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Nature Communications and Outreach Intern

June 1 - August 11, 2023

Join Nature Groupie and TrailFinder to help with social media, photography and merchandise sales!

This internship will assist two New Hampshire-based conservation organizations, Nature Groupie and TrailFinder, with outreach and communication projects. Projects will include: 

  • Creating written and visual content for both organizations’ social media and websites 
  • Photography 
  • Attending volunteer events 
  • Helping develop a communications toolkit for Nature Groupie 
  • Building marketing campaign for merchandise 
  • Hosting Nature Groupie booth at local events across NH 
  • In-person merchandise sales

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, volunteer workdays and trail visits. Periodic weekend availability required. Travel costs will be reimbursed. The internship is part of the Extension Internship Program. 

We are looking for someone enthusiastic and excited about nature and being outside. Additional attributes helpful: familiarity with social media, interest in environmental communication, wildlife, natural resources, environmental stewardship, ecology or similar fields, marketing of social responsible products, strong communication skills – oral, written - and the ability to work independently.

Applications are due February 24. To learn more or apply, click the link below and login into Handshake. 

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Nature Groupie Field Internship

June 1 - August 11, 2023

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!