Internships: Minnesota DNR looking for 200 interns

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Internships

We have 200 summer internships available. Apply now!



DNR Internships provide students the opportunity to gain practical work experience in a realistic work environment and expose them to state government employment while receiving academic credit. Internships are based on learning objectives as defined by the DNR intern's hiring supervisor, the intern's faculty advisor and the intern.

In order to be appointed to an internship, the student must be receiving academic credit for the experience from his/her school. Interns may be high school or college level students seeking an internship for academic credit or as a means of fulfilling an academic requirement. Internships may be full or part-time and generally last anywhere from four weeks to one year.

Finding DNR internships

DNR Internships will be posted on the MN.Gov/Careers website.

You can view open positions by entering "intern" or "student worker" in the Keywords field on the Job Search page and selecting Natural Resources Dept as the Agency.




The bulk of DNR's internships are from May until September with a recruiting period beginning in January and ending in the beginning of April.

Interested students will need to apply on the MN.Gov/Careers website.

    Stream Habitat Fish Intern PDF
    Watercraft Inspection Internships
    Wildlife student internships

Internship contacts

Internships can be arranged within the Divisions and Bureaus below.

    Ecological & Water Resources
    Contact: Bernice Cramblit 651-259-5101

    Enforcement
    Contact: Standards and Training section, 320-412-1170 extension 2507

    Fish & Wildlife Outreach Section
    Contact: Deb Groebner at 507-359-6049

    Fisheries
    Contact: Chris Kavanaugh 218-328-8832

    Forestry
    Contact: Lonnie Lilly 218-328-8896

    Operations Services
    Contact: Matt Olinger 651-259-5315

    Lands & Minerals
    Contact: Deb Hunt 651-259-5408

    Parks and Trails
    Contact: Jennifer Conrad 651-259-5597

    Wildlife
    Contact: Jeff Lawrence 218-308-2284

Background check

The DNR is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for visitors, staff, interns and volunteers. Therefore, interns are required to pass a background check as a condition of appointment.

[Gunner55]

We talked to 3 or 4 interns at the nearby PA's last season. They were mostly involved with filling out surveys on where your boat had been & where it would be going in regards to AIS monitoring. I believe they were all BSU kids. All were friendly & hoping to get a foot in the door with the state for after graduation. I think it's a great program.