Download the Internship Announcement
Download the Internship Application:
Information about the U.S. Forest Service's Mountaintop Ecological Restoration Facility and their volunteer restoration network
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Information about restoration-related research at U.C. Riverside. This research is conducted primarily in the lab of Dr. Edith Allen, although relevant research is also conducted in the labs of other faculty associated with the Center for Biological Conservation at UCR and the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences.
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PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIPS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
Internships are available for students from CSUSB, Chaffey College, and Victor Valley College
to work on projects related to ecological restoration with the U.S. Forest Service, U.C. Riverside, or the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
US Forest Service Internships
Two or three 400-hour, $4,200 internships will be available each year working under the supervision of San Bernardino National Forest botanists. Interns will work at the Forest's Mountaintop Ecological Restoration Facility in Big Bear Lake propagating native plants and restoring a variety of disturbed sites on the National Forest. Summer and/or Fall internships are available.
UC Riverside Internships
Two 200-hour, $2,100 internships will be available each year, working on restoration research at UC Riverside. Preference will be given to students who can work 1-2 full days per week during the winter and early spring months.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Internships
Three 400-hour, $4,200 internships will be available each year, working under the supervision of Botanic Garden personnel in plant propagation and container stock management, seed conservation, species documentation, and plant surveys. Internships may be conducted during the spring and/or summer. Students who have received training through one of these Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden internships are encouraged to apply for internships with the Forest Service.
Who is eligible to apply:
Students enrolled at California State University San Bernardino, Chaffey College, or Victor Valley Community College. Students must be U.S. citizens.
How to apply:
Mail, fax, or email (1) an application cover sheet (Download: Word .doc Format or PDF Format), (2) a statement of goals, (3) a resume, and (4) unofficial college transcripts to: Dr. Kimberlyn Williams, Biology Dept., CSUSB, 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407. FAX: (909) 537-7038. Email: williams@csusb.edu
Rate of pay:
$10.50/hour
Applications received by March 3, 2009 will receive priority.
Later applications may be considered until internships are filled.
These internships are funded by a grant from USDA's Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program, whose mission is to increase the diversity of researchers and practitioners in fields related to USDA's mission. All eligible students, however, may apply.
For further information, please contact Dr. Kimberlyn Williams (williams@csusb.edu)
