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Position: Public Lands Issues Research Intern
Organization: Colorado Environmental Coalition
Contact: Corrie Knapp
Email: corrie@cecenviro.org
Host Organization: The Colorado Environmental Coalition works to protect Colorado’s environment by educating and mobilizing citizens, providing technical and organizing assistance to environmental organizations and other allies, and uniting and supporting them in coalitions that defend and preserve Colorado’s natural heritage and quality of life.
To read more about our programs, please visit www.ourcolorado.org.
Description: The Colorado Environmental Coalition seeks a motivated intern to assist with research on issues pertinent to CEC’s work to protect wild lands and quality of life in Colorado. Specifically, much of the research will relate to issues such as energy development, grazing, and recreation/travel management in areas included in the Citizens?Wilderness Proposal to protect some of Colorado’s least known and least protected wild lands.
Specific tasks for this position will be determined by current needs and, to some degree, particular interests of the intern.
This position presents an excellent opportunity to learn about public lands issues, federal land agencies and environmental law, and how these relate to grass-roots activism and advocacy. Intern will work closely with Western Slope Field Director to formulate specific project goals and work plan.
Research will be accomplished via telephone interviews, Internet, and site visits. Some travel is required. Interns will be encouraged to visit proposed wilderness areas, and roadless lands as possible.
Some specific issues an intern in 2002 will be working on include:
Energy development
How does the Citizens?Wilderness Proposal specifically, and roadless area protection generally, affect potential leased and unleased federal lands?
What percent of a given resource area are leased, or available for leasing?
How well have current and past leases/development complied with stipulations (reclamation complete? Have stipulations routinely been waived?)?
What environmental issues are present “on-the-ground?because of gas development?
Grazing
What allotments and permits are up for renewal in 2002?
What are the histories of these allotments?
What is the situation “on-the-ground?
Recreation/Travel Management
What are the “Hot Areas?in the resource area or district?
What travel management plans are being contemplated for the Resource Area in the next two years?
Which areas in the Citizens?Wilderness Proposal are contentious for: Off-road Vehicles? Mountain Bikes?
What levels of use do they see?
What are the active recreation-user groups in the Resource Area?
Qualifications:
Junior or Senior year of college (at minimum).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work independently and with minimal supervision.
Proficient in MS Office software (primarily Word and Excel) and use of the internet.
Commitment to conservation ideals.
Majors Requested:
Public Land Management
Natural Resources
Environmental Science
Geography
Location: Denver, CO
Duration: Summer or Fall Semester
Hours: up to 40 hours/week
Application Procedure: Please submit resume and cover letter to:
Corrie Knapp
Colorado Environmental Coalition
1536 Wynkoop #5C
Denver, CO 80202
Deadline: 4/30/2003 (for summer 2003)
Category: Research
Conservation
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