Biology
Examples of NRM 490 Internship Sponsors
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Examples of NRM 490 Internship Sponsors
Local Agencies and Organizations (Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon Counties)
- Adopt-a-Stream Program
- Ada Township Parks and Recreation Department
- Blandford Nature Center
- City of Wyoming Parks and Recreation Department
- Clean Water Action
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- Kent Conservation District
- Kent County Health Department
- Kent County Road Commission/Parks Department
- Muskegon County Parks Department
- Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission
- Ottawa Conservation District
- Ottawa County Drain Commission
- Outdoor Discovery Center of Wildlife Unlimited
- The Nature Conservancy
Other Michigan Agencies and Organizations
- Bay County Soil Conservation District
- Ingham County Parks Department
- Newaygo County Board of Public Works
- Otsego County Road Commission
- Spring Hill Camps/Alpha Trip Director (Evart, MI)
- Stony Lake Lutheran Camp/Nature Director (New Era, MI)
- Wildwood Ranch/Naturalist (Howell, MI)
Businesses and Companies
- AAA Lawncare (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Batts, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
- BFI Waste Systems of Michigan, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Dixon Environmental (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Earth Tech, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
- JFNew (West Olive, MI)
- Nederveld Associates, Inc. (Hudsonville, MI)
- RDV Corporation (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Trillium Haven Farm (Jenison, MI)
- Viability (Holland, MI)
State and Tribal Agencies (Michigan)
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality/Environmental Response Division
- Remediation and Redevelopment Division
- Surface Water Quality Division
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources/Fire Management Division
- Fisheries Division
- Forest Management Division
- Hoffmaster State Park
- Holland State Park
- Ionia State Recreation Area
- Wildlife Division
Out-of-State Agencies or Organizations
- Aspen Achievement Academy/Wilderness Field Instructor (Loa, UT)
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida (Naples, FL)
- New Hampshire State Parks (SCA)
- Nevada Conservation Corps
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- The Institute for Bird Populations/MAPS Project (Point Reyes Station, CA)
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources (SCA)
Federal Agencies
- Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (NY, SCA)
- Bureau of Reclamation (NM)
- Fish and Wildlife Service/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (VA), Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (AK, SCA), Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (MI)
- Forest Service (CO; MI; NH; WA, SCA)
- National Park Service/Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (MI), Shenandoah National Park (VA, SCA)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (MI, MT)
Universities
- Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute
- Michigan State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
- Department of Forestry
- Trevor Nichols Research Complex (Fennville, MI)
*Student Narratives of Recent BIO and NRM Internships: A selection of brief descriptions of students’ recent internship experiences.
Page last modified May 17, 2011

