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Forestry Internship Program

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Overview

Forestry Internship Program

Funder: WellKind (Teravana Trust)

Geographic Scope: Sonoma and Marin Counties, California

Program Type: Educational internship (not a grant/funding opportunity for external applicants)

Focus Areas:

  • Forest health, resilience, and biodiversity

  • Habitat management training

  • Forestry policy and practices

  • Forestry science

  • Environmental communications

  • Climate change adaptation

  • Soil health and regenerative agriculture

  • Ecosystem restoration

  • Water quality testing

  • Wildlife conservation

    • Eligibility:

  • High school students ages 16-18

  • Located in Sonoma and Marin Counties

    • Program Components:

  • Academic and vocational training

  • Classroom instruction with expert presenters

  • Field trips to ecological sites (Point Reyes National Seashore, restoration sites)

  • Hands-on habitat management work

  • Real-world projects including habitat management planning

  • Environmental communications projects (blogs, social media, videos)

  • Career panel with environmental professionals

    • Partner Organizations:

  • Marin County Office of Education's School to Career Partnership

  • University of California, Berkeley

    • Key Instructors:

  • Catriona Glazebrook (Executive Director, 30+ years habitat management experience)

  • Walker Laughlin (Program & Development Manager)

    • Guest Presenters Include:

  • Dr. James Powell (Geologist, NSF member, climate change research)

  • Diana Beresford-Kroeger (Internationally recognized botanist)

  • Jared Holmes (Conservation Biologist, Selah Bamberger Ranch Preserve)

  • Dr. Ray Ward (Founder, Ward Laboratories, soil science)

    • Topics Covered:

  • Climate change trends and impacts

  • Natural resource management

  • Landscape plan design

  • Water, soil, and ecosystem health testing

  • Innovative ecosystem design

  • Environmental communications tools

  • Peer-reviewed research analysis

  • Green careers in environmental field

    • Contact: WellKind (info@wellkind.org)

    How to Apply

    Application/Registration Process

    Registration: Available online via registration link

    Program Timeline: Summer-based program with classroom instruction, field trips, hands-on work, and culminating career panel

    Program Culmination: Career panel (August 9 historically) featuring environmental scientists, activists, and green industry leaders, broadcast on Zoom to international audience

    Deliverables/Projects:

  • Participation in habitat management work (water quality testing, tree fertilization, site restoration)

  • Contribution to 700-acre habitat management plan

  • Environmental communications projects (blog posts, social media content, short videos)

  • Real-world ecosystem restoration data collection

    • Note: This is an educational internship program rather than a grant funding opportunity. Students do not receive monetary awards but gain training, experience, and education.

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