Current Job/Internship Opportunities in Environmental Education and Interpretation

The following is a list of current job opportunities in Wildlife Education, Environmental Education, and Interpretation sent to the College of Natural Resources. Experience is the number one characteristic employers are looking for when hiring in this field. These opportunities build off of your college coursework, providing the real life experience needed to find a job after graduation.

If you are an employer and would like to post an opening on this site, please send the job description to Jim Buchholz at jbuchhol@uwsp.edu.

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Posted 5/23/12

Full-time:

• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Park Ranger (Visitor Services Specialist, interpretation and EE), Necedah, WI  (full-time, due May 25)
• Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Education/Visitor Services Specialist, Clark County, Nevada (full-time, apply now)
• Touch of Nature Environmental Center (SIU Carbondale), Director, Carbondale, IL (full-time, due May 31)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Park Ranger (Interpreter and Environmental Educator), Necedah, WI  (intermittent, due May 25)
• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Education Specialist-AmeriCorps, Nampa, Idaho (AmeriCorps, due June 18)

Posted 5/14/12

Full-time:

• Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Park Ranger (Visitor Service), Sanibel, Florida (full-time, due May 17)
• Yosemite National Park/Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Interpretive Services Coordinator, California (full-time, due June 11)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Robert S. Lyle Scout Reservation, summer camp staff (high adventure and aquatics), Elcho, WI  (seasonal, apply now)

Announcements/Job Lists:

• Nelson Institute Environmental Jobs, several environmental education/interpretation-related positions

Posted 5/03/12

Full-time:

• Edge of Appalachia Preserve (Cincinnati Museum), Chief Naturalist, Adams County, Ohio (full-time, apply now)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Audubon Center of the North Woods, Advanced Naturalist Internship (Wildlife/Animal Care Focus Area), Sandstone, MN (internship, apply now)
• Sierra Nevada Alliance, Sustainable Sierra Communities (SSC) Intern, South Lake Tahoe, California (internship, apply now)
• Camp Togowoods Girl Scout Camp, several positions, Three Mile Lake near Wasilla, Alaska (seasonal, apply now)

Posted 4/18/12

Full-time:

• Nicolet College, Outreach Specialist (outdoor and recreational based community programming), Minocqua, WI (full-time, due Apr. 23)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Big Cypress National Preserve, Environmental Education/Outreach Internship, south Florida (internship, apply now)
• Inyo National Forests: Mammoth & Mono Lake Ranger District, several internships (recreation, visitor services & interpretation), California  (internship, apply now)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Libertyville and Deerfield, IL (temporary, apply now)
• Maywood Environmental Park: EcoCamps, Male Summer Naturalist, Sheboygan, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• Whitefish Dunes State Park, Naturalist Intern, Sturgeon Bay, WI  (internship, due Apr. 20)

Announcements/Job Lists:

• American Camp Association current job opening list

Posted 4/02/12

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Girl Scouts Camp Silverbrook, Program Coordinator: Nature, West Bend, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• YMCA Camp Icaghowan, several Camp Counselor positions (Ropes Director, Waterfront Director, Trail Counselors), Amery, WI  (seasonal, apply now)
• Coronado National Forest, Forestry Aid STEP (Recreation), GS-02 and GS-03 positions included, southeast Arizona (STEP position, due Apr. 13)
• International Crane Foundation, Interpretive Naturalist Internship, Baraboo, WI (internship, due Apr. 20)
• Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center, Summer Environmental Educator and Trip Leader positions, Wisconsin Dells, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• Tongass National Forest-Wrangell Ranger District, Visitor Services, Wrangell, Alaska (seasonal-must be returning to college in fall, apply now)

Posted 3/23/12

Full-time:

• Minnesota State Parks & Trails (DNR), Interpretive Exhibit Specialist, St. Paul, MN (full-time, due Apr. 6)
• MacKenzie Environmental Education Center (Wisconsin Wildlife Federation), Natural Resource Educator-Full Time, Poynette, WI  (full-time, due Mar. 30)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• YMCA Camp Minikani, Environmental Education Naturalist, Hubertus, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• Neville Public Museum, Education Internship, Green Bay, WI (summer internship, apply now)
• Forest Preserve of Will County, Environmental Education Naturalist Teaching Fellowship, Will County, Illinois (fellowship, due Apr. 30)

Posted 3/13/12

Full-time:

