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New York: Internship Program for City Youth

Welcome to the Internship Program for City Youth!


National Forum on Children and Nature 

Watch a Slideshow

Follow the interns as they chase dragonflies and band ospreys in this slideshow feature.   Internship Program for City Youth: 2008 Field Season

Explore 2008

The 2008 Field Season was the largest group in our 14 year history.  Find out more about their experiences and view a slideshow of their adventures.Watch the Video

Watch the Video

Get to know a group of interns as they prepare to leave New York City's concrete jungle and get back to nature!

 
 

Learn More

The Internship Program for City Youth is getting kids off the couch and into the great outdoors.  Watch this video to find out how 'nature deficit disorder' threatens the future of the conservation movement.

Contact Us

For more information about the program and how you can sponsor a student, please contact Brigitte Griswold at bgriswold@tnc.org or  (212) 381-2186.

Losing Touch?

A new study finds that nature recreation worldwide has declined sharply since the 1980s. 



Photo Credits (top, bottom): © TNC (interns); © TNC (intern with dragonfly); © Amy Deputy (dragonfly slideshow) © TNC (interns jumping); © TNC (canoeing).