About Internships at
Pacific Biodiversity Institute

Pacific Biodiversity Institute has a well-established internship program that offers exceptional opportunities for people seeking further education and a stepping-stone to employment in some area of conservation or scientific research. We have provided interns with education and work experience in:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Ecology
  • Forestry
  • Botany
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Mapping and Landscape Analysis (GIS)
  • Aerial-Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing
  • Public and Media Outreach
  • Non-profit Organizational Management
  • Development and Fundraising

Internships generally run for three-month periods, full-time. The program is available year-round and is open to undergraduate students, post-graduates, graduate students, or other interested persons. Some of our internships are based out of our field research sites while other internships are based out of Winthrop, Washington, in the heart of the spectacular North Cascade Mountains. Interns may be able to stay at a furnished cabin within 2 blocks of the center of Winthrop, with a beautiful view of the wild Chewuch River.


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Be sure to check out the articles from our 2003 Internship Newsletter and Winter 2001 Newsletter, “Expanding Horizons: the Intern Experience” and “The Alien Weeds Project.” These articles were written by interns about their experiences with Pacific Biodiversity Institute.

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Interns by Year

2011
Sue Ann Gifford, Anacortes, WA
Hannah Edwards, University of Glasgow, Scotland

2010
Asako Yamamuro, PhD, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Steven Gnam, Seattle, WA

2009
Katy White, British Columbia, Canada
Steven Gnam, Seattle, WA

2008
Sherrie Farmer, Winthrop, WA
Alexis Monetta, Eastern Washington University, Winthrop, WA
Diana Hackenburg, Marietta College, Clyde, OH
Lin Kyan, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

2007
LeChi Huynh, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Lin Kyan, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

2006
LeChi Huynh, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Tyghe Stuart, Newport, WA
Danielle Muir, Spokane, WA
Scott Heller, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ
Phyllis Murra, Winthrop, WA

2005
Phyllis Murra, Winthrop, WA
Elizabeth Ray, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2004
Shannon Ulrich, Bryn Mawr College, PA
Santosh Shantaram Gaikwad, National Chemical Lab, Pune, India
Priscilla Preston, Sonoma State University, CA Rohnert Park, CA
Dane Springmeyer, Middlebury College, Vermont and Blakely Island, WA
Scott Wagner, Strafford, NH; graduate of Dartmouth College, NH

2003
Dawn Lemke, Massey University, New Zealand
Hans Smith, Mercer Island, WA
Heather Evans, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Mona Johnston, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Jill Smith, Twisp, WA
Orfa Rodriguez, Quito, Ecuador

2002
Nicole M. Hartz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Emily Reinecke, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Rebecca Wahl, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
Lizz Wandag, Palawan Island, Philippines

2001
Leyla Arsan, Prescott College, OR
Hillary Knack, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Alena Workowski, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Issac Standen, Western Washington University, WA
Amber Sands, University of California, Los Angles, CA
Jessica Toubman, Oberlin College, OH
Kira Besh, Linfield College, OR

2000
Isabelle Jollit, France and Germany Institut fuer Technische Weiterbildung
Aaron Miller, University of Wisconsin, WI
Rebecca Schultze, South Dakota State University, SD
Pamela Becwar, University of Idaho, ID
Kirsten Harma, Western Washington University, WA
Suzanne Zanelli, Western Washington University, WA

1999
Ryan Hopkins, Seattle University, WA
Steve Willer, Central Oregon Community College, OR
Ben Sabold, Central Washington University, WA
Kendra Bradford, San Francisco State University, CA
Maureen Dunn, Mt. Holyoke College, MA
Michael Hiener, Boulder, CO

1998
Sarah Masco, Western Washington University, WA

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