Tag: American Conservation Experience
Ozone garden research helps GSMNP intern make career decision
January 11, 2020
Sixteen students participated in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park high school internship program during the summer of 2019. They[…]
Read MoreInterns investigate insects in GSMNP
October 3, 2019
GSMNP high school summer intern Joseph Vazzana explains how rangers and interns identify insects, using a specially designed refrigerator trap[…]
Read MoreArchaeological survey provides learning experience for GSMNP high school interns
September 26, 2019
GSMNP high school intern Staci Mann describes the experience of working with park archaeologists to conduct a survey, using shovels,[…]
Read MoreSurveying fish populations in GSMNP streams
September 19, 2019
Working with the GSMNP Fisheries Division was one of the many learning experiences for the high school students who were[…]
Read MoreBird banding to help monitor bird populations in GSMNP
September 12, 2019
GSMNP high school summer interns spent six weeks learning about the resources of the park and the work of the[…]
Read MoreInterpretation encourages GSMNP visitors to care for park resources, build emotional connections with park
September 5, 2019
Learning to talk with GSMNP visitors about park resources was one of the skills the GSMNP high school summer interns[…]
Read MoreGSMNP internship program changes view of NPS, career goals & lives
September 16, 2017
by Parker Chatham 2017 Swain County High School graduate, North Carolina This year, ten North Carolina high school students were employed[…]
Read MoreGSMNP high school summer internship provides life changing experience
July 31, 2017
by Bryce Trull Blount County High School Five Tennessee high school students participated in a four-week summer internship that focuses[…]
Read MoreGSMNP Summer Internship Program provides life-changing opportunity
March 22, 2016
by Julie Dodd High school students who are interested in learning more about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and[…]
Read MoreDragonfly Mercury Project — research initiative for GSMNP high school interns
July 28, 2015
by Bella Weeks Rising Senior Jackson County Early College – Sylva, North Carolina During the Summer Internship with Great Smoky Mountains[…]
Read MoreGSMNP Summer Internship Program provides learning opportunities for high school students
July 14, 2015
by Kyra Mehaffey Rising Senior Pisgah High School – Canton, North Carolina High school students scrambled to get their applications[…]
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