• Northland College-Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Outreach and Communication Coordinator, Ashland, WI (full-time, apply now)
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game-Division of Wildlife Conservation, Regional Wildlife Education Specialist, Juneau, Alaska (full-time, due Mar. 27)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Invasive Species (earthworms) and Minnesota Research Internships, Duluth or Cass Lake, Minnesota (internships, due Mar. 30)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Libertyville, IL (March-November, apply now)
• Patuxent Research Refuge, Environmental Interpretation Internship, Laurel, Maryland (internship, due Apr. 11)
• Trees for Tomorrow, Seasonal Naturalists, Eagle River, WI (seasonal, due Apr. 15)

Posted 3/02/12

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Mead Wildlife Area, Assistant Naturalist Guide, Milladore, Wisconsin  (seasonal LTE, due Mar. 9)
• The Center for Conservation Leadership, Male Residential Counselor, Lake Forest, Illinois (seasonal, apply now)
• Clear Lake Education Center, Class Instructor/High Ropes Facilitator,  Escanaba, Michigan (seasonal, due Mar. 30)
• Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center (Chippewa National Forest), Environmental Education & Recreation Internship, Marcell, Minnesota (internship, due Mar. 30)
• North Lakeland Discovery Center, Wildlife Educator, Manitowish Waters, WI  (seasonal, due Mar. 30)
• Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center, Environmental Educator-Spring Season, Wisconsin Dells, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• Wilderness Inquiry, Trail Staff and Internships, Minneapolis, MN (seasonal, due Apr. 15)

Other job listing sites:

• Several jobs on the E3 website

Posted 2/15/12

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Hartman Creek State Park, Assistant Naturalist Guide, Waupaca, WI  (seasonal LTE, due Mar. 16)
• The Aldo Leopold Foundation: Leopold Center, Per Diem Tour Guide, Baraboo, WI (seasonal per diem, due Mar. 14)
• Heckrodt Wetland Preserve, Environmental Program Assistant, Menasha, WI  (internship, due Mar. 31)
• Heckrodt Wetland Preserve, Prairie Property Stewardship and Education Intern, Menasha, WI (internship, due Mar. 31)
• North Lakeland Discovery Center, Visitor Experience Intern, Manitowish Waters, WI (internship, due Mar. 1)

Posted 2/06/12

Full-time:

• El Yunque National Forest, Supervisory Interpretative Service Specialist, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (full-time, due Feb. 24)
• Outdoor Campus-West, Volunteer Coordinator, Rapid City, South Dakota (full-time, due Feb. 24)

Part-time, seasonal, or internships:

• Campbell Creek Science Center (BLM), Educational Technician, Anchorage, Alaska (intermittent, due Feb. 14)
• C&O Canal National Historic Park, bilingual interpreters, Georgetown (Washington DC) or Great Falls (Potomac, MD)  (STEP positions, due Feb. 29)
• Dunes Learning Center, Camp Counselor/Naturalist Trainee, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore  (seasonal, apply now)
• Dunes Learning Center, Naturalist Intern, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (internship, apply now)
• Acadia National Park, Raptor Interpretation Intern, Bar Harbor, Maine  (seasonal, due Mar. 5)
• Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Bridging the Americas Program Intern, Washington D.C. (internship, apply now)
• US Forest Service, Summer Conservation Education Intern Program, Milwaukee, WI (STEP position, apply now)
• Hiawatha National Forest-Grand Island National Recreation Area, Summer Internship, Munising, Michigan (internship, due Mar. 2)

Announcements/Job Lists:

• American Camp Association current job opening list (includes one full-time EE position and several seasonals)
• Peace Corps is coming to Stevens Point, Feb. 14-17

