Ecosystem Monitoring Internship

Forest Solutions is offering a full time, paid internshipfor high school or college students to participate in a 7-8 weekvegetation monitoring program. This summer will mostly be located near Kona, HI on Hawaiʻi Island. The program will occur June 2023 -August 2023.

Participants will contribute to a long-term forest ecosystem study, working in teams led by foresters with expertise in native Hawaiian forests. Interns will gain hands-on field experience in ecology, biology, science methodology and leadership. The main activities will include hiking, plant identification, and vegetation measurements, with the opportunity for additional conservation activities such as planting and weed assessments. The experience culminates in an independent project, which interns will present to Kamehameha Schools on the final day of the program. Field sites are located across the island, with a focus in West Hawaiʻi this year.