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The City of Austin, MN is seeking a highly motivated, energetic individual for a full year intern/teacher/naturalist position at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center, a division of our park and recreation department. The ideal candidate would be able to start January 2, 2027. The successful candidate will: Teach environmental, conservation, and outdoor education to all ages. The intern will work most often with children in grades preschool through 8th grade. Teach in a variety of learning environments rain or shine, including our Nature Center and surrounding property, our Sola Fide Observatory, and on offsite trips. Write and deliver the curriculum for two summer classes. The intern will also assist with writing and updating summer programming. Help care for and maintain the Nature Center’s gardens and landscaped spaces. Handle, feed, and care for all critters, including the Nature Center’s bees, snakes, and raptors. Assist with the rescue and triage of injured birds of...

Position Summary Big Sky Watershed Corps (BSWC) is an AmeriCorps program that assists Montana’s watershed communities to make a measurable difference in local conservation efforts while strengthening the experience of young professionals.  BSWC members develop and implement conservation resiliency initiatives through stream and riparian restoration projects, re-vegetation projects, low-tech process-based restoration, drought planning, water quality/quantity monitoring, riparian fencing, river clean-ups, terrestrial/aquatic invasive species removal, abandoned mine reclamation, beaver mimicry, irrigation infrastructure improvements, watershed inventories and more. BSWC members also promote watershed health and natural resource conservation through outreach and education by engaging local communities through lessons in schools, community field days, workshops, trainings, and volunteer opportunities. Overall, BSWC members confront conservation challenges with...