Posted 1/30/12

• REPOST: Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Assistant or Associate Professor and Director, Stevens Point, WI (full-time, due April 3)
• REPOST: Beaver Creek Reserve, Executive Director, Fall Creek, WI  (full-time, apply now)
• The Ridges Sanctuary, Summer Naturalist Position, Baileys Harbor, WI (seasonal, due Feb. 29)
• 1000 Islands Environmental Center, Naturalist Intern, Kaukauna, WI  (internship, due Apr. 6)
• Historic Indian Agency House, Historic Site Nature Trail Self-Guided Tour Internship, Portage, WI (internship, due Apr. 15)
• Allegheny National Forest-Bradford Ranger District, Visitor Services Information Assistant, Marshburg, PA  (full-time, contact now)
• Cable Natural History Museum, Naturalist Internship, Cable, WI (internship, due Mar. 15)
• Trees for Tomorrow, Seasonal Naturalists, Eagle River, WI (9-month and 12-month positions, due Apr. 15)
• Camp Tesomas Boy Scout Camp, Trek Leader, Rhinelander, WI  (seasonal, apply now)
• Walnut Way Conservation Corp., Environmental Education and Agriculture Intern, Milwaukee, WI (seasonal, apply now)
• Beaver Creek Reserve-Citizen Science Center, Watercraft Inspector/Educator, travel throughout West Central Wisconsin (seasonal, due Mar. 16)
• Mount Evans Recreation Area (U.S. Forest Service), Volunteer Interpretative Guide Intern, Idaho Springs, CO (internship, due Mar. 30)

Posted 1/20/12

• UPDATED: St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Interpretation and Education Park Guide/Ranger, St. Croix Falls, WI  (STEP position, due Jan. 26)
• Aldo Leopold Nature Center, 3 internship positions: Climate Education Center, Digital Curriculum, and Nature Net, Monona, WI  (internship, apply now)
• Door County Butterfly House, education internship, Washington Island, WI (internship, apply now)
• California National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, Interpretive Specialist, Central Nevada (AmeriCorps position, apply now)
• Hiawatha National Forest, Munising Ranger District, Visitor Services Internship, Munising, Michigan (internship, due Mar. 1)
• Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Marine Science Education Intern, Homer, Alaska (internship, due Mar. 18)
• Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands: Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center (HMERC), Passport in Time internship, Chadron, Nebraska (internship, apply now)
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Services/Interpretation Internship, Seney, Michigan (internship, due Mar. 1)
• High Cliff State Park, Assistant Naturalist Guide, Sherwood, WI (seasonal, due Mar. 2)

Posted 1/17/12

• Allerton Park & Retreat Center (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Associate Director, Monticello, Illinois (full-time, due Feb. 2)
• Northwoods Wildlife Center, Education/Captive Wildlife Management Internship, Minocqua, WI  (internship: Apr 1-May 31 or May 31-Aug 31, apply now)
• Severson Dells Nature Center (Winnebago County Forest Preserve District), Biologist Educator, Rockford, Illinois  (full-time, due Jan. 27)
• Zion National Park, Internship in Interpretation, Springdale, Utah (internship, due Mar. 1)

Posted 1/09/12

• Central Wisconsin Environmental Station (CWES), several summer positions: Counselor/Naturalists, Senior Counselor/Naturalists, Health Care Counselor, Amherst Junction, WI  (seasonal, apply now)
• The Center for Conservation Leadership (CCL), Program Coordinator, Lake Forest, IL  (seasonal, apply now)
• Glacier Bay National Park, Education Student Hire, Gustavus, Alaska  (seasonal, due Feb. 17)
• Lime Creek Nature Center, Naturalist Internship, Mason City, Iowa (24 weeks: March-August, due Feb. 3)
• Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Education Internship, Prairie City, Iowa (spring and summer internships, due Feb. 17)
• Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Education and Interpretation Internship, Oak Harbor, Ohio (STEP position, due Jan. 16... deadline was extended)
• Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Community Education Coordinator, Brighton, Colorado (full-time, due Feb. 1)

Posted 1/04/12

• Minnesota State Parks and Trails, Summer Naturalist Corps (must be a Minnesota resident), locations throughout Minnesota (seasonal, due Feb. 10)
• Sylvan Lake State Park, summer positions and internships (Visitor Services Tech, Interpreter-Volunteer Coordinator), Eagle, Colorado (seasonal or internships, apply now)
• Yellowstone Association, Seasonal Instructors, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming  (seasonal, due Jan. 15)
• American Camp Association current job opening list

Posted 12/27/11

• Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Education and Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison (full-time, due Jan. 23)
• Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Professional Naturalist Fellowship, Lanesboro, MN (fellowship: August 2012-June 2013, apply now)
• USDA Forest Service MobilizeGreen, Volunteers & Service Internship, ten sites throughout the U.S. (internship: March -December 2012, due Jan. 9)
• Wind Cave National Park, Park Guides, Hot Springs, South Dakota (seasonal, due Mar. 1)
• Mt. Hood National Forest, Zigzag Ranger District, Interpretive Services Internship, Zigzag, Oregon  (internship, apply now)
• Several EE/I job positions listed on the E3 website

