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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.
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
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration & Veterans Conservation Corps internship with the Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources Department Field projects internship (Snohomish Estuary and Puget Sound in Tulalip)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration & Veterans Conservation Corps internship with the Northwest Straits Commission Fisheries internship program (Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Mount Vernon)
Veterans Conservation Corps internship with the Ecostudies Institute Prairie Habitat Restoration Internship in Olympia