Past Internships
Heron's Head Park - Bird Diversity and Abundance Monitoring
Heron's Head Park is an important habitat supporting nearly 78 species of birds. Throughout the semester interns will work with a biologist conducting regular field surveys, documenting findings, determining wildlife management policies, and discussing the future restoration priorities for the park.
S.F. Park and Recreation Department - Nursery
Gain hands-on experience in native plant propagation techniques (collection, seed treatments and sowing, up-planting, cuttings, watering, and record keeping), general nursery operations, and how well the nursery fits into the larger restoration cycle. The intern will gain experience in each phase of the propagation cycle, starting in the fall with nursery work and seed collection and ending with the start of the planting season.
Bay Magazine - Marketing Internship
As an intern at Bay Nature, you will discover how a small magazine works and make substantive contributions to the effort. You will focus on marketing and circulation, helping to design and create promotional materials, and representing Bay Nature at community events. You’ll also be exposed to many aspects of the business, such as editorial, photo research, advertising sales, circulation, newsstand sales, marketing, community outreach, special events, foundation grants, and administration. There are ample opportunities to learn, exercise your creativity, and help build a successful magazine. In addition, interns keep the office functioning by answering phones, shipping magazines, etc.
Mori Point - Invasive Species Mapping
Interns are needed to collect data to help Park Administrators make decisions about the protection and management of Mori Point’s natural resources. Interns learn plant identification, use of GIS, GPS, and hand mapping techniques in order to map species of plants. The final product will be a well-organized special and tabular data set that will be used for the management of invasive species at Mori Point. Work will take place outdoors at Mori Point and indoors at the office in Fort Mason.