Waterway Stewardship

Internship Openings

Waterway Stewardship Internship (internship credit/unpaid): Apply by Nov. 2

Apply to be a Waterway Stewardship Intern for Winter 2027 and take part in an exciting opportunity to be part of a major campus investment to renew the Arboretum Waterway. The goals of this hands-on, field-based internship are to benefit water quality, riparian habitat, campus research and the community. Interns will become familiar with land and water management concepts of sustainable environmental design, stormwater management, and native habitat restoration in an urban setting.

Internship hours are Fridays from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Apply here by Nov. 2, 2026

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Waterway Stewardship

Become a Waterway Stewardship Intern and take part in an exciting opportunity to be a part of a major campus investment to renew the Arboretum Waterway. The goals of the internship are to benefit water quality, riparian habitat, campus research, and the community.

Interns will become familiar with land and water management concepts of sustainable environmental design, storm water management, and native habitat restoration in an urban setting. Thinking globally and acting locally, this team will consider the many ways water is essential to life and how we can improve the quality and quantity of water available.

As a place-based internship, interns will gain practical skills and knowledge, foster teamwork, and develop their leadership skills, while contributing to projects that maintain and improve the Arboretum Waterway.