Highstead is a regional non-profit conservation organization located in Redding, Connecticut. Highstead's conservation program is engaged in building the capacity of partners to develop and achieve large landscape conservation strategies in New England in support of the Wildlands & Woodlands (W&W) Initiative.
Interns will work with Highstead’s Senior Conservationist for Conservation Finance to implement research, outreach, and policy projects that will inform our partners on where and how new conservation finance opportunities may emerge. Interns will advance conservation in New England by bringing energy and enthusiasm as well as writing, researching, and/or GIS skills to one or more of the following initiatives, depending on interests and skills: • Conduct Carbon Offset Feasibility Study • Survey Private Funding for Conservation • Investigate Watershed-scale Land Protection Opportunities • Conduct Policy Analysis: Review existing state and local conservation funding policies • Support Conservation Trends Research. We seek a recent graduate of a Bachelors or Masters-level program with a demonstrated interest and enthusiasm for the development and implementation of real-world strategies for the following areas: conservation finance, landscape ecology, land conservation, and forest policy. Candidates must have good writing, research, and organizational skills. Priority will be given to candidates with strong GIS, survey design, database development, and quantitative skills. They must be comfortable working in a group setting and also taking individual initiative, as they will have considerable responsibility for advancing one or more projects. Candidates must have access to a car for travel within, and in some cases outside of, Connecticut. Position Dates: Monday, May 29 – Friday, August 11, 2017. Stipend: $5,000 and free furnished housing. To apply, please submit résumé and 1-page letter of interest to jcolo...@highstead.net, with “Conservation Internship” in the subject. Review of applications will begin February 15 and continue until position is filled. -- *Jody Cologgi* Highstead 127 Lonetown Road Redding, CT 06875 (203) 938-8809 jcolo...@highstead.net
