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Description
Position Overview:
Aspen T.R.E.E Summer Internship is a hands on, volunteer based educational experience targeted at people interested in managing ecological organizations or making significant shifts towards sustainable living in their lives.
The internship is divided into 3 major components that overlap through the summer:
- “Hands- on” work and learning on sustainable systems in the field (by far the bulk of the internship);
- Educating the public and students at the farmer’s market, youth eco- camps, and during courses based on learning’s received;
- Administrative (business) work “behind the scenes” of nonprofit management.
Responsibilities:
Specific projects and tasks include garden / greenhouse construction and maintenance, high altitude sustainable farming, management and installation of integral livestock (chickens / turkeys, alpacas, goats, sheep) systems, managementof farmers market booth, construction of natural “earthen” buildings and structures, educating and inspiring children towards ecological living, and Permaculture systems design.
Most projects will take place at Cozy Point Ranch (just out of downtown Aspen) while some may take place at the Rocky Mountain Institute, Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, ACES’ Rock Bottom Ranch, and at local schools.
Qualifications:
No prior ecological experience is necessary, though a positive and optimistic attitude, honesty, a strong willingness to learn and be challenged, and a willingness to work long hours and early mornings at times is required.
To Apply:
Contact Eden Vardy or visit Aspen T.R.E.E. for more information.