BLM Arizona - helping students and recent graduates connect and gain job experience

Do you enjoy nature? Are you passionate about protecting, managing and conserving our public lands? Would you like to explore a career field related to what we do here at BLM Arizona?  You can trade the classroom for the great outdoors as part of an amazing internship program, all the while learning from and working alongside experienced professionals in breathtaking locations across Arizona and around the country. This exciting opportunity will allow you to explore your passion for nature, discover new talents and develop your skills. With BLM's multiple‐use mission, you can truly make a difference!

Internships include a wide array of opportunities for students and recent graduates:

• Park/Refuge/Monument Management & Administration
• Environmental/Civil Engineering/Urban Planning
• Historical and/or Cultural Resource Management
• Public Policy/Administration and Management
• Geographic Information Science (GIS)
• Cadastral Survey and Geological Sciences
• Public Affairs/Communication
• Natural Resource and Wildlife Management
• Environmental Policy and Management
• Business Management and Administration
• Tourism and Hospitality Services 
• Outdoor Recreation/Tourism 
• Rangeland Management
• Community and Public Outreach

Paid 2022 summer internships

• Geological Society of America: https://www.geosociety.org/geocorps/
• HACU Internship (Deadline Feb. 25, 2022): https://www.hacu.net/hacu/HNIP.asp
• INROADS Internship Program: https://inroads.org/blm/
• ABPA: https://abpadc.org/
• MANRRS Internship: http://info.manrrs.org/internship
• Hispanic Access Foundation https:// www.hispanicaccess.org/
• Greening Youth Foundation: https://gyfoundation.org/Partner-Internships
• Environment for the Americas: https://environmentamericas.org/efta-internships-landing-page/

High school students

• Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress: www.nycalc.org

Ongoing and recent graduate positions

• Phoenix Field School: On hiatus
• American Conservation Experience (paid-ongoing): https://www.usaconservation.org/
• AZ Conservation Corps (paid-ongoing): http://azcorps.org/join/
• Federal Government Pathways Recent Graduate Program: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=pathways&p=1
• Presidential Management Fellows Program: http://www.pmf.gov

For more information: contact Brooke Wheeler, Management and Program Analyst, at bwheeler@blm.gov