Author: Julie Ross

Workshop/Training: Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings Training

Pre-registration is open for the Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings Training sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region and Trout Unlimited.

The workshop will present the USDA Forest Service’s stream simulation method, an ecosystem-based approach for designing and constructing a channel through the road-stream crossing structure that reestablishes physical and ecological continuity along the stream corridor. 

The workshop will take place in Cadillac, MI June 9-13, 2025.  Please see the attached document for additional information. 

If you would like to pre-register for the training please complete this form by April 18, 2025.  Pre-registrants will be notified by May 5, 2025 if they have been or not been selected for the workshop.  FS personnel in the Eastern Region (Region 9) and key FS partners in Region 9 will be given priority to attend the workshop. 

Information on lodging, travel, and logistics for the workshop will be provided with selection notification.   

Please share this announcement with your networks!

Let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your interest.

(For Forest Service Only: The Forest Service is working through the meetings management process and pursuing external funding to permit on-site representation from multiple units and disciplines. We will work with potential Forest Service attendees to remain within approved travel caps.)

USFS Amanda Kunzmann
Regional Fisheries Program Manager

Forest Service
Eastern Region – R9
amanda.kunzmann@usda.gov
Cell: 414.949.1295
626 E Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI  53202
www.fs.fed.us  
Caring for the land and serving people

Internship: EGLE

EGLE just released its applications for summer internships, which is a 15-week intensive program where interns work approximately 29 hours per week. There are 20 positions available, split into 4 different categories, and all internships are paid at $20 per hour. For each category, there is a list of associated projects, which you should review and indicate your interest in when you apply for the internship type. If you have questions, please reach out to our Recruiting and Internship Specialist, Cindy Whittum, at WhittumC@michigan.gov or 517-914-6595.

Please share widely with college students in your lives! We very much hope that these internship opportunities can start young people on a pathway to a career with EGLE.

Environmental Policy & Leadership Internships (2 available)

Environmental Science Internships (13 available)

Environmental Engineering Internships (4 available)

Recruitment and Internship Program Internship (1 available)

Eileen Boekestein (she/her)

Environmental Education Manager

      Certified Environmental Educator (CEE-P)

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Environmental Support Division

616-403-1615 | BoekesteinE@Michigan.gov

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Internship: Houghton County Road Commission Engineering Internship

Houghton County Road Commission Engineering Internship


In a training capacity, students will perform technical work related to inspection, testing, surveying, and project administration on Houghton County Road Commission (HCRC) road projects. They will also perform work assisting engineers and technicians in traffic counts and data analysis. The position will consist of but not be limited to the following duties.


• Use MDOT specifications to perform inspections on road projects including nuclear density testing to ensure contractor compliance.
• Measure material quantities.
• Read and interpret construction plans.
• Compute areas, volumes, and thicknesses to ensure contractor compliance.
• Perform sieve analysis, collect material, and soil samples, and report the testing result.
• Compute and set grades, place grade stakes, and perform construction alignment and layout.
• Deliver test samples.
• Analyze various technical data.
• Compile documentation.
• Conduct and assist in project file organization.


The student would report daily to the HCRC office in Ripley and the work period would last from May 5th to August 22nd

. The hourly rate is $19.92 per hour and the standard work week is 40 hours. Overtime, when applicable, is paid beyond 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.

The position requires the ability to move heavy objects, stand for long periods of time, traverse rough terrain, and work along busy highways in adverse weather conditions. The position requires the student to have a valid driver’s license and possibly the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Please contact John Cima (john@houghtonroads.org) if you are interested or would like additional information.

Engineering Ambassadors (K-12 STEM Outreach) Meetings – Mondays, 7pm – Fisher 131

Do you have a passion for Engineering and working with K-12 students? If so, you should join Engineering Ambassadors! We meet Mondays at 7 PM in Fisher 131, our next meeting is Monday 1/27. See attached for more details, and email ambassadors@mtu.edu if you have any questions or want to be added to our email list.

Internship: City of De Pere

Summer 2025 Internship

Position: Engineering Aide 

Employer: City of De Pere, Wisconsin (near Green Bay)

Link to Applyhttps://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/deperewi/jobs/4719554/engineering-aide-summer-seasonal?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Duties: Performing construction observation, maintaining construction records, helping with surveys and construction staking, working with engineers/technicians, and assisting with computations in the office.

NSF-Clarkson University REU

PwrEng REU Overview:

This REU site is designed to conduct research addressing the barriers to developing a resilient carbon free electricity system.  

  • The PwrEng REU features a ten-week immersive summer research program for ten undergraduate students annually.
  • The students will research into open questions in collaboration with the power industry including NYISO, NYPA, and NYSEG for grid decarbonization and resiliency (Research topics include energy economics, grid integration of wind, solar, and energy storage, and grid transition. Please see “Research Projects” page for details). 
  • Research activities will be enriched by professional development activities and field trips (including tours of NG’s substation in Upstate New York, the NYPA’s St Lawrence Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena NY, and a virtual tour of NREL’s energy infrastructure in Golden, CO).

2025 PwrEng REU Program and Application Submission

Program Dates

  • May 26, 2025 – Aug 1, 2025

Location

  • Clarkson University’s Potsdam Hill Campus, located in Potsdam, New York.

Application information can be found here: https://sites.google.com/clarkson.edu/reu-pwr?pli=1