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Environmental Field School

The Environmental Field School is a combined academic and internship program. Selected participants enroll for academic credit, are placed to work full-time in National Parks and National Forest units for 8-10 weeks over the summer, and then complete a major research paper on an approved topic of their choice related to pressing social or natural science challenges faced by the unit.

Tasks and projects vary between placements, but have recently included:

Housing is typically provided on site, and start and end dates of the placements are coordinated with the student and National Park or Forest.

In recent years, sites included the following federal units:

Contact Dr. Trish Beddows, Director of the Environmental Field School for more information: patricia@earth.northwestern.edu.