Environmental Education Internship

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The Environmental Education Intern will assist with classroom and field instruction for K-12 programs throughout Skagit County. Content will focus on salmon ecology and freshwater habitat restoration.

Qualifications

  • An interest in stream ecology, salmon biology, and salmon habitat
  • Comfortable working with children
  • Comfortable working outdoors in adverse weather
  • Organized, collaborative, and reliable
  • A reliable vehicle and clean driving record
  • Able to pass a background check

This position is available September – June and will coincide with a quarterly academic calendar.  The Education Intern may be invited to assist with other activities such as weekend work parties for additional experience/hours.

A stipend will be offered at $500/month for 40 hours per month, for 6 month positions

Funding for paid internships requires that applicants meet certain conditions.  If your answer is “yes” to any of the following questions, you qualify may qualify for a paid internship opportunity and we encourage you to apply for a position.

  • Do you qualify for financial aid at your college?
  • Are you the first-generation in your family to attend college?
  • Would you be unable to accept an unpaid internship due to financial need?

SFEG is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.  We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply for this internship opportunity.  The outdoors should be for everyone and we know that has traditionally not been the case, with many people being left out of environmental based careers.  We recognize the need to confront this inequity within our organization.  SFEG is actively working to create more avenues for entry level positions for traditionally marginalized communities to work in the environmental field.

to Apply: complete internship application HERE

 

SFEG will provide equal opportunity for employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, sensory, physical or mental disability, veteran status, protected genetic information or any other status protected under state or federal law.

 

Now Hiring for 2024-2025: Habitat Restoration Associate AmeriCorps position

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Are YOU our next Habitat Restoration Associate?

This position assists with community outreach activities related to salmon habitat enhancement at restoration sites and our native plant nursery and assists with our spawner survey program.

 

Pay: Monthly stipend of $2,276 through AmeriCorps program

Duration: September 3, 2024 – July 15, 2025

Benefits:  Health Insurance provided by AmeriCorps program.

After completing 1700 hours of service an education award of $7,395 is available from AmeriCorps.

 

Requirements:

  • Must be at least 18 years old at time of enrollment
  • Must reside in Washington State at time of enrollment
  • Must be able to provide own transportation (mileage will be reimbursed)
  • Must be willing to commit to 40 hours per week for the entire duration of the placement
  • Interest and education related to ecology or environmental studies
  • Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
  • Minimum education of high school diploma or GED

Preferred Experience:

  • Experience in volunteer coordination
  • Experience in quality data collection, management, and analysis
  • Experience working with commercial horticulture and/or native plant horticulture

 

Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Lead volunteers and interns in vegetation monitoring and spawner surveys
  • Conduct weekly salmon spawner surveys from October to February and vegetation survival surveys
  • Enter and manage data from spawner surveys, vegetation monitoring, and riparian planting database
  • Plan and lead Earth Day celebration and volunteer event
  • Manage day-to-day tasks of native plant nursery, including work parties, irrigation, cleaning, weeding, maintaining capillary beds, and composting
  • Lead volunteers in propagation workshops, nursery maintenance, and potting native bareroot plants for future planting
  • Assist with planning and leading volunteer restoration work parties at sites where SFEG seeks to improve riparian habitat and ecological function

Apply Today through AmeriCorps website at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=55007

Contact Lucy DeGrace with questions: ldegrace@skagitfisheries.org

Applications accepted until position is filled

 

Now Hiring for 2024-2025: AmeriCorps Education Associate

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Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group seeks an individual to fill a Washington Service Corps Individual Placement position. Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration and protection of salmon resources. Our goals are primarily met by educating and involving the community in hands on stream restoration activities. This position assists with environmental education activities related to salmon habitat enhancement. Much of the position entails delivery of education and outreach programs to kids and adults.

Pay: Monthly stipend of $2,276 through AmeriCorps program

Duration: September 3, 2024 – July 15, 2025

Benefits: Health Insurance provided by AmeriCorps program. After completing 1700 hours of service an education award of $7,395 is available from AmeriCorps

Requirements:

∙ Must be at least 18 years old at time of enrollment

∙ Must reside in Washington State at time of enrollment

∙ Must be able to provide own transportation (mileage will be reimbursed)

∙ Must be willing to commit to 40 hours per week for the entire duration of the placement

∙ Interest and education related to environmental education

∙ Knowledge of salmon and watershed ecology

∙ Excellent organizational skills and communication skills (both written and verbal)

∙ Comfortable using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities and Duties:

∙ Assist with the development of school-based education programs in local watersheds

∙ Deliver educational programs for students both in and out of the classroom

∙ Assist with implementation of Kids in Creeks and Salmon in the Schools programs by organizing regular classroom activities for 3rd-12th grade students as well as coordinate field trips and service projects

∙ Assist with coordination of volunteers for riparian planting activities to restore local salmon streams

∙ Supervise 2 student interns assisting with education programs

∙ Assist other AmeriCorps Members with occasional field monitoring (spawner surveys and vegetation  surveys)

Apply Today through AmeriCorps website at

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=74245

Please direct questions to Lucy DeGrace: ldegrace@skagitfisheries.org (360) 336-0172 ext 301

Applications accepted until position is filled