Out West student blog
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
In many drought-stricken regions, water security is threatened by shifting climate and demographic conditions. In research funded by the Woods Institute for the Environment, Center Director Bruce Cain and colleagues will develop a new approach to drought management that accounts for long-term socio-environmental change.
Stanford research reveals the rapidly growing influence of wildfire smoke on air quality trends across most of the United States. Wildfire smoke in recent years has slowed or reversed progress toward cleaner air in 35 states, erasing a quarter of gains made since 2000.
Journalists covering the American West can apply for a fellowship that offers a $5,000 stipend. The Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University will be accepting applications for its Western Media Fellowship through October 9, 2023.