Internships
young conservationists
In 2014 Mendocino Land Trust began an annual and evolving summer internship program to provide hands-on educational opportunities for students interested in conservation. In recent summers, donor funding has enabled multi-student internships, providing environments that vibrantly showcase the value of teamwork and experiential diversity.
Enjoy this inspiring video made by one of our interns during summer 2021:
In 2021 interns included Finn Newman from Reed College, who joined us as the Paul Siegel Conservation Intern, as well as Fort Bragg locals Tauren Brown (maker of this video) and Esme Plascencia, our first Latino Outdoors Outreach Intern.
Since it began, this program has hosted 14 students—and with your support, we will look forward to hosting many more. The MLT team gains inspiration and young energy from our interns and they gain valuable hands-on conservation experience in the form of a paid internship that will prepare them for future environmental work.
Please consider donating in support of the work MLT does to prepare future generations for conservation projects.
Past Interns
2023
- John Ebinger – Paul Siegel Conservation Intern – Reed College
- Diego Ortega – MLT Conservation and Trails Intern – Cal Poly San Luis Osbispo
2023
- Emma Alliende – MLT Conservation and Trails Intern – Cal Poly San Luis Osbispo
- Indy Fitch – Paul Siegel Conservation Intern – Reed College
2022
- Khalil Laltoo – Paul Siegel Conservation Intern – Reed College
- Mia Sloane – MLT Conservation and Trails Intern – Oregon State University
2021
- Tauren Brown – Digital Outreach Intern – Fort Bragg Local
- Esme Plascencia – Latino Outdoors Outreach Intern – Fort Bragg Local
- Finn Newman – Paul Siegel Salmon Restoration Intern – Reed College
2019
Joseph Cofresi – Conservation Intern from Humboldt State University – Now works for California State Parks
Tory Cattaneo – Conservation Intern from Humboldt State University
Nancy McWilliams – Reed College
2018
- Marisa McGrew – Cal Poly Humboldt
- Clare Brase – Reed College
- Maggie Davies – Reed College
2017
- Emily Clark – Reed College
- Lance Spence – California Council of Land Trusts
- Clarke Stevenson – California Council of Land Trusts
What is Lance doing now?
2016
- Linden Mullins – Reed College
2015
- Garrett Linck – Reed College
2014
- Emily Merfeld – Reed College
Please donate so we can continue to train the next generation of conservationists!
How do I become a MLT intern?
If you are interested in learning more about MLT internship possibilities, please email anna@mendocinolandtrust.org. Tell us a little about yourself and what you are hoping to learn. Most of our internships take the form of a ten-week programs between June and August but other arrangements may be possible.