Local Organizations

If you are a student looking for an environmental internship, the following organizations may offer potential resources. Many of these are local.

• Alanna Koshollek, Stewardship Coordinator
  Aldo Leopold Foundation
  PO Box 77, E13701 Levee Road
  Baraboo, WI 53913
  (608) 355-0279
• Internships and Volunteer Positions
  Aldo Leopold Nature Center
  300 Femrite Drive
  Monona, WI 53716
  (608) 221-0495
• Biodiversity Project
  4507 North Ravenswood, Suite 106
  Chicago, IL 60640
  project@biodiverse.org
  (773) 754-8900
• Chris Berg Thacker
  Energy Center of Wisconsin
  455 Science Drive, Suite 200
  Madison, WI 53711
  (608) 238-8276 x113
• Internship and Job Listings
  Environmental Law and Policy Center
  222 S. Hamilton, Suite 14
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 442-6998
• Environmental Resources Center
  445 Henry Mall, Room 202
  Madison, WI 53706
  (608) 262-0020
• Internship Program
  Gathering Waters Conservancy
  211 S. Paterson Street, Suite 270
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 251-9131
• Cully Shelton
  Internship Opportunities
  International Crane Foundation
  E-11376 Shady Lane Road; P.O. Box 447
  Baraboo, WI 53913
  (608) 356-9462
• Internships with MACSAC
  Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture
  303 S. Paterson St. Suite 1B
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 226-0300
• info@madisonaudobon.org
  Madison Audubon Society
  1400 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 170
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 255-2473
  masoffice@mailbag.com
• Internship and Volunteer Opportunities
  Madison Environmental Group
  1914 Monroe St., Suite 101
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 280-0800
• Internship Programs
  Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
  16 N. Carroll St., Suite 810
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 256-185
• Heidi Habeger
  Natural Heritage Land Trust
  303 S. Paterson Street, Suite 6
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 258-9797
• Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
  116 King St.
  Madison, WI 53703
  info@wisconservation.org
  (866) 264-4096
• The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter
  633 West Main St.
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 251-8140
• Greg Arenz, Membership Services Coordinator
  North American Lake Management Society
  P.O. Box 5443
  Madison, WI 53705
  (608) 233-2836
• Internships and Jobs
  Olbrich Botanical Gardens
  3330 Atwood Avenue
  Madison, WI 53704
  (608) 246-4550
• Denny Caneff, Executive Director
  River Alliance of Wisconsin
  306 East Wilson Street, Suite 2W
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 257-2424
• Internships
  Sustain Dane
  211 S. Paterson St. #200
  Madison, WI 53703
  info@systaindane.org
  (608) 819-068
• Judy Kingsbury, Volunteer Coordinator
  UW Arboretum
  1207 Seminole Highway
  Madison, WI 53711 - 3726
  (608) 26-5604
• Chris Schlutt, Info & Education Coordinator
  Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association
  702 East Johnson Street
  Madison, WI 53703-1533
  (608) 441-2677
• Wisconsin Wetlands Association
  214 N. Hamilton, Suite #201
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 250-9971
• Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
  431 Charmany Dr
  Madison, WI 53719
  weccinfo@weccusa.org
  (608) 249-9322

The following sites post current internships or hold seasonal competitions:

• Student Conservation Association (SCA)
• Special Internship Initiatives through SCA
• National Council for Science & Environment's Campus to Careers Program
• Our Earth.org Summer Internships
• White House Internship Program
• Internships with Center for Whole Communities
• Orion Grassroots Network posts jobs and internships, adding new positions daily. For additional possibilities, review their list of member organizations.
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) posts internships and scholarships, as well as opportunities for recent grads.
• The Sitka Conservation Society offers both volunteer and internship opportunities
• Chequamegon Bay Agricultural Internships
• Research Internships through EPA's National Network for Environmental Management Studies Program
• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program list, as well as the National Science Foundation's extensive REU listings
• Alaska Conservation Foundation's
  Conservation Internship Program
• Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project Internships
• Fort Lewis College Environmental Center's annual Sustainability Education Internship
• UW-Madison Kauffman Community Internship offered annually by the Morgridge Center
• Residencies with Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
• Wisconsin Statewide Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)
• The J W Saxe Memorial Prize for Public Service can be used to fund an internship opportunity that would otherwise be unpaid.
• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Internship Program in Environmental Studies
• Postgraduate Middlebury Fellowships in Environmental Journalism
• Funding for research or internships through Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships
• Jobs and Internships posted by Alliance for Community Trees
• Upstate Forever Spartanburg Internships
• Environmental Career Apprenticeship Program with the Sierra Club, and additional career opportunities including internships. For local contacts see the Wisconsin Sierra Clubs.
• 1000 Friends of Oregon Paul Gerhardt Jr. Internship