Suite #1
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 250-9971 - The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter
633 West Main St.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-8140 - Internship and Job Listings
Environmental Law and Policy Center
222 S. Hamilton, Suite 14
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 442-6998
For details contact Andy Olsen - Jennifer Browning, Executive Director
Biodiversity Project
4507 North Ravenswood, Suite 106
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 496-4020 - Bryant Moroder, Director
Internships with Sustain Dane
211 S. Paterson St. #200
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 819-0689
and especially their Green Pages Directory - Internship Programs
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
W2493 County Road ES
East Troy, WI 53120
(262) 642-3303
For more information contact Therese - Madison Audubon Society
222 S. Hamilton St., Suite #1
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-2473
For more information contact John Minnich - Leslie Gavin or Theresa Bauer
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
431 Charmany Dr
Madison, WI 53719
(608) 249-9322
The following sites post current internships or hold seasonal competitions.
- Student Conservation Association (SCA)
- Special Internship Initiatives through SCA
- National Council for Science & Environment's Campus to Careers Program, including their posting site for jobs and internships
- Our Earth.org Summer Internships
- White House Internship Program
- Internships with Center for Whole Communities
- Orion Grassroots Network posts jobs and internships, adding new positions daily. For additional possibilities, review their list of member organizations
- National Park Service's Summer Research Internships
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) posts internships and scholarships, as well as opportunities for recent grads
- The Sitka Conservation Society offers both volunteer and internship opportunities. For additional information contact Andrew Thoms
- Chequamegon Bay Agricultural Internships with detailed farm profiles describing each internship
- Town of Dunn: Contact Erica Schmitz, Land Use Manager
- Research Internships through EPA's National Network for Environmental Management Studies Program
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program list, as well as the National Science Foundation's extensive REU listings
- Alaska Conservation Foundation's Conservation Internship Program
- Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project Internships
- Fort Lewis College Environmental Center's annual Sustainability Education Internship
- UW-Madison Kauffman Community Internship offered annually by the Morgridge Center
- Residencies with Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
- Wisconsin Statewide Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)
- Great Lakes Summer Student Fellowship Program (for undergraduates or recent grads)
- The J W Saxe Memorial Prize for Public Service can be used to fund an internship opportunity that would otherwise be unpaid.
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Internship Program in Environmental Studies
- Postgraduate Middlebury Fellowships in Environmental Journalism
- Funding for research or internships through Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships
- Jobs and Internships posted by Alliance for Community Trees
- Upstate Forever Spartanburg Internships
- Environmental Career Apprenticeship Program with the Sierra Club, and additional career opportunities including internships. For local contacts see the Wisconsin Sierra Clubs
- 1000 Friends of Oregon Paul Gerhardt Jr. Internship
- Many national parks have summer internship programs such as the Interpretation Internships at Glacier National Park. For more information contact Matt Graves
