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. Weıll leave it up to you to print out whatever you feel you need on paper.
As they trickle into our mailbox, this resource center will
also include a miscellaneous selection of program catalogs, brochures, and other
printed materials. These materials will rarely be up-to-date; please take the
initiative to contact the program on your own if youıd 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 programıs listing
so that interested folks can contact you.
Weıll 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. Search lots of jobs from one site: Databases
/ Search Engines
II. Individual Programs, Organizations, Companies, Outfitters
III. Educate Yourself: Medical Training, Undergraduate Field
Studies, Outdoor Schools, Local Groups, Graduate Programs
IV. Get geared up: Cheap and/or local equipment
Note: This is a great place to start familiarizing yourself
with whatıs 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.
NOLS JobNet
Outdoor Network - Same
database as NOLS, but has different links
Association for Experiential
Education
Student Conservation Association
Association for Environmental &
Outdoor Education
National Park Service Employment
Information
Coolworks National Parks Job Database
Colorado Guide
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
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 Jua 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) 6775 SW 111th Beaverton, OR
(503) 644-3517
Portland Rock Gym
21 NE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97232 (503) 232-8310
Mazamas 909 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
(503) 227-2345 ³leadership, safety, conservation, and climbing education²
Rock Climbing, Mountaineering and Hiking club.
Remember to browse the CO Library for books that will help you
study up for your next personal trip!