Environment for the Americas

Start/End Dates: March 17, 2025 – August 30, 2025 (24 weeks)
Compensation: $650 per week, housing provided, and round-trip transportation to the site.
Application Due: February 2, 2025 (Applications reviewed on a rolling basis)

Environment for the Americas’ Diversity Internship Program seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record

* A personal vehicle is required for this position.

Position Description: 

The Bureau of Land Management’s Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area extends one mile into the Pacific Ocean from the Oregon coast. At its westernmost point stands a 93-foot-tall lighthouse, which has served as a bright beacon guiding ships and their supplies along the West Coast since its light was first lit on August 20, 1873.

As an intern, you will:

• Assist with education programs focused on tide pool ecology, marine and avian wildlife, and cultural history.

• Deliver school programs, formal presentations, and on-site interpretive ranger facilitation.

• Prepare education materials and programs, provide visitor center services, and engage with underrepresented groups, particularly the Latino community.

• Organize and coordinate World Migratory Bird Day activities.

• Participate in long-term seabird breeding studies with Oregon State University’s Seabird Oceanography Lab.

The position requires a 40-hour workweek, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend duties.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and lead outdoor educational programs for K–12 students.

• Organize the on-site World Migratory Bird Day event.

• Collect and transcribe data and prepare reports for seabird reproductive studies.

• Promote engagement with the Latino community through Spanish facilitation; engagement with other underrepresented groups is also encouraged.

• Contribute to EFTA’s intern blog by sharing updates on your internship experience and work projects.

• Attend mandatory training at Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, from May 11–16, 2025.

Qualifications:

• Academic background in environmental education, wildlife biology, or marine biology.

• Prior experience in education and/or interpretation.

• Enthusiastic and interested in engaging with the public.

• Strong interest in marine, coastal, and/or avian ecology.

• Ability to work well as part of a small team and independently.

• Proficiency in speaking and writing in Spanish.

• Experience with event organization is beneficial.

• Outreach experience is a plus.

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 employmentand 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.