Posted 12/19/11

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Islands & Ocean Visitor Center team member, Homer, Alaska (seasonal, due Dec. 26)
• National Farm to School Network, Communications & Outreach Manager, any location in continental U.S.  (full-time, due Jan. 13)
• Glacier National Park, Interpretation Internship, Montana  (internship, due Feb. 1)
• Klamath National Forest, Visitor Services Information Assistant, Yreka, California  (full-time temporary, due Jan. 14)
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge, Park Ranger-Summer of Paddling Program, Winona, MN  (seasonal STEP position, due Feb. 3)
• American Camp Association current job opening list (includes one full-time EE position and several seasonals)

Posted 12/09/11

• Lake Country School, Environmental Educator/Residential Life Manager, Dunn County, WI  (full-time, apply now)
• Heyburn State Park, seasonal positions, Plummer, Idaho  (seasonal, due Mar. 31)
• International Crane Foundation, Interpretive Naturalist Internships, Baraboo, WI  (internship: Feb-Nov 2012, apply now)
• Longwood Gardens, Interpretation and Visitor Programs Intern, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (internship: May-Aug 2012, due Feb. 1) [Download application here]

Posted 11/30/11

• Chugach National Forest, seasonal interpreters, Southcentral Alaska  (seasonal, contact for more info)
• Glacierland RC&D, Sheboygan County Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Sheboygan County, WI  (full-time, due Jan. 3)
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Environmental Education Instructor, Libertyville and Deerfield, IL  (40-week position, due Jan. 6)
• American Camp Association current job opening list

Posted 11/30/11

• Marine Science Consortium, 2012 Marine Science Educator, Wallops Island, Virginia  (seasonal, due Dec. 5)
• Ogden Nature Center, Teacher/Naturalist Intern, Ogden, Utah (AmeriCorps position, due Dec. 16)
• Retzer Nature Center, seasonal naturalist, Waukesha, WI  (seasonal, due Dec. 9)
• Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center, Executive Director, Logan, Utah  (full-time, review of applications begins Dec. 1)

Posted 11/15/11

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, interpretation internships, Empire, Michigan (internships, due Nov. 23)
• E3 Washington Weekly Digest, several environmental education jobs listed
• MacKenzie Environmental Education Center, Per-Diem Natural Resource Educator, Poynette, WI (part-time as needed, apply now)
• Milwaukee County Zoo, Conservation Education Center, Education Intern, Milwaukee, WI (internship, due Feb. 13)
• Niobrara National Scenic River, NPS Seasonal Interpreter, Valentine, Nebraska  (seasonal, due Dec. 5-19)
• Niobrara National Scenic River, Camping Adventure with My Parents (CAMP) Program Coordinator, Valentine, Nebraska  (Student Conservation Association Intern, apply now)
• Niobrara National Scenic River, Junior Ranger Program Intern, Valentine, Nebraska  (Student Conservation Association Intern, apply now)

Posted 11/08/11

• Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, Visitor Services Information Assistant, Ketchikan, Alaska (full-time, due Nov. 18)
• American Camp Association current job opening list

Posted 10/31/11

• California Trail Interpretive Center, two Interpretive Park Ranger GS-09 positions, Elko, Nevada (full-time, due Nov. 23)
• Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Resource Education Interns, Newport, Oregon (internship April 2, 2012-Fall 2012, apply now)

Posted 10/20/11

• Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE), Director and Assistant or Associate Professor (Ph.D. required), University of Stevens Point-Wisconsin (full-time, due Dec. 1)
• Tongass National Forest, Interpreter positions at Mendenhall Glacier, onboard Alaska State Ferry, onboard the Disney Wonder, Juneau, Alaska (permanent and temporary, apply now)
• Wild Rockies Field Institute (WRFI), Field Education Coordinator, Missoula, Montana (full-time, due Nov. 14)

Posted 10/03/11

• D.C. Everest School Forest, male evening staff positions, Schofield, WI (part-time from Nov. 30-Feb. 24, apply now)
• Green Living Project, Mobile Tour Team, travel throughout U.S. (full-time, apply now)
• City of Rochester, Storm Water Utility Assistant-Educator, Rochester, Minnesota (full-time, due Oct. 7)
• Sierra Nevada Alliance, Program Associate and Wyss Fellow, California and Nevada (full-time, apply now)