Monday, June 19 - Friday, June 23, 2023
This summer, the McBride Internship will launch a Colorado-based pilot program for Lewa alumni. Building on the experiences and rhythm of the Africa Internship and blessed with McBride Ranch and the Elk Mountains as our classroom, the Colorado Internship focuses on finding inspiration and guidance through an unfiltered connection with nature and insightful discussions with local environmental leaders.
During the week, interns will have the opportunity to:
The Colorado Internship is designed to deepen appreciation for the landscapes surrounding our valley; to broaden the perspectives and leadership capacity of Lewa alumni; and discover ways individual skills and interests intersect with protecting places we love.
This summer, the McBride Internship will launch a Colorado-based pilot program for Lewa alumni. Building on the experiences and rhythm of the Africa Internship and blessed with McBride Ranch and the Elk Mountains as our classroom, the Colorado Internship focuses on finding inspiration and guidance through an unfiltered connection with nature and insightful discussions with local environmental leaders.
During the week, interns will have the opportunity to:
- Spend early mornings and evenings quietly exploring and observing the remote corners of the McBride Ranch.
- Learn about resident elk populations and migration patterns alongside biologists from the CO Department of Wildlife.
- Witness climate impacts and discuss advocacy in the high country with the Wilderness Workshop.
- Study the beauty, fragility, and flow of our most important resource - water - and how the law is addressing societal demand with a water lawyer versed in the Colorado River Compact.
- Spend evenings around the campfire with other inspiring leaders and storytellers examining the larger social and environmental themes and narratives at play.
- Bring lessons of systems ecology, local leadership, and community conservation from Lewa to our own backyard.
- Engage the imagination as we explore new ways of addressing the balance between humans and the natural world.
The Colorado Internship is designed to deepen appreciation for the landscapes surrounding our valley; to broaden the perspectives and leadership capacity of Lewa alumni; and discover ways individual skills and interests intersect with protecting places we love.
Strong stewardship is built through personal connections
and an intimate understanding of the land.
People protect what they love.
and an intimate understanding of the land.
People protect what they love.
Instructions to apply:
Please email your resume and a cover letter answering the following questions to Aaron at garland.aaron@gmail.com and Beth at bethshoe82@gmail.com by March 1st.
After you submit your information via email, Aaron and Beth will reach out to schedule a 30 minute zoom interview.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Please email your resume and a cover letter answering the following questions to Aaron at garland.aaron@gmail.com and Beth at bethshoe82@gmail.com by March 1st.
- Tell us why you would like to join the 2023 McBride Pilot Internship in Colorado. We want to learn about you where you are now and why this experience is important to you.
- What challenging social or environmental issue do you feel is most pressing for society to address? Why?
- What issue (or aspect of an issue) are you most compelled to learn about and work on solving? Why?
- How do you see your skills, interests, and/or experiences contributing to solving these challenges now or in the future?
- The pilot program is designed to help us learn about how experiences like this can help serve young adults in the valley. Are you willing and excited to give us feedback and share ideas so we can improve and expand on what we are offering? Your leadership and perspectives are important to us.
After you submit your information via email, Aaron and Beth will reach out to schedule a 30 minute zoom interview.
Look forward to hearing from you!
