ECO & the US Fish & Wildlife Service

Conservation Careers Diversity Internship Program. A summer internship program designed to expose

undergraduates to conservation

& environmental issues. Goal is to increase the number of underrepresented students who will major & work within this field.
The URL is: http://www.eco.org

UEI uses urban ecology studies to help urban residents understand the natural resources in their communities and take action to protect them. Our mission is to promote the stewardship of healthy urban ecosystems by improving science and civic education for middle and high school youth and by working with urban communities to protect and restore natural resources.
The URL is: http://www.urbaneco.org

Aids in managing forests and related natural resources in populated areas. The Forest Service provides program leadership and coordination. Program delivery primarily occurs at the State level, through State foresters, key partners, and the Forest Service, which contribute to a Statewide linkage of diverse groups and programs.
The URL is: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers teacher workshops for these interdisciplinary EE programs, designed to supplement an existing curricula.
The URL is: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/education/edwrk...

Project Learning Tree's "community-based program that trains leaders to use PLT materials in an urban context. PLT in the City strengthens the reach of environmental education to traditionally underserved audiences."
The URL is: http://www.plt.org/initiatives/inthecity.cfm

"Programs that teach young people ecology, community stewardship, urban resource management and basic job readiness skills in the context of their urban environment." School programs and downloadable urban activities for grades preK-6.
The URL is: http://www.communityresources.org/

"ECO has been dedicated to solving environmental problems and to the education of the next generation of environmental professionals. ECO's diversity initiative also seeks to address the critical need to increase multicultural diversity and career opportunities for underrepresented groups in the environmental field."
The URL is: http://www.eco.org/

"The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)serves youth in Greater Boston, New York and Philadelphia through programs which provide outdoor skills training for youth workers, global and urban environmental education for youth, and outdoor and environmental career internships for youth."
The URL is: http://www.outdoors.org/education/yop/index.cfm

A career guide with information on types of careers, jobs newsletters, graduate programs in EE, and environmental job leads (no positions posted). Provided by Princeton University.
The URL is: http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/jobs/careeroe.html

An innovative environmental education and leadership program for high school educators and students across the country. This program is designed to create an awareness for conserving natural resources, to provide opportunities for action at the individual and community level, and to introduce students to environmental careers. A project of the National Wildlife Federation.
The URL is: http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=4

Designed for US EPA staff, for presentations to high school students. With links to a series of fact sheets on specific career tracks (environmental science, policy, communications, etc.).
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/Region9/careers/index.html

"For those interested in finding a career in conservation, or just a paid seasonal position, SCA offers paid internships, and career publications and electronic services to assist in your job search."
The URL is: http://www.thesca.org/