North Shore Land Alliance Launched a College Internship Program in 2016, Thanks to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust.
In June of 2016, thanks to a generous five-year endowment from the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, North Shore Land Alliance launched an official college internship program.
The program, modeled after the Student Conservation Association, is called the Joyce and William O’Neil Conservation Stewards Program. Through this new program, these interns, who were selected on a competitive basis, will gain a variety of skills from writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation. It is our hope that this experience with a variety of projects, will help the O’Neil Stewards build their job skills and inspire them to consider a career in conservation.
We are very grateful to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust for this fabulous opportunity to train the next generation of conservation stewards.
Learn more about our College internship program!
To learn more about the O’Neil Conservation Stewards summer internship program, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/oneil-stewards/ or contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org.
Meet the Inaugural O’Neil Conservation Stewards of 2016.
From a pool of highly qualified applicants, four college students were selected by four conservation professionals. Amanda Furcall, our internship coordinator, will manage the interns who will be working for 12 weeks over the summer and receiving a competitive stipend. For the Land Alliance, an organization whose land holdings are growing quickly, the Joyce and William O’Neil Stewards will provide much-needed hands-on caring for our preserves.
