{"id":58378,"date":"2026-03-18T19:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58378"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:26:21","slug":"internship-habitat-restoration-field-crew-internship-tumwater-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-habitat-restoration-field-crew-internship-tumwater-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Habitat Restoration Field Crew Internship, Thurston Conservation District (Tumwater, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tcd-is-hiring-habitat-restorat\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Habitat Restoration Field Crew Internship<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Accepting applications!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thurston Conservation District seeks an energetic, dedicated, and critical thinker with interest in <\/strong><br \/><strong>implementing habitat restoration projects, and working with diverse communities, to join our collaborative team in a fast-paced, hands-on and rewarding work environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This internship position will work on a 6-person field crew alongside our (Veteran Conservation Corps) VCC crew members under the supervision of the Thurston Conservation District (TCD) Habitat Restoration Crew Lead and Assistant Crew Lead. The crew will work on meaningful habitat restoration projects within Thurston County to serve their community by improving water quality, enhancing wildlife habitat, and preventing the spread of invasive weeds. The crew will work on public and private properties such as farms and conservation lands, to achieve individual, local and regional resource conservation and restoration goals in Thurston County. Fieldwork activities will include planting native trees and shrubs along rivers and streams, controlling or removing invasive vegetation, implementing erosion control<br \/>techniques, and participating in natural resource management projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Work week is Monday-Thursday, 7:00 am \u2013 5:30 pm; occasional evening and weekend hours are possible<br \/>\u2022 Interns receive a $3,200.00 monthly stipend to assist with living expenses<br \/>\u2022 Opportunity is March 31st \u2013 September 26th, 2025 (with the opportunity to extend)<br \/>\u2022 Interns will observe all federal and state holidays<br \/>\u2022 Interns who do not meet their hourly requirements will receive a reduced stipend<br \/>\u2022 All safety equipment (gloves, hard hats, eye protection, ear protection, rain gear etc.) is provided<\/p>\n<p>Read the full position description and application instructions <a href=\"http:\/\/thurstoncd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Habitat-Restoration-Field-Crew-Position-Description.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TO APPLY:<\/strong><br \/>Please submit your application electronically to job-applications@thurstoncd.com and please include Habitat Field Crew<br \/>Intern \u2013 YOUR NAME in the subject line. Please include the following in your application:<br \/>1. Resume, including relevant work experiences and course experience<br \/>2. Cover letter<br \/>3. Two (2) professional\/educational references<\/p>\n<p>Applicants will be interviewed as applications are received.<\/p>\n<p>If you recently applied for the Habitat Restoration Field Crew Internship, please expect to hear from us soon. Questions can be directed to <a href=\"mailto:Tjenkins@thurstoncd.com\">Tjenkins@thurstoncd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11259,"featured_media":34096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,18,4003],"tags":[4,215,901,32,1082,19,7,13,234,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58378"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58381,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58378\/revisions\/58381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}