Good Afternoon,

The following was sent to Dr. Horn, who forwarded the opportunity to us. If you are interested, please contact Alvi Seda ([log in to unmask]), who will be on campus September 14-15.

Thanks,
Dr. Kalafsky

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Ronald V. Kalafsky, PhD
Department of Geography
University of Tennessee
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
Tel: +1.865.974.0407, Fax: +1.865.974.6025

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 SCA, the Student Conservation Association (http://www.thesca.org/serve/internships ) is the nation's oldest and largest provider of conservation internships, offering nearly 2000 expense paid opportunities each year. Internships last from 12 weeks to 12 months, start at all times throughout the year, and are found all across the country.

Interns have the opportunity to work with such agencies at the National Park Service, National Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and other state and local agencies.

Interns do not need to be in school or be a certain major; all ages, majors and skill sets are eligible to apply.

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fish and wildlife             education
history                          interpretation
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backcountry                  botany

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