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How to Apply
**APPLICANT MUST HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. UNIFORMED SERVICES**
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Email a copy of your DD214 or service discharge certificate, a copy of your photo ID (such as your driver license), a resume, and a cover letter expressing your interest in the internship to VCC@dva.wa.gov
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Include in your email the title of the internship you are applying for
Veterans Conservation Corps Mission: Serve those who served by providing veterans with self-directed connections to the lands, waters, and communities in WA State.
Click to Download a VCC Internship Program Overview
Click to Download a VCC Internship Program Brochure
Desired Outcomes for VCC Interns
- Veterans take the initiative to create a self-directed internship experience
- Given the opportunity to do meaningful work in conserving and restoring natural ecosystems and seeing the results of their efforts, veterans acknowledge and understand their own self-efficacy, resiliency, and ability to overcome their own personal challenges
- Veterans establish and maintain healthy reciprocal relationships with nature and their community
- Veterans realize a positive shift in their mental, emotional, and physical well-being
- Veterans acquire skills and experiences that may help them in finding meaningful employment
Current Internship Openings
*Click on links below to download internship position descriptions
**All internships listed below are currently available. Positions are open until filled.
Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District (Bainbridge Island)
Center for Natural Lands Management (Tenino)
Ecostudies Institute (Olympia)
Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) (Olympia)
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (Belfair)
Lewis County Noxious Weed Control (Chehalis)
Northwest Straits Commission (Mt. Vernon)
Roots Farm (Poulsbo)
Thurston Conservation District (Tumwater)
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust (Vashon)
Whitman Conservation District (Colfax)