LEAF

2011 Field Season

In 2011, LEAF sent 72 students to 19 states for the summer, thanks to support from the Toyota USA Foundation. Here's a look at what they were up to in some of the participating states!

See our 2011 interns on the CBS Early Show!

 

The Nature Conservancy in Arizona Leaf InternsArizona's LEAF interns seek out the invasive weed tamarisk on the Verde River. © Tracey Kiest/TNC
Arizona

Hear from interns who've made their way from the concrete jungles of New York City to the deserts of the Southwest. Learn more about how LEAF works in Arizona

Colorado Leaf Intern 215x143Raymond Rodriguez was selected from the High School of Environmental Studies in New York City to be part of TNC's LEAF internship program this summer. © Erika Nortemann/TNC
Colorado

See how students from the Big Apple are getting by out west. Visit Colorado's Carpenter Ranch

LEAF Intern With ClippersLEAF Intern With Clippers Sherry Crawley/TNC
Georgia

This group of interns is growing into a group of leaders in Georgia. See how their summer away from the city is going

2011 LEAF interns Icon2011 Illinois LEAF interns with their mentor © Laura Gannarelli/TNC
Illinois

All four of these young men hail from New York and New Jersey. Meet the interns and their mentor and find out how they're adjusting to life on the prairie

LEAF Ezequiel 215Ezequiel Quinones. (c)Bebe Crouse
Montana

The Centennial Valley is a long way from New York City. Meet three young New Yorkers who are learning the ropes in Montana

2011 LEAF interns in Central New York 215x143LEAF interns reach high at Salmon River Falls in Central & Western New York. TNC
New York

These 10 interns learned there's more to New York than city streets. Meet this group of bright, young students working in Long Island, Central & Western and Eastern New York

2011 Shady Valley, Tennessee, LEAF interns pose with rope sculpture 215x143Shady Valley 2011 LEAF interns Desiree Evans, Jamee Carroll, and Taylor Lindsay (L to R) pose with a rope sculpture. © Erika Nortemann/TNC
Tennessee

How does Atlanta compare to Shady Valley? Find out what our LEAF interns are making of this Tennessee preserve

Preserve Clean-up S. Lake Champlain Valley, VTPreserve Clean-up S. Lake Champlain Valley, VT. © Sherry Crawley/TNC
Vermont

Three LEAF interns are hard at work fixing trails and cleaning up preserves Vermont - and there are photos to prove it! See a slideshow of our interns in Vermont

Washington LEAF studentsWashington's 2011 LEAF interns. Photo submitted.
Washington

Follow a blog and see photos as these three young women from New York City discover nature in the Pacific Northwest. Meet Washington's LEAF interns

Wisconsin interns in canoes 215x143Wisconsin high school interns Christina, Sarah, Johanna and Jake at Lulu Lake Preserve with professor Tim Gerber from UW-La Crosse identifying aquatic plant species. © Jerry Ziegler/TNC
Wisconsin

Students hailing from NYC and Wisconsin are joining forces on this LEAF team. Find out what happens when East meets Midwest on the preserve

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Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

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