Natural Areas Internships#
Natural Areas offers paid and unpaid positions for those looking to get involved in municipal land conservation and stewardship.
Office & Equipment Volunteer#
Description:
Volunteer Description Overview
The Office and Equipment Volunteer is responsible for managing the supplies that are essential to running natural areas programs and events.
Key Responsibilities
- Organize, manage, and re-stock supplies, tools, and equipment before and after school field trips, community programs, and stewardship projects.
- Keep Resource Room, Education House, and Tool Shed organized and stocked during busy season.
- Help respond to inquires from program participants, compile attendance reports, manage the library, and other office-based projects.
- Help with the ongoing organization and filing of the Natural Areas photo library.
- Actively think of ways to improve our organization of supplies, equipment, and information
- Record hours and impact through the City’s online system, Engage
Time Commitment:
4-8 hours a week, Mondays and Fridays preferred
About the Internships#
This paid internship is a wonderful opportunity to experience and contribute to aspects of a municipal land conservation agency. Successful internship candidates will rotate through four work teams of the department for 10 weeks. Interns help complete field and office-based projects for a variety of program areas. Interns are responsible for completing a 10-minute presentation about their experience at the end of the internship.
Apply#
Key Dates
- Application opens October 2019
- Application closes January 31, 2020
- Applicants notified in March
- Internships take place from late May to August
Applications are now closed for 2020.