Appalachian Headwaters

College Internships

Appalachian Headwaters offers a full time, 10 week, internship for college undergraduate students each summer June-August. Application instructions are posted each year in January and applications close in February. This internship provides hands-on applied field training in wildlife ecology, plant ecology, plant nursery work, habitat restoration, and community education. Interns live on-site in shared housing at Wood Thrush Park. Interns will take part in a wide variety of education, data collection, and research/monitoring activities with Headwaters PhD level staff (Dr. Collins and Dr. Saladyga) as well as restoration and plant nursery staff during their time in Southern West Virginia.


Application instructions for the full time 10-week college undergraduate internship (summer 2026) will be posted in January 2026.

We are also accepting applicants for a part time, spring 2026 internship. Please contact Dr. Collins, mcollins@appheadwaters.org for more information on the spring internship.