George River Internship July 17-27
Students applying to participate in the internship should be highly motivated and interested in learning more about the area’s natural resources. Interns will assist biologists with salmon counts, sample fish for biological data, collect habitat information, and complete a structured curriculum of learning activities. These activities include analyzing fisheries data and environmental data.
Students will spend eight days at remote field camps along the George River and at the George River Weir. Travel to and from the project site, as well as room and board, will be fully covered.
Upon successful completion of the program, interns will receive a $700 stipend. Payment of the stipend is contingent upon completion of the required written curriculum.
High school students may earn:
0.5 Math credit — Statistics
0.5 Science credit — River Systems Ecology, or