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2010 Interns

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.

In 2010, three interns worked on the Conservation Research crew.  In addition, this the first year that we have participated in the Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering program through Saturday Academy

Our interns worked on a variety of projects throughout Oregon including rare plant habitat surveys, threatened and endangered species research and monitoring, and invasive research.

Andrew Dempsey-Karp
IAE/NPSO Intern

Andrew Dempsey-Karp
 
 
Andrew graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then served as a US Peace Corps volunteer int he Dominican Republic.  He later moved to New York City where he worked as a Park Ranger.  Andrew loves working with plants and the outdoors.  He is considering pursuing a graduate degree.
Kristen Emmett
IAE/NPSO Intern

Kristen Emmett
After earning a degree in Environmental Science from the University of Oregon, Kristen worked as a biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, a Plant Field Instructor for Multnomah Education Service District Outdoor School, and the Rocky Shores Naturalist for Sunset Bay State Park.  After working with IAE, Kristen will be working as an educator with the Olympic Park Institute.  She is planning on pursuing a career in environ
Geoff Gardner
IAE/NPSO Intern

Geoff Gardner
Geoff Graduated with a B.S. in Botany from the University of Arkansas in 2006. He has two years experience in a forest entomology labratory, has worked several summers in an entomology biocontrol lab, and has worked two summers with the USDA. Geoff loves plant research and hopes to pursue his graduate career in the near future.
Ian Finn
Apprenticeship in Science and Engineering program

Ian Finn

In just completed his sophomore year at Crescent Valley High School.  He enjoys sports, including basketball, lacrosse, golf, soccer, and running cross-country.  Ian's plans for the future include finishing high school then moving on to college.
Alexis Brickner
Crew leader, Ecologist

Alexis Brickner
Alexis earned her B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Kansas in 2007. Since then she has completed internships in riparian restoration, organic gardening, and Integrated Pest Management.  Alexis also worked as an IAE/NPSO intern in 2009.  She loves plants and ecology and will be pursuing these passions at OSU this fall in the Environmental Science Master's program.

 

 

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"Volunteers are the backbone, heart, and soul of the restoration movement. And whatever the eventual results of their labors may be, working to revive damaged ecosystems is transforming and strengthening their relationship with the rest of nature."

-William K. Stevens, Miracle Under the Oaks

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