{"id":24569,"date":"2018-10-01T08:08:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T12:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=24569"},"modified":"2018-10-24T11:48:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:48:06","slug":"intern-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/10\/01\/intern-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Intern Experience: Students see green jobs up close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filing reports? Fetching coffee? What do you think this is\u2014a boring bureaucracy gig? Over the summer, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources welcomed 22 <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/internships.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interns<\/a> in seven units to gain invaluable hands-on experience. Several trips into the field were also arranged for maximum exposure to different areas of expertise, as well as an opportunity to meet others in the program.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24577 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/seadoo.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of woman on personal watercraft\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/seadoo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/seadoo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Donyae Adams helped educate the community about water and <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/nrp\/Pages\/BoatingSafety\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boating safety<\/a> with the Maryland Natural Resources Police.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24579\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/trees.jpg\" alt=\"Man with clipboard checking trees\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/trees.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/trees-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">In pursuit of an environmental studies degree, former Marine, Zach Carnegie, spent his summer with the Maryland <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/forests\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Service<\/a> at Morgan Run. Zach spent his previous two summers with the Maryland <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Park Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24580\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/film.jpg\" alt=\"Man filming mussel restoration efforts\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/film.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/film-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Aspiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/MarylandDNR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">videographer<\/a> Nathan Simms had the chance to film some exciting field work with the Office of Communications. Here he is recording mussel relocation efforts, which you can read all about <a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/10\/01\/flexing-maryland-mussel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"width: 90%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: none\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24576\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/ride-along2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/ride-along2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/ride-along2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24575\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/ride-along.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/ride-along.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/ride-along-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Waters\/bay\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living resources assessment<\/a> intern Daphne Warner and Nathan jumped at the chance to go on a <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/nrp\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> ride along to see what officers do out on the water.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24585\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/cleanup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/cleanup.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/cleanup-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coastal restoration<\/a> and research intern Brittany Babbington and her supervisor Kim Hernandez participated in a coordinated <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/marine-debris.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beach cleanup<\/a> effort at Sandy Point State Park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Article by\u00a0<strong>Lauren Mitchell<\/strong>\u2014graphic designer and publications manager.\u00a0<\/em><em>Appears in Vol. 21, No. 4\u00a0of the Maryland Natural Resource magazine, fall 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopdnr.com\/dnrmagazine.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24578 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Store-8-Interns-1024x361.jpg\" alt=\"Magazine spread promoting subscriptions\" width=\"760\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Store-8-Interns-1024x361.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Store-8-Interns-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Store-8-Interns-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Store-8-Interns.jpg 1098w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filing reports? Fetching coffee? What do you think this is\u2014a boring bureaucracy gig? Over the summer, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources welcomed 22 interns in seven units to gain invaluable hands-on experience. Several trips into the field were also arranged for maximum exposure to different areas of expertise, as well as an opportunity to<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/10\/01\/intern-experience\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[4802,4796,3168],"class_list":["post-24569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","tag-green-jobs","tag-interns","tag-magazine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24569"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24925,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24569\/revisions\/24925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}