John James Audubon loved painting birds. His seminal work, Birds of America, was a collection of 435 beautiful life-size prints. To this day, when you hear the name Audubon, you think of birds. Interestingly enough, John James Audubon had no direct involvement with the founding of the National Audubon Society. Audubon’s widow, Lucy, tutored a man named George Bird Grinnell and some of Audubon’s love of birds must have rubbed off, as Grinnell was one of the Audubon Society’s founders. To this day, the Audubon Society persists in its mission “to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.” The Audubon Society works to achieve this mission through a national network of community-based nature centers and chapters and scientific, educational, and advocacy programs.
The National Audubon Society has a long list of current job and internship openings in a variety of locations across the country. We scanned over them, and identified all of the internships that appear to be available this fall. The Audubon does a great job of describing their internships, so you should get a good sense of the work involved with each.
We should also warn you that one job listing on the pagesays that the start date is in 2006. We hope that this is a result of a careless copy-paste job, but we have no way of knowing how recently all of these internships were posted (most of them look up to date though). We couldn’t find much information on what it’s like to work for Audubon, but it probably varies widely depending on location. If you’re a birder, and you’re looking for a non-profit Fall internship, figure out which of the above is most appealing and apply! The contact information varies depending on the internship, but you are expected to apply by e-mailing a cover letter and resume. Most of the internships are paid some sort of stipend or hourly wage, although the pay is very modest. A few of the other position listings seem to have no mention of whether they are paid or not.
Links to Help You Begin Your Research
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