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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.
Click to Download a VCC Internship Program Overview
Click to Download a VCC Internship Program Brochure
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
*Click on links below to download internship position descriptions
**All internships listed below are currently available. Positions are open until filled.
Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District (Bainbridge Island)
Center for Natural Lands Management (Tenino)
Ecostudies Institute (Olympia)
Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) (Olympia)
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (Belfair)
Lewis Conservation District
Lewis County Noxious Weed Control (Chehalis)
Northwest Straits Commission (Mt. Vernon)
Roots Farm (Poulsbo)
Thurston Conservation District (Tumwater)
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust (Vashon)
Whitman Conservation District (Colfax)