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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.
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