Providing real life career experiences
Our Natural Resources Internships connect students with real-life field research projects and natural resource professionals over 8 weeks during the summer. Our goal is to provide practical and career-building experiences for Wallowa County juniors and seniors that will help give our youth a step up when entering the future workforce.
Why should you apply for our high school internship?
It's an outdoor, paid internship that looks great on resumes and college applications ($15/hour)
You'll gain skills for careers in wildlife, forestry, and natural resources
You can explore a profession by doing it rather than just reading about it--you'll be on a field team in a learning environment different from school
You will gain valuable workplace skills and training that can be applied to any career actually working with professionals in the field
You will be a part of a mentored and unique work experience that is aimed at helping you achieve new heights
Are You Eligible to Apply?
Students of the internship program:
Must be 15 years old by the first day of the internship
Must be legally able to work in the U.S. (e.g., must have a Social Security Number)
Must attend a local high school and be able to commute to Wallowa Resources' office on a daily basis
Have an interest in working both in the office and outside
How to apply
Between 4 and 8 students will be selected for this program. Applications will be available in early March. To apply, visit our youth education website, wallowainstitute.org/hawk, and fill out our google form application. Applicants will be contacted to schedule a phone interview with the program lead instructor. The internship occurs from mid-June to early August. Typical work weeks run Monday-Thursday from 8:30am-3:00pm.
Questions? Contact Lindsay Miller.
Want to get a more in depth look at the HAWK internship? We made a podcast about it! Click here to listen!
Rural Engagement & Vitality Center
Leaders at Eastern Oregon University, Oregon’s designated rural university, recognized that they were sitting on a vast resource: a pipeline of talented young people with creativity, energy and desire to make an impact. Why not pair those students, under the guidance of faculty, with regional leaders in government, business, arts, culture, health care, and natural resources to identify and solve problems? With this goal in mind, the REV Center was born through a joint venture between Eastern Oregon University and Wallowa Resources.
The REV Center connects university students to neighboring rural communities through carefully designed projects involving students and local citizens to address local issues. These projects will address strategies that encourage the revitalization of rural communities, and increase the likelihood that students will identify opportunities for work in rural Eastern Oregon after graduating.
