Marine Restoration InternAt — Orange County Coastkeeper

This internship program is geared towards students interested in marine research and habitat restoration. Major restoration events take place during the summer each year, but ongoing scientific surveys, planning and outreach tasks occur year-round.

Interns will learn about the complete process of habitat restoration from start to finish, including grant writing, fundraising, permitting, monitoring, and restoration. Current Coastkeeper restoration projects are focused on native eelgrass and oysters.

Tasks:

Responsibilities

Review and summarize relevant scientific literature
Assist with scientific monitoring in the field
Enter, organize and analyze data
Assist with data interpretation and production of summary reports
Attend and assist with restoration events in Newport Bay
Develop and improve outreach materials for the restoration program
Solicit volunteer help for restoration events and coordinate volunteer participation
Research potential grants and assist in developing grant applications
Generate a monthly blog post featuring your work with Coastkeeper
Provide support to other Coastkeeper projects, as well as general office assistance

Training:

Student will receive a mandatory general orientation, job shadowing of a marine restoration director and coordinator, and skills training including: grant writing, permitting, and GIS techniques.

Learning Outcome:

By the end of the academic internship, the student will be able to:
write a grant for a non profit organization
conduct a GIS related project
develop scientific outreach materials