In cooperation with the Native Plant Society of Oregon, we offer 12 - 16 week internships in order to provide field experience to individuals considering restoration ecology or conservation biology as a career.

• Interns working in Native Seed Collection and Restoration will primarily be collecting seed from native prairie plants, including several threatened species, for restoration throughout the Willamette Valley.  Field work will also include collecting data for Common Garden experiments, as well as providing assistance on wetland restoration projects.
  
• Interns working on the Prairie Restoration Research crew will help on a large-scale research project studying prairie restoration methods in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.  Field work will include botanical surveys, soil sampling, and other ecological measurements. 
  
• Interns working on the Conservation Research crew will work on a variety of projects throughout Oregon including rare plant habitat surveys, threatened and endangered species research and monitoring, and invasive research.
  

	Conor Bidelspach Prairie Restoration Research Conor received his bachelors degree in Environmental Science with an option in terrestrial ecosystems from Oregon State University in March of 2008. He is currently focused on gathering experience in restoration ecology, and hopes to return to graduate school in the future. In the fall Conor is looking forward to heading across the country to live in Keene, New Hampshire for a year while his girlfriend, Erica, completes a dietetics internship there.
	Carl Elliot Prairie Restoration Research Carl is currently attending The Evergreen State College and is using his internship at the Institute for Applied Ecology to gain field ecology experience to compliment his academic degree in environmental studies.  He enjoys the challenges and learning opportunities that conservation and restoration research provides as well as delighting in spending working hours in beautiful prairies throughout Oregon and Washington.
	Denise Giles Conservation Research Denise is a native Oregonian who grew up on a homestead built by her great-great-great grandparents.  She completed her undergraduate education at Western Oregon University with degrees in both Spanish and Earth Sciences (Geology focus).  She is currently completing her MS at Oregon State University in Volcanology and Igneous Petrology.
	Brett Ivey Conservation Research
	Lisa Maas Conservation Research After spraying noxious weeds in Idaho and volunteering on organic farms in Belize, Lisa is excited to learn about endangered plant conservation with IAE.  Born and raised in Indiana, she graduated from Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA) in 2007, with degrees Environmental Science and biology.  Lisa believes that if she were a fruit, she'd be a tomato.
	Tara Stark Conservation Research Tara, a native Oregonian from Springfield, graduated from Linfield College in 2007 with a degree in Biology.  This fall, she'll be starting a Master's program in Plant Ecology at Cal Poly Pomonoa.  She loves working with plants and being outdoors.  Her favorite tree is the madrone.
	Christine Williams Prairie Restoration Research A native Oregonian from Eugene, Christine graduated from the University of Oregon in 2005 with degrees in Environmental studies and Geography.  She hopes to continue working with and learning more about native plants in the Willamette Valley and elsewhere.