Audubon Youth Leaders (California)
Paid internship where CA high schoolers develop leadership skills, do hands-on native-habitat restoration, and complete a youth-led conservation action project at an Audubon center.
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LINC Summer High School Program — SOL (Summer of Outdoor Leadership)
6-week paid summer program where Bay Area teens build outdoor leadership and environmental education skills across Golden Gate National Parks sites.
LINC Summer High School Program — SEJI (Science & Environmental Justice Intensive)
3-week intensive where SF Bay Area teens study environmental justice and climate science at a Marin County field station and in San Francisco, earning a completion stipend.
SCA Bay Area Urban Green
Paid, after-school/weekend conservation jobs for Bay Area high schoolers restoring parks and green spaces across Vallejo, Oakland, Hayward, SF, and the Peninsula.
Asian Art Museum ArtSpeak Internship
Paid HS interns learn Asian art traditions, collaborate with local artists, interview museum staff on arts careers, and design/teach visitor art activities.
LA Conservation Corps — Clean & Green
Paid crew-based program where LA teens do community beautification: tree/garden maintenance, graffiti removal, and recycling collection, building job and environmental-stewardship skills.
Native Biodiversity Corps (NBC)
High schoolers throughout San Diego design and implement native-wildlife gardens on their home campuses, gaining inquiry- and critical-thinking skills through nature-based fieldwork.