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Organization: Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever

Organization Overview: Pheasants Forever’s and Quail Forever’s mission is to conserve pheasants, quail, and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public access, education, and conservation advocacy.

Minnesota Conservation Interns: Seven internships available. Get your boots wet and your hands a little dirty in this 90-day summer internship with Pheasants Forever in partnership with NRCS.  This internship is designed to teach the aspiring wildlife professional about a career in natural resources.  The internship will focus on the field portion of USDA’s farm bill related conservation practices.  Your direct supervision will come from Pheasants Forever, in partnership with NRCS.  Your supervisor will spend two to three weeks teaching you the ins and outs of plant identification, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) standards and practices, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) standards and practices.  You will then take what you learned and put it into practice while traveling between counties within your work area inventorying plants, and evaluating the resources to ensure the intent of the practices are being followed by the private landowners. Application deadline is March 10, 2024.

Minnesota Grazing Intern: One internship available. Get your boots wet and your hands a little dirty in this summer internship with Pheasants Forever in partnership with NRCS.  This internship is designed to teach the aspiring wildlife professional about a career in natural resources.  The internship will focus on the field portion of USDA’s farm bill related grazing conservation practices.  Your direct supervision will come from Pheasants Forever, in partnership with NRCS.  Your supervisor will spend two to three weeks teaching you the ins and outs of plant identification, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) standards and practices, forage balance worksheets, pasture conditioning, pasture scoring, and other agency standards.  You will then take what you learned and put it into practice while traveling between counties within your work area working with livestock producers on their rotational grazing plans. Application deadline is March 10, 2024.

Nebraska Wildlife Biologist Interns: Four internships available. Work in a joint capacity with Pheasants Forever, Inc. (PF), the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to assist in the implementation of conservation programs and wildlife management projects. Activities may include conducting CRP contract status reviews, contract coordination and planning, site assessment and monitoring, sign posting and reporting. Intern will work closely with multiple wildlife biologists assisting with various projects related to wildlife management. Application deadline is March 1, 2024.