About internships at RPA

Welcome! We are currently accepting internship interest forms for Spring 2024.

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To apply for a Spring internship, please submit an internship interest form by 5pm on Friday, November 15. We plan to hold internship interviews on Zoom the week of November 27 and make decisions by December 1. Please note that at this time, all RPA internships are unpaid (volunteer).
 

Make a real difference

Our interns play an important role in supporting RPA's community conservation mission. An internship is a great way to connect with the community, learn new skills, and support RPA’s conservation work in a meaningful way.

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With an RPA internship, you'll join a community of people working to make a real difference. We want you to leave with great stories, a sense of accomplishment, and a sense of community.

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​We currently offer unpaid internships for college students. (If you are a college student interested in working with us to search for and apply for funding, that's something we can talk about.)

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We will work with you to create an internship experience that balances RPA’s needs with your strengths, interests and background.

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Want to find out more? Just fill out our quick internship interest form. There's no commitment -

it's just a way to start a conversation.

Questions? Contact Dan Morse at dan@rensselaerplateau.org.

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An RPA internship story

Early in 2020, Fiona, then a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) senior with a passion for ecology and community conservation, joined RPA as an intern. She was really excited to spend a few months studying the impacts of deer grazing on native plants at Poestenkill Community Forest.

 

Then came coronavirus, which required her to leave Troy for the semester and stay with her family. But Fiona's dedication didn't waver, and she made use of her backyard and some simple technology to create this iNaturalist video.​