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Availability of summer internships TBD for 2025.

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Nature Groupie Field Internship

Nature Groupie hosts interns every summer who do a variety of 4-6 stewardship and citizen science field projects based out of the UNH campus in Durham, NH.

Examples of past internship projects include:
- Monitoring coastal marshes for invasive plants (UNH Extension, US Fish & Wildlife Service)
- Trail maintenance and construction (Town of Durham, Southeast Land Trust)
- Ecological restoration using native shrubs and perennials (Town of New Castle)
- Endangered butterfly habitat surveys (NH Fish & Game)
- Endangered bat and cottontail rabbit surveys (NH Fish & Game, US Fish & Wildlife Service)
- Invasive plant management (UNH Office of Woodlands)
- Conservation easement monitoring (Town of Durham, Bear Paw Regional Greenways)

This internship position is full-time through the summer, about 30-35 hours per week from June 1 - August 11. The intern will be based in Durham, NH with travel required for events, workdays and trail visits. Travel costs will be reimbursed. The internship is part of the Extension Internship Program. 

Primarily we are looking for someone enthusiastic and excited about nature and being outside. Familiarity with  environmental communication, wildlife, natural resources, environmental stewardship, ecology or similar fields, strong communication skills – oral, written - and the ability to work independently all a plus.

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Nature Groupie has hosted interns since 2014! See all our our past interns:

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Every summer, Nature Groupie interns post stories about their experiences. Learn about what an internship with Nature Groupie can do for your career below!