Ecology and Conservation Intern

The Ecology and Conservation Intern at Environment for the Americas will work at Canyonlands National Park in Moab, UT, focusing on visitor services and interpretation. Responsibilities include providing resource information, developing educational programs, and engaging with community events. The position requires customer service and public speaking skills, as well as conversational Spanish. The internship offers a salary of $688 per week and opportunities for federal employment after completion.
Company Overview
The Latino Heritage Internship Program is a leadership training program focused on cultural and natural resource management.

Salary
$688 per week

Job Description
This internship will be part of the Interpretation team at Canyonlands National Park, working 60% on visitor services and interpretation. The intern will work at the front desk of a busy visitor center, providing resource information and park orientation, as well as roving trails and providing Leave No Trace, stewardship, and safety information to visitors. The intern will develop and present formal interpretive programs within the park, focusing on park ecology, cultural history, geology, and dark skies. Additional informal programming will be presented by the intern at various locations around the park.

Responsibilities
• Free Summer Lunch Program: Work with the city of Moab to develop and present short educational programs to kids in low-income neighborhoods. Spanish language fluency is highly valuable.
• Youth Garden Project: Create ecology and astronomy lessons for the Youth Garden's Summer Camp, serving 1st-6th graders.
• Southeast Utah AstroFest: Assist rangers at community events promoting the value of light pollution-free night skies and the AstroFest event. Facilitate crowd management during the 3-day event at Canyonlands, Arches, and local state parks. Potential for Spanish language night sky interpretation.

Required Skills and Qualifications
• Customer service experience
• Public speaking experience
• Conversational Spanish
• Basic computer literacy
• Ability to research and develop educational programs
• Team player
• Basic knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Basic Spanish speaking, comprehension, and writing skills
• Strategic thinking ability
• The ability to self-start/work independently
• Enjoy working with all ages

Benefits
The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. Upon successful completion of the PLC project(s), the intern is eligible for two years to be hired non-competitively into a federal seasonal, term, or permanent position.