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Students,
Internship possibilities with The Nature Conservancy North Carolina! See descriptions at the bottom of this email…
Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
Department of Geography
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
865.974.6029
http://web.utk.edu/~grissino
From: Rebecca Benner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:49 AM
To: Rebecca Benner
Subject: Internship opportunities at The Nature Conservancy North Carolina
Hi,
You are receiving this email because your contact information was supplied to me by one of my North Carolina TNC colleagues as someone who might be interested in internship opportunities for your students or as someone who can help spread
the word to potentially interested people at your University or Institution. I will only send emails like this maximum twice a year about internships of potential interest. Please let me know, of course, if you would prefer not to receive these announcements.
Attached are descriptions for two internships (paid) that we have available at TNC North Carolina – starting date is flexible but generally will be the summer of 2013. The attached descriptions also provide information on HOW to apply
and a link to the website that has more information.
Note students MUST apply through TNC’s careers website.
Please forward on to any students or colleagues who might be interested. Any questions, please let me know.
With many thanks and kind regards,
Rebecca
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Rebecca L. Benner Ph.D. (919) 794-4369
2013 Internship Opportunities at The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina Community Conservation Engagement Internship
The North Carolina Chapter of the Conservancy is looking for a community engagement volunteer to help the Chapter broaden conservation support, particularly among younger people (ages 20 to 40). Volunteer must
be a self-starter who will take the initiative and work with little supervision. The Community Conservation Engagement volunteer will be responsible for the development of a strategic communications plan, which:
increases the Conservancy’s visibility
engages a broader constituency in support of conservation
engages those who are interested in conservation but not yet familiar with the Conservancy
reaches the next generation (ages 20-40) of conservation leaders and supporters in Asheville and Wilmington
Position works closely with Communications director and other Conservancy staff to develop a strategic communications plan that, over time, will build a broader constituency in support of conservation.
The FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO APPLY:
PLEASE GO TO:
www.nature.org/careers
In “Keywords” put: 40728 (this is the job ID number)
Click on Link to Job and fill out required details
Wildfire Planning Intern
Based in Wilmington, NC, this position is centered on developing and updating wildfire response plans following The Nature Conservancy’s template. The completion will require good writing and information seeking
skills. Fire is an essential tool that land managers use to restore and maintain ecosystems. This internship will help develop plans that set down protocol and response information if a wildfire occurs on TNC’s property. The ideal would be for the intern to
have a basic concept fire management. This intern will also be responsible to assist in general preserve maintenance and restoration projects.
Tasks:
Updating and developing Wildfire Response Plans
Assisting with meetings with suppression agencies to review wildfire response plans (NC Forest Service and Volunteer Fire Department’s)
General Preserve Maintenance
FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO APPLY:
PLEASE GO TO:
www.nature.org/careers
In “Keywords” put: 40729 (this is the job ID number)
Click on Link to Job and fill out required details
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