Internships & Employment Opportunities
Contact MNAP for current status of positions: 287 8044
Would you like to gain experience in the field of conservation?
The Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP) periodically seeks volunteer Conservation Interns to aid information management and ecology staff in responding to environmental reviews and in gathering and maintaining information on Maine's rare, threatened, and endangered plants and natural communities.
MNAP is located within Maine's Department of Conservation and gathers, interprets, and maintains information on the state's biodiversity. MNAP information is used by researchers, land use planners, resource managers, and developers to make informed decisions regarding impacts to significant habitats. The Program also assists The Nature Conservancy and other conservation groups in determining priorities for land conservation in Maine.
What types of projects might be available?
- Rare species and natural community information management: Intern may interpret rare plant and natural community information from field forms, herbarium records, and journal articles, and incorporate data into our map, manual, and computer files.
- Environmental review: Intern may respond to requests for information on rare plants and natural communities, and review permit packages for impacts to rare species using maps and information contained in our data system.
- Managing source information: Intern may review and summarize pertinent information on rare plants, animals, and natural communities found in journal articles and publications and help develop our library system.
- Conservation planning: Intern may help define areas of conservation interest based on landscape and significant natural features.
- GIS work: Intern may use GIS in a number of projects ranging from preparing maps of rare feature locations for use by developers to mapping and querying features on screen.
- Land ownership research: Intern may travel to municipal offices to gather ownership information on potentially significant lands in Maine in an effort to identify and contact landowners prior to field surveys for significant ecological features.
- Conservation lands research: Intern may research information on existing conservation lands such as Fish and Wildlife Preserves, State Parks, and Public Lands to incorporate the information into conservation planning.
Do I need any special qualifications?
Course work in natural sciences, natural resource management, or environmental studies; computer experience; familiarity with topographic maps; good organizational skills and strict attention to detail are desired qualifications.
How do I apply?
If an open position is posted on this web site, please send a cover letter, resume and list of three references to Information Manager, Maine Natural Areas Program, State House Station #93, Augusta ME, 04333 or via e-mail.
