SCA Alaska

The SCA is seeking an intern to work with the Bureau of Land Management in Anchorage, Alaska. This internship will be focused on cultural resource preservation in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act with primary focus on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, the Campbell Tract WWII Historic District and the Carter Spit Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

The intern will help survey and document sites in these areas and prepare determinations of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The intern will also work on file management for the Bureau’s digitization effort.

This internship will be based in Anchorage but will also involve fieldwork in remote areas of Alaska, dependent on funding. Small plane and helicopter travel are expected. The intern will prepare survey and monitoring reports during these trips. Candidates must possess basic archaeological and Geographic Information System skills. Advanced research and writing skills are also required.

Expected Dates: Feb. 3 – Nov. 8 Pay: $700/wk.

The SCA is seeking an interpretation intern to work at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center at the Tongass National Forest in Juneau, Alaska. The Mendenhall Glacier is one of the state’s top attractions with over 550,000 visitors a year.

Interpreters, as they’re known, aim to help visitors make their own connections to the forest and its stories. The intern will support the overhaul of the Center’s conservation education programs, including revamping existing programs and developing new ones, and assist with ongoing onsite program delivery.

Interns will wear a Forest Service uniform, receive conservation education and resource training, and have opportunities for both formal and informal mentoring in the field.

Expected Dates: Dec. 9 – April 25 Pay: $450/wk.

The SCA is seeking an intern to work at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on the Kenai Peninsula in Soldotna, Alaska.

This intern will serve as an assistant coordinator for the environmental education program, assisting with a variety of visitor service programs. As part of the visitor service team, duties will include organizing and facilitating K-6 school field trips; supporting summer camps, special events, and educational/interpretive programs; and providing information to Refuge visitors.

Expected Dates:  Feb. 9 – Nov. 15 Pay: $300/wk. (AmeriCorps Eligible)

The SCA is seeking an intern to work at the Arctic Interagency Visitor Center in Coldfoot, Alaska, located 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle in the Brooks Range Mountains. The visitor center is operated in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service.

The intern will greet visitors, create and present weekly formal interpretive programs, as well as daily pop-up programs or guided walks, write content for the website and social media, assist with volunteer coordination and maintain the visitor center.

Work will occur entirely inside the visitor center or on nearby trails. Applicants should be comfortable with remote, rural living and 24-hour sunlight.

Expected Dates: May 12 – Sept. 14 Pay: $600/wk. (AmeriCorps Eligible)

The SCA is seeking two interns to assist the Technical Information Specialist within the Pipeline Monitoring and Environmental Compliance Section at the Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office in Anchorage, Alaska.

The interns will participate in a comprehensive inventory of Trans-Alaska Pipeline records in accordance with defined metadata requirements for transfer to the National Archives and Records Administration for storage.

Candidates must have high-level organizational skills, attention to detail, effective communication and problem-solving skills.

Expected Dates: Nov. 18 – May 18 Pay: $600/wk. (AmeriCorps Eligible)

The SCA Alaska Conservation Corps – an AmeriCorps program focused on leadership development, trail maintenance projects and women’s fire teams – provides youth and young adults opportunities to grow competitive skills to prepare them for future careers in environmental conservation.

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