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Center Interns Go ‘Out West’ for the Summer
As summer begins, the Bill Lane Center will once again send a group of students off for a unique set of Western adventures. This year’s cohort includes 13 undergraduates and co-terms who will be spending their summers working in national parks, nature conservancies, hiking trails, rivers, or cities of the West. Stay tuned for blog posts from each of our interns as they chronicle their experiences throughout the summer.
2016 Interns in the West
| Location | Topic | Intern |
|---|---|---|
| Henry's Fork Foundation | Environmental Modeling Internship | Justin Appleby |
| Heyday Books | Sales and Marketing Internship | Iain Espey |
| San Francisco Estuary Institute | Resilient Landscapes Program Internship | Kate Roberts |
| Yellowstone National Park | Archaeology Internship | Seth Chambers |
| Yellowstone National Park | Curatorial Internship | Emily Santhanam |
| Yosemite National Park | Archives & Records Management Internship | Emilia Schrier |
| Yosemite National Park | Museum Internship | Rachel Lam |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Legislative Studies Internship | Princess Umodu |
| Trust for Public Land | Government Affairs Internship | Sarah Flamm |
| Trust for Public Land | Climate-Smart Cities Internship | Caroline Spears |
| Santa Lucia Conservancy | Adaptive Management and Conservation Internship | Julia Goolsby |
| Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trial | Trail and Community Development Internship | Courtney Pal |
| Golden Gate National Recreation Area | Historic Landscape Documentation Intern | Jaclyn Marcatili |
This summer, read about our interns on the Out West student blog. During the summer quarter, Center's interns and Research Assistants will be sending in virtual postcards, snapshots and reports on their work at organizations thoughout the West.
Learn more about our summer internships
Recent Center News
Architects of the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act tried to forestall conflict between state regulators and local groundwater users. But judging plans “inadequate” creates hard-to-reconcile differences.
How the carbon sink of permafrost in the far North is turning into a carbon emitter instead; two new national monuments honoring Native land; how federal renewable energy incentives could change the Nevada desert; the work of restoring prairie dogs and their habitat; and other recent environmental news from around the West.
It was a busy and rewarding year at the Bill Lane Center. We invite you to read our annual year-end letter and learn more about our 2024 research, programming and events. Happy holidays and happy trails!