{"id":58531,"date":"2026-04-01T13:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58531"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:57:30","slug":"internship-ecosystem-management-research-internship-thurston-conservation-district-tumwater-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-ecosystem-management-research-internship-thurston-conservation-district-tumwater-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Ecosystem Management Research Internship, Thurston Conservation District (Tumwater, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ecosystem Management Research Internship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>One or more positions <\/em><br \/><em>UP to 40 hours\/week<br \/>$3,300\/month<br \/>Available period: June 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027<\/em><br \/><br \/>We are developing a strategy for adapting remote sensing data and field observations to track the status of ecosystem functions at a site, watershed, and county-wide scale. This work will be used to support the development and implementation of TCD programs and policies that aim to achieve a \u201cnet gain\u201d in ecosystem functions over time through a mixture of voluntary stewardship and incentives. This project will include research into \u201cbest available science\u201d and analysis of spatial data to evaluate ecosystem conditions, and development of a framework for assessing ecosystem condition, and testing practical methods for collecting data to describe change over time.<\/p>\n<p>We are seeking one or more graduate-level or senior undergraduate interns to participate in this project. This position will be able to accommodate hands-on training and mentorship and can be integrated with the timing and academic requirements of your school year or degree program. This opportunity is well suited to a graduate-level or experienced undergraduate with previous experiences in reviewing primary literature, GIS analysis, and field work in ecological sciences.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thurstoncd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ecosystem-Management-Research-Intern-PD-1.pdf\">Please see the full position description and application instructions here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TO APPLY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rolling Applications, First Review Deadline April 6, 2026. Questions can be directed to Paul@thurstoncd.com.<\/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":[14,18,26,4003,208],"tags":[4,215,8560,637,32,33,7,13,172,1289,9,334],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58531"}],"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=58531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58532,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58531\/revisions\/58532"}],"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=58531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}