Women in Conservation Internship
The Audubon Women in Conservation Field Internship was founded in New York in 2012 to provide professional opportunities for young women interested in pursuing careers in environmental science and conservation. Women in Conservation Field Interns develop skills in habitat stewardship and wildlife management through hands-on experience protecting beach-nesting birds. The position also integrates public outreach, volunteer coordination, and partner engagement.
Through continued support from Simon Roosevelt, the Audubon Women in Conservation Men’s Council, the advocacy of Allison Rockefeller, and generous funding from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Women in Conservation Field Internship Program has grown to include a class of five interns across three states–New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina.
In New York, field interns work tirelessly through the height of the breeding season on vital bird conservation projects across Long Island. The efforts they lead are helping to save one of the world’s most beloved and endangered birds: the Piping Plover. Since this internship program was established, our bird conservation program has been able to steward more birds at more sites than ever before.
Participants in the Field Intern Program
2019
Arielle Santos
University of Rhode Island, Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
Jackie Bitetto
Fordham University, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
2018
Erica Schwabach
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
2017
Lindsey DeLuna
SUNY Binghamton, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Bachelor of Arts in Biology
2016
Seren Bagcilar
University of Vermont, Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science
2015
Emma Carpenter
SUNY ESF, Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Science
Suzanne Jensen
State University of New York College of Environmental
2014
Emma Carpenter
SUNY ESF, Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Science
2013
Ingrid Brofman
University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology
Rachel Neville
Cornell University, Bachelor of Science in the Science of Natural and Environmental Systems
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