Are you a skier or a snowboarder?

Colorado Wild seeks an intern
Join one of the most dynamic statewide non-profit forest conservation groups in Colorado, right here in Durango. 

Colorado Wild is a leading non-profit conservation organization dedicated to on-the-ground, strategic protection of forest ecosystems and wildlife habitat throughout Colorado. Through its Forest Watch Campaign and Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition programs, Colorado Wild works to preserve and restore native plants and animals throughout the forested high country of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

A Colorado Wild intern will be passionate about preserving and protecting Colorado’s forested high country. The internship will provide unique insight into effective environmental protection strategies and indispensable experience toward a career in the conservation movement.

Requirements:
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
•    Strong research and reading skills
•    General office skills (e.g., e-mail, phone, etc.)
•    Basic website development skills a plus.

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:
•    Research and summarize ski area expansion and resource conservation efforts for the annual Ski Area Environmental Scorecard.
•    compiling outreach information for the Ski Area Environmental Scorecard,
•    Organizing distribution of Ski Area Environmental Scorecards

More details:
The intern position would involve between 15-20 hours per week, the work would take place at Colorado Wild’s office on 9th and Main downtown. The work environment is casual and can be somewhat flexible to accommodate tests, projects. The work requires a team approach so the intern would be working alongside other Colorado Wild staff. 

•    This internship could fulfill your requirement for your environmental studies internship. See Professor Evans for FLC internship and credit information.
•    Upon completion of the internship agreement, the student will receive a cash stipend or receive Americorps funding for your education.

What is the Ski Area Environmental Reportcard?
Every November for the last nine years Colorado Wild along with a coalition of other conservation groups has released a report card to identify environmental practices among ski areas across the western US.  The goal of the report card is to inform potential ski area visitors of the environmental record of their favorite ski area.

The process of developing the report card involves sending out a survey to the ski areas in the early summer. The survey allows the ski areas to identify the things they do, and do not do, to protect the Forest Service land that they are leasing from the USFS.

To compliment the information we acquire through the surveys, in mid-summer we send out Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Forest Service to gather the rest of the pertinent information needed to complete the report card. Once we have gathered all the information we use an extensive rubric to come up with a grade.

The report card is released to the media and posted on the Ski Area Citizens Alliance website in November of each year.
Check it out at:
http://www.skiareacitizens.com/

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Application should include a cover letter and current resume. In your cover letter, please respond to the following:
1.    Take a paragraph or two to introduce yourself.
2.    Why are you interested in this internship?
3.    What skills can you bring to this position?
4.    What are your hobbies and interests?

Email application to: paul@coloradowild.org     subject: internship

•    Application is due: Thursday, April 22nd (Earth Day). The bulk of the work preparing the Ski Area Scorecard is in the fall, the ideal candidate will be available part time in June /July (flexible) and 10-15 hours a week fall semester 2010.

If you have questions or if you do not recieve a confirmation email saying your application has been received, please contact Paul at 385-9833 or paul@coloradowild.org.