Vegetation Monitoring Paid Internship

Do you like working outside? Join our team to help ensure the success of habitat restoration efforts. Vegetation Monitoring Interns assist SFEG staff in field operations including vegetation monitoring, site maintenance, volunteer outreach events, and native plant nursery management.

 

At our native plant nursery, interns perform tasks such as weed control, watering, native plant propagation, small structural updates, and much more. The plants that come from our nursery go to our riparian restoration projects led by staff, volunteers, and school groups. These plants end up at sites all over the Skagit and Samish watersheds!

 

Qualifications

Must be a current college student with a background and interest in environmental science/studies, biology, native plant horticulture, gardening, and/or outdoor recreation. Applicant must be able to identify or must be willing to learn to identify native Pacific Northwest plants. Applicants must have the ability to work with volunteers and provide personal vehicle for transportation (mileage may be reimbursed). This position requires work outside in all types of weather and uneven terrain, and applicant must have the ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

 

Time Commitment

This is a paid internship that requires a time commitment of 2-3 days a week between 7-8 hours a day, Monday-Saturday. Interns will spend at least one day a week in the nursery and one day a week in the field conducting vegetation monitoring. Positions available (commitment to full term is desirable): May – September or June – September. Total commitment: 150-300 hours, to be established with academic advisor and SFEG.

Required in person Vegetation Monitoring Training in May 16 2025

 

Interested?

To apply, send resume via Online Application .  Two positions open until filled