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Expanding LA’s Urban Tree Canopy through Marketing and Communication with TreePeople

Hi! My name is Jamie and I am interning with TreePeople’s Marketing and Communications department this semester. I’m a senior double majoring in Public Relations and Environmental Studies, so this internship has been a perfect opportunity to combine those two areas of interest. TreePeople is a nonprofit organization focused on planting trees in urban areas without shade, providing schools with green spaces, and sponsoring environmental education all with an emphasis on environmental justice, so my work within the Marketing and Communications department revolves around those issues. Read More

Restoring Los Angeles’ Natural Wetlands with Friends of Ballona Wetlands

Hello! My name is Jennings, I am working towards my Environmental Studies and Theatre degrees, and this semester I have the pleasure of interning with Friends of Ballona Wetlands. Friends of Ballona is an environmental nonprofit organization focused on the restoration and education of the Ballona Wetlands, located in Playa Del Rey. I intern under the restoration department, so I spend my time doing hands-on work in the field. Read More

Marine Protected Areas: Listening and Learning with USC Sea Grant

Hello! My name is Gloria and I am a junior double majoring in Environmental Studies and Public Relations. This semester, I worked with USC Sea Grant as their Marine Protected Area (MPA) intern. The USC Sea Grant was developed as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program, to create a network of universities that conduct research and outreach projects for marine areas. Read More

Spreading Awareness Through Fashion with The Better Watts Initiative

My name is Isabella and I am a senior majoring in Environmental Studies. This is my second semester in the ENST 492 internship program, and I have had the privilege of returning to the same organization I previously worked with: the Better Watts Initiative. The Better Watts Initiative is a grassroots nonprofit organization that addresses the health and environmental injustices that exist in the South Los Angeles community of Watts. Read More

Planting produce with the pros at the Garden School Foundation Gardening Internship

Hello! My name is Caitlyn, I’m a junior majoring in environmental studies and minoring in Spanish, and this past semester I have been interning with the Garden School Foundation at their original garden at 24th St. Elementary School. The Garden School foundation is a non-profit organization that works with elementary schools to provide food and outdoor education to urban kids through experiential learning, including cooking and gardening classes. Read More

Environmental Education Internship with Tree People’s Generation Earth Team

Hi! My name is Isa and I am a junior majoring in Environmental Studies and Spanish with a minor in Computer Programming. This semester, I have had the opportunity to intern with Tree People, an organization focused on informing people about environmental topics and teaching them to take responsibility and care of the natural world. I am working in their education department as part of the Generation Earth team, which focuses specifically on middle and high school education both in and out of the classroom. Read More

More Than Planting Trees! Policy and Research Intern at TreePeople

My name is Madison and I am a junior majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in International Relations. This semester I had the opportunity to intern with TreePeople in their Policy and Research department. TreePeople’s mission is to encourage the public to take personal responsibility for making their urban environment safe, healthy, and fun by focusing on urban forestry. Read More

Teaching Younger Generations About Urban Gardens

Hi! My name is Rilee and I am a senior majoring in Environmental Studies. I had the privilege of interning with the Garden School Foundation (GSF) at their Mar Vista location, Grand View Blvd Elementary School, helping to spread knowledge and awareness about garden-based education to Title 1 schools in Los Angeles County. GSF offers garden and cooking classes to TK-5th graders including a compost program being practiced school wide as well. Read More

Diving into Venture Capital and Finding the Next Revolutionary Climate Technologies with Resilience Fund

Hi all! My name is Caroline and I am a senior completing my second ENST 492 internship this semester. Last semester I worked alongside the Generation Earth team with the nonprofit TreePeople in Los Angeles. This semester I am supporting founders David Hertz, Mike Siegel, and Mark Arnold in their work with Resilience Fund. Resilience Fund’s mission is to invest in climate-related technologies focused on carbon, energy, water, and food solutions. Read More