Waterway Stewardship Internship Opportunity (Paid)
Eligibility
- Priority given to first generation college students (defined as students who “grew up in households without a parent or guardian who had completed a four-year college degree") as special funding exists for this population.
- At least a one academic year commitment from September 2024-June 2025
Benefits
- Salary $17.25 / hour
- 6-10 hours of work/week
- Hands-on field work training
- Mentorship and Student Success Coaching
Staff Mentor
Nina Suzuki
Waterway Steward
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Waterway Stewardship
Become a Waterway Stewardship Intern and take part in an exciting opportunity to be a part of a major campus investment to renew the Arboretum Waterway. The goals of the internship are to benefit water quality, riparian habitat, campus research, and the community.
Interns will become familiar with land and water management concepts of sustainable environmental design, storm water management, and native habitat restoration in an urban setting. Thinking globally and acting locally, this team will consider the many ways water is essential to life and how we can improve the quality and quantity of water available.
Thinking globally and acting locally, this team will consider the many ways water is essential to life and how we can improve the quality and quantity of water available. As a place-based internship, interns will gain practical skills and knowledge, foster teamwork, and develop their leadership skills, while contributing to projects that improve the Arboretum Waterway.
Quarters: Fall, Winter and Spring
Schedule: 3 hours/week
Units: 1 unit/quarter
Waterway Stewardship Projects
Click here to learn more about the types of projects Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship students lead.