High School Interns

High School Internships

Appalachian Headwaters’ 2023 Paid Summer Internships for High School Students are available to rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. This 10-week internship program focuses on natural resources science and conservation work. This is a paid internship program based at Headwaters Park (334 Richland Ln, Lewisburg) in Greenbrier County, WV.

This program will provide “hands-on” and more traditional learning opportunities, to promote intellectual curiosity, to enrich and supplement high school classes, provide SAT or ACT preparation, and to generally help prepare high school students to apply for and succeed in college.

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Internship Goals

gain hands-on experience in field-based science and conservation work focused on native plants and pollinators, led by experts in their fields
contribute to understanding of biodiversity at a one-of-a-king regional environmental education and research facility
develop knowledge, skills and perspectives from working with a diverse team

Through their work at Appalachian Headwaters, interns will not only contribute to our ongoing programs, but will also gain valuable work experience, strong recommendation letters, and practical skills. Interns will work with other interns on a daily basis, supervised and mentored by highly qualified Headwaters fellows and staff. This internship will help students build a solid resume towards future opportunities in the biological and environmental sciences, and related fields.

Activities

Includes native plant nursery work, native plant landscape establishment and maintenance, native plant and pollinator surveys, pollinator habitat improvement projects
All internship activities are field-based, weather-dependent, and involve regular physical activity outdoors
Interns are responsible for their own transportation outside of internship activities.

Each intern will have a field-based project supervisor. Interns will do goal-setting with their project supervisor and will conduct weekly check-ins and a final evaluation. Interns may have the opportunity to define an independent project within their supervisor’s workplan to complete during the internship period.

Compensation

Students in the program will earn a $3,500 stipend for their participation in the program. This stipend will be paid in monthly installments, with the final payment upon successful completion of the internship.

Housing is provided onsite – including kitchen and laundry facilities.

Headwaters Park is located 6 miles from the nearest town (Lewisburg). Interns are responsible for their own transportation outside of internship activities.

Schedule

Mon, June 5 – Fri, August 11

Weekdays, 35 hrs/week

Weekly schedule set by supervisor

Selection Criteria

Academic achievement, interview, intellectual curiosity, recommendations, writing sample