Student Internships
Lava Beds recruits a limited number of students and recent graduates from several youth organization such as the non-profit American Conservation Experience (ACE) and/or Student Conservation Association (SCA) and/or Stewards Individual Placement Program, a program of Conservation Legacy. Student interns engage in activities such as staffing the visitor center, providing interpretive programs, roving caves, trail work, resource management, and cultural resources.
Current Internship Opportunities:
Conservation Crew Members - Lava Beds National Monument - CA - American Conservation Experience - EPIC Jobs (applicantpool.com)
During their summer at the Lava Beds, members will assist with the day-to-day leadership of up to eight Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) members, and assist with a variety of interesting natural resource management projects. YCC crew leadership will include instructing and overseeing their work in natural resource conservation and infrastructure improvement activities, as well as environmental education, career mentoring, and teambuilding activities for the crew.
Conservation Crew Leader - Lava Beds National Monument - CA - American Conservation Experience - EPIC Jobs (applicantpool.com)
During their summer at the Lava Beds, this "Restoration & Youth Crew Lead" member will provide day-to-day management of up to eight Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) members and two ACE member crew leaders, with a focus on scheduling the crew's work and implementing post-fire restoration projects.
YCC crew leadership will include instructing and overseeing their work in natural resource conservation activities, as well as environmental education, career mentoring, and teambuilding activities for the crew.
Cave and Bat Conservation Member - Lava Beds National Monument - Tulelake, CA - American Conservation Experience - EPIC Jobs (applicantpool.com)
This internship is focused on cave and bat management projects, including preventative measures to slow the spread of white-nose syndrome (WNS) to bat populations. Work also involves cave visitation management and mitigation (checking cave trail counters, removing graffiti, etc.), but is primarily focused on cave and bat monitoring work. Some of this includes cool, clear evenings under the stars while counting bats emerging from caves, or long treks to remove caves to swap out temperature dataloggers.
