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Environmental Science Internships

These are some internships that are available for 2007, most for summer only, but some can be longer.  Click on the agency or company name to get more information about the position or employer.

Company or Agency

Phone

Location

Dead-line

Pay

(/hr)*

Disciplines

City

 

 

 

 

 

Como Park Zoo 

(651)

487-8287

St. Paul

16 Mar

 

Environmental education, animal care

St. Paul Parks/CRWD

(651)

632-2458

St. Paul

31 Mar

$10-11.50

Restoration & environmental education

St. Paul Parks and Recreation

(651)

632-5129

St. Paul

1 May

$12-14

Urban forestry

County

 

 

 

 

 

Anoka Co. Parks & Recreation

(763)

757-3920

Andover

 

$8-10

Natural resource technician

Carver County Environmental Services

(952)

361-1806

Chaska

2 Mar

$10

Water quality monitoring, waste management

Hennepin County Environmental Services

(612)

348-6358

Minneapolis

31 Mar

$11.82

Waste management, renewable energy

Anoka County Intergated Waste Management

(763)

323-5730

Anoka

 

$10-12

Waste management

Ramsey Conservation District

(651)

266-7275

Arden Hills

16 Mar

$11-13

Erosion control, restoration, & GIS

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District

(651)

792-7950

Little Canada

16 Mar

$10-12

Restoration, invasive control & landscaping

Capitol Regions Watershed District

(651)

644-8888

St. Paul

23 Feb

$10-12

Water quality & biological monitoring

State

 

 

 

 

 

Minn. Department of Natural Resources

(888)

646-6367

throughout state

23 Feb+

$7.50-11

Fisheries, aquatic plant management

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

(651)

296-7348

St. Paul, Duluth

26 Feb 16 Mar

$11

Water quality monitoring

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Army Corps of Engineers

(218)

327-4027

throughout state

 

$9.75-10.94

Environmental education, ranger

Nature Centers

 

 

 

 

 

Carpenter St. Croix Nature Center

(651)

437-4359

Hastings

varies

$125/mo + room

Environmental education, horticulture

Warner Nature Center

(651)

433-2427

Marine on St. Croix

 

varies

Environmental education, animal care, bird banding

Dodge Nature Center

(651)

789-5219

West St. Paul

 

varies

Environmental education, horticulture, restoration

Hartley Nature Center

(218)

724-6735

Duluth

 

$400/mo

Environmental education

Wargo Nature Center

(651)

429-8007

Centerville

28 Feb

$10-13

Environmental education

Private - Nonprofit

 

 

 

 

 

Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary

(218)

757-0172

Orr, MN

16 Mar

 

Bear care & research

Women's Environmental Institute

(651)

583-0705

Almelund

 

 

Environmental advocacy, sustainable agriculture

Private – for profit

 

 

 

 

 

Bailey Nurseries

(651)

459-9744

St. Paul

 

 

Horticulture

Natural Shore Technologies

(612)

703-7581

Maple Plain

 

$11-13

Restoration

Kunde Co.

(651)

484-0114

Roseville

 

 

Forestry, restoration

Prescription Landscape

(763)

424-9000

Crystal

 

 

Landscaping

Gertens

(866)

437-8367

Inver Grove Heights

 

 

Horticulture

Natural Resource Group

(612)

347-6789

Minneapolis

 

 

Renewable energy projects

United States Compliance Corporation

(952)

252-3000

Minnetonka

1 Mar

$9

Environmental health & safety

Westwood Professional Services

(888)

937-5150

Eden Prairie

 

 

Habitat Assessment, water monitoring, water monitoring, GIS and more

Cedar Creek Natural History Area

(763)

434-5131

Bethel

1 Mar

$10

Ecological research

* pay is by hour unless otherwise stated                            + some deadlines are later

 

The websites below can help you perform your own search for internships.  Also see links at bottom of Environmental Careers page:

Department of Employee Relations Job Search - State jobs and internships

Student Conservation Association - internships at many federal agencies

U.S. Forestry Service Student Employment Program

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs - HECUA also lists non-environmental internships