Internships

Apr 29, 2022

Ian Warr: Through the Woods and Wetlands

The triangle region of North Carolina is one of the fastest growing areas in the country (Census.gov). Tens of thousands of people are moving here every year. To compensate for…

Mar 3, 2022

Teresa Purello: Seeing the World From Home

Less than 600 people have ever been to space. Less than 600 people have ever left this planet and seen it for what it truly is: a giant entity made…

Aug 13, 2021

LaRon Locklear: A Wonderful Summer in Mooresville

This summer has been one of my greatest experiences since I have been in college. I am interning with the Town of Mooresville North Carolina. Mooresville is in the southwestern…

Aug 12, 2021

Lauren Willhite: NCPIRG Internship, Change in Action

Have you ever seen issues with environmental justice, sustainability, or other issues on NC State’s campus and wanted to take action on it? I was a person who saw the…

Jun 21, 2021

Head Starting Gopher Frogs in the Croatan National Forest

I’m walking through a national forest, carrying an endangered species, and I am lost. Off the trail. What do I do? We’ll come back to this later. In the Spring…

May 25, 2021

Science Communication for a Young Audience – My Internship Experience

With the pandemic forcing kids to stay home from school, parents have been looking for activities to keep them occupied. What better way to engage kids than to get them…

Dec 10, 2020

Kate Shadwell: The Internship that Changed My Life

This is how a farm internship changed my life. In February 2020, I started my internship at the Eco-Institute in Chapel Hill. My duties consisted of basic farming skills like…

Dec 1, 2020

Emma Wilson: St. Francis’ Satyr Field Technician

It was my first semester at North Carolina State University: I was sitting in the front row of my Ecology course, and I was excitedly listening to the lecture on…

Nov 24, 2020

Courtney Kirberger: Meet the Millpond

How would you like to do something different everyday? While this wasn’t what I expected, that was exactly what happened during my time at Merchants Millpond State Park – and…

Jun 22, 2020

Ashlee George: Agroecology Education Farm Internship

Like most students at North Carolina State University, I ate the majority of my meals freshman year in Fountain Dining Hall. Right when you walk in, they have a giant…