<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Davis, Leona - (leonafdavis)</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:leonafdavis@arizona.edu">leonafdavis@arizona.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 9:57 AM<br>Subject: Paid student internships at environmental organizations<br>To: <a href="mailto:uofatierraseca@gmail.com">uofatierraseca@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:uofatierraseca@gmail.com">uofatierraseca@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Tierra Seca leaders,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are now recruiting for the 2022-23 Earth Grant student cohort, a leadership development and paid internship program for UArizona undergrads passionate about environmental and community issues. I aimed to chat with you during the SNRE
fair on Friday, but your table was popular and I didn’t get a chance! I wanted to ask if you would be able to share this program info, below, with your members, especially as some of our internship opportunities are field-based and related to land management.
Details about the program are below. Just let me know if you have any questions.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#00b050">Earth Grant </span>is a leadership development and paid internship program for a UArizona students passionate about environmental and community resilience.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This program is open to undergraduates from any department or major who wish to develop their professional skills and experience in environment-related fields. This program prioritizes diverse identities and perspectives in our student
cohort members and others we partner with, though students of all identities are eligible to apply.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.environment.arizona.edu/earthgrant" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img style="width:6.3666in;height:6.3666in" id="m_-1357758215745377199Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:17fdcb3e5864ce8e91" alt="This photo collage shows various Earth Grant students engaged in their internship work and cohort activities. Students are shown building with straw bale, monitoring native fish, posing by a large compost pile, gardening, and walking in the Sonoran Desert." width="611" height="611" border="0"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Image description: This photo collage shows various Earth Grant students engaged in their internship work and cohort activities. Students are shown building with straw bale, monitoring native fish, posing by a large compost pile, gardening,
and walking in the Sonoran Desert.<u></u><u></u></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#00b050">About the program: </span></b>Participation in this program includes working at a paid internship and participating in weekly cohort activities for the academic year (Fall 2022 and Spring 2023)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Paid internship</b>- Individually, each student is matched with a professional mentor working in their field of interest for a 5-20 hr/week internship, and paid as a UA student employee at $18/hr. In this internship, the student has
the chance to try out a professional field that they consider pursuing, while contributing to real-world projects that benefit communities and the environment.
<a href="https://environment.arizona.edu/earthgrant/2022-23-internships" target="_blank">Learn more about our 2022-23 internships</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cohort activities</b>- As a cohort, students engage in weekly activities to learn and practice cross-sector leadership and professional skills, and regularly reflect, share struggles and give feedback within this group of peers who care
about the similar issues. These meetings are collaborative and participatory, and designed to build lasting relationships which continue after the program year. Students earn one academic credit per semester (RNR496) for cohort activities.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://environment.arizona.edu/earthgrant" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></b>
<b>to learn more and apply! Applications due Monday, April 25.<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Application questions? </b>Join us for an informational webinar and application walk through for students,
<b>Friday April 15 from 12:30-1pm</b>. No registration necessary. Click to join:<b>
</b><a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/85905435582" target="_blank">https://arizona.zoom.us/j/85905435582</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Internship opportunities include:<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Pima County Office of Sustainability and Conservation – Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan Intern:
</b>Pima County's Ecological Monitoring Program, housed within the Office of Sustainability and Conservation, is an important component of the County's conservation and stewardship of its more than 250,000 acres of open space lands. The Ecological Monitoring
Program is a collaborative effort, working with many County staff in different departments, as well as a variety of local, state, and federal partners. The monitoring program is tasked with tracking the health of the County's open space lands and is an important
part of the County's compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act through its Section 10 permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The intern will work with a variety of staff in the field as well as in the office. Office-based work will include working towards developing a digital photo management system to effectively store, organize, and tag large numbers of images
related to the monitoring program (images of resources, places, species, etc.). Field work will be an important and regular part of the intern's experience and will target monitoring plants and animals on the County's lands. In particular, there will be
opportunities to contribute meaningfully towards creation and implementation of monitoring protocols for rare wetland plants, as well as an endangered cactus species.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="https://webcms.pima.gov/government/sustainability_and_conservation/" target="_blank">https://webcms.pima.gov/government/sustainability_and_conservation/</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST) – CCAST Program Assistant:</b> This writing-intensive internship is a great opportunity to gain more experience with active water and natural resource management programs,
work closely with senior scientists, land managers, and a diverse group of stakeholders to produce publications of value and provide support to the conservation community. The work involves interacting with a team of senior scientists and the diverse stakeholders
CCAST supports. This includes drafting and editing case studies for publication on the CCAST website, and support for emerging Communities of Practice (i.e., networks of practitioners, researchers, and policy makers) for non-native aquatic species, grassland
restoration, drought management, and pollinator conservation. Internship work will involve regular interaction with scientists and managers across federal, state, and tribal government agencies, NGOs, research institutions, and private landowners. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=01245fcb9dec43938996e18b53f0f142" target="_blank">Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST) (arcgis.com)</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>AZ Department of Forestry and Fire Management – Arizona Magnificent Tree Program Assistant:</b> The Arizona Magnificent Trees Program, sponsored by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM), seeks to create a living
record of magnificent and majestic trees in our state’s forests and communities. Trees play an important role in the ecosystem and human health and well-being, including environmental benefits, economic benefits, and aesthetic and psychological benefits. The
Arizona Magnificent Tree Program connects us to trees, increases awareness of the field of forestry and urban forestry, and encourages people to pay attention to trees as critical ecosystem species. Specifically, the Arizona Magnificent Tree Program is an
award program designed to publicly recognize trees that are the largest of their species (Champion Trees), trees that have cultural significance and a direct connection to people (Heritage Trees), and trees that are proven to have been in their same location
before Arizona Statehood in 1912 (Witness Trees). We’ve got a database full of magnificent trees that have been nominated over the last 22 years, as well as a list of 50+ trees that need to be reverified and have recently trained a group of volunteers to help
us measure those so we can get back on track in 2022. Depending upon your interests, you can help us with one or more of the following: (1) Measurement of trees located in various locations across the state; (2) Editing and modification of the database that
houses the tree measurement and champion tree data; (3) Edits and updates to the AZ Magnificent Tree Program Guidance Manual; (4) Scanning of historical documents from nominations received prior to 2017; (5) GIS/Google Map of publicly accessible nominated
trees for sharing with the community; (6) Assisting with or participating in tree measurement workshop in Sedona (in September 2022) and Tucson/Southern AZ (in Spring 2023)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="http://www.dffm.az.gov/" target="_blank">www.dffm.az.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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