Summer Fellowships, Programs & jobs

Research & Data Analytics Intern, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC

Outreach and Research Associate , Center for Economic Policy Research, Washington, DC

Analyst , Costello Medical, Boston, MA

Seattle Community Summer Crew Leader , The Student Conservation Association, Seattle, WA

Geospatial Intern at ARUP. Apply by March 31. 

Natural Resources GIS Intern/ Team Lead, Student Conservation Association. Apply by March 31. 

Kimball Scholarship for Environmental and Marine Studies for students from Cape Cod. Apply by March 31.
 
Citizens’ Climate Lobby/ Citizens’ Climate Education Internships. Apply by March 31.

Contracted Student Intern - DOER Renewable & Alternative Energy @ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bowdoin Connect Job. No deadline but applicants encouraged to apply by April 1. 

Contracted Student Intern - DOER Leading by Example Program @ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bowdoin Connect Job. No deadline but applicants encouraged to apply by April 1. 

Contracted Student Intern - DOER Policy, Planning, and Analysis @ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bowdoin Connect Job. No deadline but applicants encouraged to apply by April 1. 

Land Trust Internship, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Apply by April 1 

Maine School Garden Network Program Organizer. Apply by April 1. 

Climate Action Community Organizer at Freeport Climate Action Now. Apply by April 8.

Environmental Advocate, Clean Water Action. Apply by April 29. 

Civic Participation Associate . MinKwon Center for Community Action (formerly YKASEC) in New York City, NY. Apply by May 2. 

Environmental Planning Intern at Kimley-Horn. Apply by June 1.  

Research Technician, Maine Tree Foundation in Holt Forest, Arrowsic, ME. Apply by June 1.

Summer 2022 Climate Advocacy Certificate Program with Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Public Horticulture Intern at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. No deadline posted.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Summer 2022 Intern, No deadline posted.

Virtual Academic Internship, Environment and Health Program, Physicians for Social Responsibility. No deadline posted

GIS Analyst Summer 2022 Internship at Ballotpedia, Boston, MA. No deadline posted.

Summer Internship Program at American Flood Coalition, Washington, DC. No deadline posted. 

Planning Intern, The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in Wheaton, MD. No deadline posted.

Research Internship for Advocacy and Outreach at American Progress, Washington, DC. No deadline posted.

Environmental Services Internship with Stantec, Topsham, ME. No deadline posted. 

Maine Audubon has several openings, both full and part time with more coming through April.

 Featured Community Events

Bowdoin Events

• Biology Seminar with La'Shaye Cobley '12 PhD  A Tale of two sources: responses to urban vegetation to vehicle emissions and fertilizer application. La'Shaye is Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Review Board.  Friday, April 1 2:30-3:30 in Druck 20
• Women in STEM, with La'Shaye Cobley '12,Thurs. March 31, 4:30 pm in Hatch 214
   
• The Solar Panel on Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 pm in the Roux Lantern. By the end of 2023, all solar projects contracted by Bowdoin are expected to be online and producing power, covering 100% of current electric usage with Maine-based renewable energy! Join our panelists as we discuss what it takes to get large scale solar projects up and running and how these projects will help lay the foundation for Bowdoin to achieve the longer-term goal of electrifying the campus and eliminating the use of fossil fuels. 

Community Events

• One-Night Teach-In on Climate and Justice. Wednesday, March 30 5:00-8:00 pm. UNE’s One-Night Teach-In on Climate and Justice will maximize student and faculty engagement through short panels across multiple disciplines.  The forum will elicit solutions-oriented discussion among participants in fields of public health, literature, creative arts, psychology, sociology, natural sciences, and more.  Join the discussion and see how your field of study contributes to our brighter future.

• 2022 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference on Thursday, March 31 (all day) at the Augusta Civic Center. Keynote speakers include Judith East, director of the Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning in the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, will share her experience and strategies for working together across divides.

• 2030 Vision Climate Convergence  on Friday, April 22 7:00 pm - Sunday, April 24 2:00 PM in Norway, (Maine!). The theme of this year's ConvergenceÔÇ»is Collective Power for Climate Justice. It brings together different ideas and perspectives to inspire climate justice and climate action. Participants can attend one or all of the three days. Scholarships, and help with lodging and transportation areÔÇ»available.  

