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Dr. Karen Gaines
Environmental Biology Program
Department of Biological Sciences
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-6235
kfgaines@eiu.edu

Environmental Biology Program

Websites to Become Familiar With

Below are some useful websites for those looking for internship opportunities and to find out more about the different professional societies associated with the environmental sciences.  This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is a great place to start.  Good luck!!

Internships / Summer Jobs

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)

Ecolog

Texas A&M Wildlife and Fisheries Job Board (nation wide listings)

Student Conservation Association

The Smithsonian Institute - Internships

NOAA

Marine Biologcal Laboratory (Internship)

Whitney Laboratory for Marine BioScience

Marineland Dolphin Conservation Center

Marine Biomedicine Sciences Center and Environmental Sciences Center

General Environmental Jobs

Environmental Careers Organization

Environmental Careers (Green Careers Journal)

Good Works

Outdoor / Environmental Career Guide (Princeton University)

Biology, Conservation, and Oceanography

Environmental Careers Bulletin

Cyber-Sierra Natural Resource Jobs

Professional Societies

The Wildlife Society

American Fisheries Society

Ecological Society of America

Phi Sigma

The American Society of Parasitologists

American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists

Herpetologist's League

Society for the Study of Amphibian & Reptiles

Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation

American Institute of Biological Sciences

International Society for Behavioural Ecology

Animal Behavior Society

Union of Concerned Scientists