Welcome!
Welcome to the Experiential Learning and Opportunities page. On this page you will find information on our Experiential Learning requirement as well as updated information on internships, job opportunities, and other exciting opportunities for Environmental Studies majors and minors.
What is Experiential Learning?
- Experiential Learning is learning through situations that mimic work experience in a profession you’re considering for your career!
- Environmental Studies students have completed internships, researched with a faculty member, or worked with a volunteer organization.
- Experiential learning can help you refine your career interests, or even identify a potential capstone topic!
Scroll down to find opportunities and explore what past students have done!
Tips for success
- Keep a journal of your activities and thoughts during your experience.
- Include descriptions of your work, connections to your coursework, reflections on your professional interests and strengths.
- Collect any documents, photos and contact information for later reference.
You deserve to be paid for your work
If you find an exciting unpaid internship, you don’t have to turn it down! PLU has opportunities for supplemental internship funding. Find out more here.
Where do I begin?
Below you will find a list of local and national organizations. We also recommend that you contact Alumni and Student Relations.
| CATEGORY | ORGANIZATION | APPLY |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture: | ||
| Harvest Pierce County | ||
| Hilltop Urban Gardens | ||
| Conservation and Ecology: | ||
| Earth Corps | Volunteer Calendar |
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| Earth Economics | ||
| Forterra | Upcoming Events |
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| Tahoma Audubon Society | Volunteer | |
| Sierra Club of Pierce County - Tatoosh Group | Volunteer | |
| Washington State Conservation Association | ||
| Washington Department of Ecology | Jobs | |
| Pierce County | ||
| Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium | ||
| Tacoma Nature Center | Volunteer | |
| Environmental and Social Justice: | ||
| Front and Centered: Communities of Color for Climate Justice | Opportunities |
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| Fuse Washington | ||
| Puget Sound Sage | Jobs | |
| Forestry: | ||
| Vashon Forest Stewards | More Information | |
| Water: | ||
| Citizens for a Healthy Bay | ||
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Volunteer | |
| Harbor WildWatch | Volunteer | |
| Nisqually Land Trust | Volunteer | |
| Puget Creek Restoration Society | ||
| Washington Environmental Council | Volunteer |
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| Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability | More Information |
| ORGANIZATION | WEBSITE | APPLY |
|---|---|---|
| The Student Conservation Association | Explore opportunities in Conservation work across the country, or narrow your search to your home state | Positions |
| EcoJobs | Internships | |
| Orion Magazine | Jobs |
Some of these organizations may not currently have positions listed on their websites. But we strongly encourage you to reach out directly in case they are looking for someone like you!
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