Land Use Planning Intern

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MobilizeGreen seeks a conservation-minded 12 week Land Use Planning NPS Conservation Fellows Intern to support the Yosemite National Park and the National Park Service in the implementation of the Merced River plan for the most-heavily used trail corridor in Yosemite National Park. The enjoyment of the public/visitor experience is impacted by the lack of streamlined trip planning, wayfinding, and safety information on the popular, challenging trail. This data-gathering effort will help refine the purpose and need of the overall trail corridor improvements and evaluate alternative strategies to meet project goals. This project’s goals are to improve visitor and staff experience and safety through thoughtful cues for circulation and streamlined messaging. In this role, you will collect and analyze data on visitor movements and behaviors in order to help inform the plan and subsequent trail corridor design implementation.

The NPS Conservation Fellows program is a unique opportunity designed for current undergraduate, graduate, or PhD students to launch their natural and cultural resources careers. The intern will receive hands-on learning experience, mentorship, and coaching to complete mission-critical work while developing leadership, critical thinking, and strategic communication skills. This is a developmental program.

MobilizeGreen is an organization committed to diversity. Women, people of color, indigenous people, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, military veterans, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups are encouraged to apply.

Location: Yosemite National Park

Term: 12 weeks, Full Time (40 hours per week), Hybrid

Duty Station: Yosemite National Park, El Portal, CA

Benefits

• Hands on learning and job training experience
• Mentorship for career and professional development
• Weekly living allowance ($1000 per week)
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)
• Remote work option
• Housing on-site
• Direct hiring eligibility (with successful completion of fellowship). Other authorities may apply.

Position Duties:

• Analyze existing facilities, circulation, and impact in the Merced River corridor.
• Identify gaps and overlaps in existing facilities and the Merced River plan.
• Develop experiments for understanding visitor behavior and comparing pilot designs and messages to baseline conditions.
• Record upkeep and development in the database.
• Present findings and recommendations.

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Land Use and Planning, Architectural Design, Park Planning and Conservation or related disciplines. Special consideration will be given to interns in their 3rd year of their 4-year Bachelor’s degree program or first year of graduate school.
• You have demonstrated leadership skills and experience.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• You exhibit strategic thinking ability.
• You are able to self-start/work independently and in teams.
• The ability to adapt new skills and ideas to the public sector.
• You are a citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Work Environment:

The intern will spend about half time in the field implementing pilot projects and gathering data through observations. Office work will be required in the El Portal SPPM office to create and deliver reports and attend meetings. The intern should be comfortable standing and walking for several hours at a time, hiking with significant elevation gain, and inclement weather including heat.

Competitive selection process; positions filled on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply ASAP.

For more information on MobilizeGreen go to: www.mobilizegreen.org