internships Nelson Falkenburg ’14Whittie2o12 Capitol Land Trust, Olympia, Wash.INTERNSHIP SITE: Environmental HumanitiesMAJOR: INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION The Capitol Land Trust’s primary mission is to conserve open spaces, wildlife and diverse ecosystems in Southwestern Washington. Nelson visits sites to ensure that the property is being properly maintained, orga- nizes volunteer restoration work parties, manages and updates the property databases and conducts outreach through advertising and the seasonal Land Trust newsletter. BEST ASPECT OF YOUR INTERNSHIP “If I had to choose asingle best aspect it would have to be the freedom I’ve been given to explore all the dif- ferent facets of the land trust and discover which ones inspire me most. My main goal at the start of this internship was to find something I would love to do as a career, or at least after graduating from Whitman, and I think I’ve found that. A land trust is not only an organization I would find fulfilling and engaging, but there are positions within the land trust that suit my skills and my strengths. Never in my life have I been able to say ‘I would love to do (blank) as a job!’, other than when I was 8 and wanted to be a professional baseball player. That fell through. The point is that the freedom of this internship has allowed me to explore all the aspects of the land trust, thereby discovering what I would like to do with my future: environmental law.”
2012 Whitman College Internships
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