College Outdoors Outdoor Job Search Resource Center

This collection of resources is intended to help you find summer work or longer-term work; undergraduate field studies or graduate programs; national outdoor schools or local groups; skill certification courses or cheap gear for your own skill-building personal trips.

You can do the vast majority of your job search online these days, so the bulk of the resources contained within are websites. We'll leave it up to you to print out whatever you feel you need on paper. Please take the initiative to contact the program on your own if you'd like to receive their most recent packet.

If you know of any programs, organizations or resources not included here that would be a valuable addition to this collection, great -- bring us the contact info. In addition, if you have worked for or studied with any of these organizations and would like to serve as a campus representative, let us know and we will list your name, email, and/or phone number alongside the program's listing so that interested folks can contact you.

We'll start with a table of contents to help you find the resources that will best serve your needs. And remember that this information is here to help you, so please bring us any constructive feedback that could make this run more smoothly.

Good luck!

A note on camps: There are hundreds of camps out there! If we find an exceptional program, we will list it here specifically; however, if you are looking to browse for camp jobs, your best course of action would be to check out some online job search engines and paw through the packets we get in the mail.

Contents:

I. Job Search Databases

Note: This is a great place to start familiarizing yourself with what's out there without having to type in a million different websites. You may be able to narrow your search according to geography, type of position, etc. This is also a good way to start browsing summer camps.

• OutdoorEd.Com
  
• Association for Experiential Education
  
• Student Conservation Association
  
• Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
  
• National Park Service Employment Information
  
• Coolworks National Parks Job Database
  
• Colorado Guide
  
• Outdoor Adventure Professional Network
  

II. Individual Programs, Organizations, Schools, Outfitters

Secondary Schools/Programs with Outdoor Components

• Eagle Rock School, CO
  
• Shackleton School, MA
  
• High Mountain Institute, CO
  
• Oregon Episcopal School, OR
  
• The Mountain School, VT
  
• The White Mountain School, NH
  

Raft Companies

• Four Corners Rafting
  
• Outdoor Adventure River Specialists
  
• Oregon River Experiences

Environmental Education for Kids

• Oregon Museum of Science & Industry: Science Camps
  
• Christodora, Inc., NY/MA
  
• Hawthorne Valley Farm, NY
  
• Keystone Science School

Summer Expeditions and Outdoor Education

• Links to each Outward Bound School
  
• National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
  
• Deer Hill Expeditions, CO
  
• Adventures Cross Country: worldwide
  
• Wilderness Ventures: worldwide
  
• Longacre Expeditions: western US, BC
  
• Kroka Expeditions, VT
  
• SPLORE Accessible Outdoor Adventure, UT
  
• Cispus Learning Center, WA
  
• Passages Northwest, WA
  
• The Mountain Institute, WV

III. Educate Yourself

Outdoor Skill Schools

• Outward Bound
  
• NOLS
  
• Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics

Medical Training

• Wilderness Medicine Institute
  
• Wilderness Medical Associates
  
• Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities
  

Graduate Programs

• Teton Science School, WY: Professional Development for Environmental Educators
  
• Prescott College, AZ

Undergraduate Environmental Field Studies

• Wild Rockies Field Institute, Univ. of MT
• Teton Science School, WY
• University of Montana
  
• Sea Education Association, MA
  
• Castle Rock Institute, NC
  
• Southwest Field Studies, Earlham College
  
• Williams College & Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program, CT
• Prescott College, AZ
  
• San Juan College, NM: Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Program

Local

• Lewis & Clark College Paddle Club E-Mail: paddle@lclark.edu
  Whitewater Kayaking instruction and excursions
  

• Stoneworks (Rock Climbing Gym)
• Portland Rock Gym
• Mazamas Rock Climbing, Mountaineering and Hiking club.

IV. Get Geared Up: Gear Rentals and Businesses