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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

UPDATED SUMMER 2016

This resource provides ideas for potential internships based on organizations where Macalester students have interned in the past 5 years (Fall 2011 – Summer 2016). However, the positions may not be currently

available, and the organizations’ information may have changed. Check our website for current opportunities.

Internship Site Internship Title(s)* Term Location 350.org Fossil Free Training Corp. Fall 2015 Brooklyn, NY Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Environmental Justice Intern – ELP** Fall 2014 Minneapolis American Refugee Committee Refugee Camp Design Intern Fall 2015 Minneapolis Sustainability Ambassador - ESA (2) Summer 2015 Art Start Innovative Approaches to Integrating the Arts

and Environmental Sciences – ELP Fall 2012 St. Paul

Bell Museum of Natural History Bell Museum Research Intern – ELP Fall 2013 Minneapolis Capital Region Watershed District Education and Outreach Intern – ELP Fall 2013 St. Paul Central Rivers Farmshed Farm Fresh Atlas Intern January 2015 Stevens Point Clean Energy Resource Teams Clean Energy Assistant Summer 2016 Climate Generation Climate MN Assistant – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Community Design Center of Minnesota Curricular Research Assistant – ELP (2) Fall 2012 St. Paul Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Tropical Encounters Intern Spring 2015 St. Paul Primate Intern Fall 2014 Compatible Technology International Communications Intern – ELP Fall 2012 Minneapolis Cooperative Energy Futures Community Solar Sales Expert – ELP Fall 2014 Minneapolis Do It Green! Minnesota Green Gifts Fair Team Member – ELP Fall 2012 Minneapolis Dovetail Partners Certification and Policy Intern – ELP (2) Fall 2015 Minneapolis Responsible Recreation Intern – ELP Fall 2012 Ensia Magazine: Institute on the Environ. Sustainability Infographic Intern January 2015 St. Paul Environment Minnesota Preservation Intern – ELP Fall 2012 Minneapolis Envision Minnesota Office Intern – ELP Fall 2012 St. Paul Fresh Energy Policy Researcher Summer 2015 St. Paul Friends of the Boundary Waters Communications & Development Intern Summer 2016 Minneapolis Wilderness Environmental Advocacy Intern Spring 2016 Friends of the BWCA Cell Tower Research Intern – ELP Fall 2011 Minneapolis Frogtown Gardens Program and Policy Researcher – ELP Fall 2011 St. Paul Frogtown Green Environmental Project Assistant – ELP Fall 2015 St. Paul Gardening Matters Community Garden Data and Story Intern Spring 2015 Minneapolis Great Plains Institute Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Intern Spring 2015 Minneapolis Great River Greening Volunteer Manager Intern – ELP (2) Fall 2015 St. Paul Events and Outreach Intern – ELP Fall 2014 Green St. Paul Campaign Intern – ELP Fall 2011 St. Paul Hmongtown Marketplace Sustainability Ambassador – ESA (2) Summer 2015 St. Paul Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Sustainability Ambassador – ESA (2) Summer 2016 Minneapolis Local Foods Intern – ELP Fall 2011 Latino Economic Development Center Local Produce Marketing Intern (2) Spring 2012 Minneapolis Legislative Energy Commission LEC Intern – ELP Fall 2014 St. Paul Locus Architecture Green Building Intern – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Mac Groveland Community Council Sustainability Ambassador – ESA (2) Summer 2015 St. Paul Metro Transit Sustainability Intern Spring 2015 Minneapolis Minnesota Brownfields Research and Policy Intern – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Minnesota Children's Museum Environmental Education Programs Intern (3) Spring 2012 St. Paul Minnesota Department of Agriculture Student Worker Para Professional Spring 2015 St. Paul MN Water Research Digital Library Intern January 2015

Minnesota Grown Student Worker – ELP Fall 2014 Research Assistant – ELP Fall 2013 Minnesota Environmental Partnership Research Intern – ELP Fall 2015 St. Paul Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Climate Research Intern – ELP Fall 2015 St. Paul Minnesota Geological Survey Hydrology/GIS Intern – ELP Fall 2015 St. Paul

Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light College Community Coordinator – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Environmental Education Intern – ELP Fall 2015 St. Paul Pollution Control Research Intern (2) Fall 2014 Pollution Prevention Intern – ELP Fall 2014 Electric Vehicle Intern – ELP Fall 2012 Climate Change Intern – ELP Fall 2012 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Outreach Intern – ELP Fall 2015 Bloomington MN Board of Water & Soil Resources Communications Intern Spring 2016 St. Paul MN Center for Environmental Advocacy Water Program Intern – ELP Fall 2012 St. Paul MN350 Regional Tar Sands Organizing Intern Spring 2015 Minneapolis Move MN Liaison/Tar Sands Intern Fall 2014 Minnesota Technical Assistance Program MnTAP Summer Intern Summer 2014 Minneapolis National Park Service Water Quality Intern – ELP Fall 2014 St. Paul Native Sustainability Project Associate Intern – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC) Communications Intern – ELP Fall 2015 St. Paul Hourcar Intern – ELP Fall 2011 Office of the Mayor-St. Paul Green Steps Cities Intern – ELP Fall 2014 St. Paul Perkins & Will Art & Science Integration Intern – ELP Fall 2011 Minneapolis Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate Research Intern – ELP Fall 2011 Minneapolis Pollinate Minnesota Communications Intern – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Project for Pride in Living Inc. Sustainability Ambassador – ESA (2) Summer 2015 Minneapolis Renewing the Countryside Green Rates/Operations Intern – ELP Fall 2014 St. Paul Communications and Program Assistant – ELP Fall 2012 Local Food Intern – ELP (4) January 2012 Roundabout Ventures Development and Research Intern – ELP Fall 2012 St. Paul Science Museum of Minnesota Environmental Justice Intern Summer 2016 St. Paul Sierra Club North Star Chapter Organizational Development Intern – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Green Transportation Intern Spring 2015 Inspiring Connections Outdoors Intern – ELP Fall 2014 Stone's Throw Urban Farms Environmental Arts Education Intern Fall 2015 Minneapolis Student Farm Intern (2) Spring 2015 Sustainable Business Consulting Sustainability Intern January 2015 Seattle, WA U of MN: Institute on the Environment Communication Intern – ELP Fall 2012 St. Paul Urban Roots Sustainability Research Intern January 2015 St. Paul Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Avian Nursery Intern – ELP Fall 2014 Roseville Wild River Academy Head Intern/Web Developer – ELP Fall 2015 Minneapolis Will Steger Foundation Program Intern – ELP Fall 2012 Minneapolis Windustry Community Wind Intern - ELP Fall 2011 Minneapolis Youth Farm and Market Project Program Assistant – ELP Fall 2012 Minneapolis

* The number following an internship title indicates the total number of past interns with the same (or a very similar) title.

For these listings, the term and year represent the most recent internship.

**ELP stands for “Environmental Leadership Practicum.”