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
Patrick Robinson, Co-Director & Environmental Studies Specialist
Environmental Resources Center
445 Henry Mall, Room 210
Madison, WI 53706
(920) 465-2175
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
Luke Kloberdanz Director of Outreach and Education
Ice Age Trail Alliance
2110 Main Street
PO Box 128
Cross Plains, WI 53528
(608) 798-4453 x226
Internships
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
info@madisonaudubon.org
Madison Audubon Society
1400 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 170
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