Start/End Dates: May 11, 2025 (12 week and 17 weeks available)
Compensation: $640 per week + housing
Application Due: February 9, 2025

Fish and Feathers Internship Program seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.
You must be (additional requirement):

A U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
* A personal vehicle is recommended for this position.

Position Description: 
Fish and Feathers is a program funded by the National Park Service (NPS) and administered by Environment for the Americas. Our goal is to provide our national park partners with talented interns who are eager to learn and to engage with local communities. The intern will focus on supporting, implementing, and leading community outreach programs that focus on fishing and birding activities. The overall goal is to increase diverse community engagement with NPS partners during the program and in years to come.

Responsibilities:

• Reach out to local communities through outreach and educational activities to increase engagement in fishing and birdwatching
• Create new materials (i.e., social media, educational games/activities, signage, etc.) to provide visitors with information about fish and birds at the NPS site
• Understand regulations regarding fishing and ethical birding and communicate this information to participants
• Establish or build upon fishing and birding programs at the NPS site
• Manage and maintain program equipment
• Meet deadlines for Environment for the Americas program requirements

Qualifications:

• Ability to hike and conduct field operations as part of a team and/or independently in an outdoor setting.
• Experience giving presentations and ability to learn new skills and transfer the knowledge to participants.
• Interest in learning fishing regulations and bird identification for program development and implementation.
• Ability to learn methods employed in fish and wildlife management.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, listening, and written communication skills.
• Interest in learning new skills such as rafting, canoeing, and kayaking.

Major studies relevant to this position: 
Successful candidates will have a background and/or coursework in the following areas or a strong interest in the outdoors with experience fishing and/or birdwatching.

• Biology
• Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
• Ecology
• Aquaculture
• Communications/Marketing
• Environmental Science
• Recreation
• Interpretation/Education

National Parks Available
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park | Hodgenville, Kentucky
Acadia National Park | Bar Harbor, Maine
American Memorial Park | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Big Cypress National Preserve | Ochopee, Florida
Big Thicket National Preserve | Kountze, Texas
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park | Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Cape Cod National Seashore | Eastham, Massachusetts
Cape Hatteras National Seashore | Buxton, North Carolina
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | Atlanta, Georgia
Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Brecksville, Ohio
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area | Page, Arizona
Gulf Islands National Seashore | Gulf Breeze, Florida
Indiana Dunes National Park | Gary, Indiana
Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park | Woodstock, Vermont
Missouri National Recreational River | Yankton, South Dakota
National Capital Parks East/ Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Anacostia Park | Washington, District of Columbia
Niobara National Recreational River | Valentine, Nebraska
Rocky Mountain National Park (Grand lake) | Grand Lake, Colorado
Springfield Armory National Historical Park | Springfield, Massachusetts
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation Area | Beach Lake, Pennsylvania
Valles Caldera National Park | Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area  | Redding, California
Wrangell St Elias National Park and Preserve | Copper Center, Alaska

Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority (PLC)
The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. The intern must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, inclusive, or a veteran up to age 35 and complete 640 hours of work on an appropriate conservation project to be eligible for this hiring authority. 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. The applicant must apply to a PLC-eligible position advertised on USAJobs.gov and selected off a non-competitive certificate of eligibility. For more information, see DOI Personnel Bulletins 11-02 , 12-13, and 17-03.

EEO Statement
Environment for the Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.