• 2022 Maine Land Conservation Conference. Workshops Tuesday, March 8 - Thursday, March 31 (via zoom). Attendees can take part live or listen to recordings when it fits their schedule. This year’s Conference includes topics such as: Making conservation lands more accessible to the adaptive community, engaging youth with municipal governments to combat climate change, the power of birds to amplify conservation and stewardship, and facilitating Wabanaki access to traditional Wabanaki territory for cultural uses. An anonymous donor is providing free registration to any Maine college or university student, Discount Code BASCHOLAR22. To learn more and register: https://www.mltn.org/2022-conference/

Environmental News

• Environment and Climate Podcast: The Oil Crisis, Saving the Planet, and Talking Climate Realism. Heartland’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely discuss the rapid increase of global gas prices. Joe Biden is pointing the finger at Russia. He’s missing the big picture. Bad domestic policy led to the high gas prices across America.

• The World Through a Lens In Wisconsin: Stowing Mowers, Pleasing Bees, Can the No Mow movement help transform the traditional American lawn- a manicured carpet of grass-- into something more ecolgogally beneficial? Anne Readel, New York Times, March 28, 2022 (did you know you can get digital access to current news (including the NY Times)  as a student for free through the Bowdoin library?)

• Solar Energy Explains Fast Yearly Retreat of Antarctica’s Sea Ice from University of Washington. In the Southern Hemisphere, the ice cover around Antarctica gradually expands from March to October each year. During this time the total ice area increases by 6 times to become larger than Russia. The sea ice then retreats at a faster pace, most dramatically around December, when Antarctica experiences constant daylight. New research led by the University of Washington explains why the ice retreats so quickly: Unlike other aspects of its behavior, Antarctic sea ice is just following simple rules of physics.

• Natural Resources of Maine (NRCM): Mainers need utilities that work for them, not against them. Right now the Legislature is considering a bill,ÔÇ»LD 1959, that represents a big step in the right direction toward providing better service from Maine’s electric utilities and putting us on track to hit Maine’s ambitious climate goals.ÔÇ» The version of LD 1959 that we are supporting—Report A—is being brought forward by Senators Stacy Brenner (D-Cumberland) and Eloise Vitelli (D-Sagadahoc) and achieves two important goals:ÔÇ»  
  • It establishes strict new performance metrics and a report card system for Maine’s utilities to ensure they are fulfilling their duties to provide good service at reasonable cost—and imposes mandatory financial penalties if they fail; and ÔÇ»  
  • It creates a new integrated grid planning process that will require utilities to be active participants in the transition to clean, affordable energy that powers our homes, businesses, and transportation. ÔÇ»  
  • Consider contacting Maine lawmakers about their positions on LD 1959 Report A.ÔÇ»ÔÇ»
     
•  Maine Climate Science Dashboard, Maine Climate Council

Featured Jobs and Fellowships For Graduating Seniors
 

Content and Website Manager, Friends of Acadia, Apply by March 30.

Senior Planner- Climate Corps Coordinator, Augusta, Maine Apply by April 1.

RAY Diversity Fellowship. Eligible applications will: Identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color and demonstrate interest in the conservation and/ or clean energy field(s); demonstrate a commitment to equity, environmental justice, and social change. Apply by April 3. 

Bringing Nature Home Program Manager at Maine Audubon, Apply by April 15. 

Pumpout Coordinator- seasonal (May-October), Friends of Casco Bay. Apply by April 15.

Grist- Fellowship program. Grow as a journalist while absorbing a universe of environmental knowledge. Apply by May 18.

Policy Analyst at Efficiency Maine Trust, Augusta, ME. No deadline posted.

Wildlife Technician at Stantec, Topsham, ME. No deadline posted. 

Sustainability & Innovation Energy Coordinator, City of Ann Arbor, MI. No deadline posted. 

Research and Data Analyst at Efficiency Maine Trust. No deadline posted. 

Visitor Programs Educator, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment (Oceanfront). No deadline posted.

2022 Bat Field Technician, Biodiversity Research Institute. No deadline posted.

Project Associate- Development, Encore Renewable Energy in Burlington, VT, No deadline posted. 

Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Policy Advocate. No deadline posted.

GIS Manager, Biodiversity Research Institute. No deadline posted.

Membership Coordinator, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. No deadline posted.

Avian Biologist, Biodiversity Research Institute. No deadline posted.

GIS Analyst, Tetra Tech, Portland, ME. No deadline posted.