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Environmental Steward Intern - FORCES/Niagara Region

New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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Ladders to the Outdoors Environmental Steward (Intern) - NYS Parks and Recreation FORCES Program

OVERVIEW

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is looking for a Naturalist Steward to support tree planting, habitat restoration, and youth education efforts at parks throughout the Niagara region. The intern will assist several programs within the OPRHP Niagara region, including FORCES, a volunteer program for high school and college students, and Ladders to the Outdoors, a program that provides outdoor recreation and environmental education programming to youth from underserved areas. 

-The intern will work 20-40 hours per week during the summer. Work will take place primarily in the field alongside park staff and volunteers with some duties in the regional office. 

 

DUTIES DESCRIPTION

  • Obtain knowledge and understanding of the Niagara and Genesee regions’ tree planting program, Niagara FORCES stewardship projects and the impact of the Ladders to the Outdoors program. 
  • Support field work for tree planting and habitat restoration projects. 
  • Assist FORCES and Ladders to the Outdoors staff with coordination of tree planting and stewardship projects throughout the Niagara region.
  • Assess Ladders to the Outdoors nature-based programming and provide recommendations to improve and expand programs. 
  • Develop and lead tree planting and other climate change-based programs for Ladders to the Outdoors youth participants.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Student candidate must be a current, undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in environmental studies, sustainability, landscape architecture, or similar discipline. 
  • Student candidates must be self-motivated, able to initiate projects and tasks, have good time management and organizational skills, and effectively work with park staff and the public.
  • Student candidates must have prior knowledge of working with youth or environmental field work preferred.

 

 

 

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to KeJuan.Harmon@parks.ny.gov 

by April 8th, 2024.