Outreach Internship – Summer 2024
Harpeth Conservancy seeks a summer intern to work 5-10 hours/week during June and July 2024. Harpeth Conservancy is dedicated to protecting clean water and healthy ecosystems for rivers in Tennessee. The summer intern will support that mission through volunteer coordination, outreach, education, and other projects as needed.
About Harpeth Conservancy
Founded in 1999, the Harpeth Conservancy mission is to restore and protect clean water and healthy ecosystems for rivers in Tennessee by employing scientific expertise and collaborative relationships to develop, promote and support broad community stewardship and action.
Ideal candidates are available for these dates (or as many of them as possible!):
- June 6 – PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- June 8 – Richland Creek Clean Up, 9:30am-1pm
- June 13 – PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- June 15 – Mill Creek Clean Up, 9:30am-1pm
- June 20 – PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- June 26 -PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- July 2 – PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- July 11 – PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- July 18 – PEN Pals Summer Camp, 11am-4pm
- July 20 – Mill Creek Clean Up, 9:30am-1pm
- July 27 – Bluegrass on the Harpeth, all day
Responsibilities
- Assist with summer volunteer, outreach, and education opportunities
- Assist with social media content creation
Desired Skills, Experience, and Qualifications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willing to work indoors and outdoors
- Graphic design/Canva experience would be a plus
- Available weekends, as scheduled ahead of time
- Experience coordinating volunteer efforts and working with children
- Must be reliable, responsible, and flexible
- Access to a car to travel to various sites in the greater Nashville area
- Ability to participate within a multi-disciplinary team as well as act independently as needed.
- Interest in biology, wildlife, or environmental topics and issues is a plus
Internship Benefits
- Experience in environmental education, outreach, and volunteer management
- Event planning, research skills
- Office and nonprofit work environment experience
Please send cover letter and resume to Marie Campbell at mariecampbell@harpethriver.org with the subject line “Summer Outreach Internship.”