Recreation Intern

Nevada is among the nation’s most urban states. Tourism is the main industry in the state and since the economic downturn Nevada has seen a major increase in use of public lands by residents. This coupled with significant state, county, and city budget cuts for parks and recreation, has meant the recreation resources are used more than ever, yet there is less funding available for conducting public programs and community events at parks. In Washoe County alone, more than 150 seasonal park positions have been eliminated due to budget cuts. This leaves the parks significantly understaffed and unsupported.

The Great Basin Institute is hiring one recreation intern to provide staff support to the Nevada BLM. The intern will assist with land management and visitor services needs that are presently under-supported. Activities may include, but are not limited to: visitor services (staff support for visitor centers and information kiosks); environmental educational, outreach, and interpretive talks to general public; maintain site conditions (may include cleaning/improving public land areas); environmental monitoring; natural resource management; and recreation use permit administration.

Each intern will also facilitate clean energy education and outreach to the general public. As renewable energy development continues to increase, the communication of clean energy efforts to the public is of increasing importance. Interns may address a variety of clean energy topics which may include, but are not limited to: types of renewable energy developments in Nevada, potential environmental impacts of renewable energy development, and the significance of renewable energy development for land management issues and strategies.