Explore the conservation-related intern and LTE positions at county conservation departments throughout Wisconsin. The position applications are posted on various platforms, so potential applicants must seek out the application if interested.
The information below is subject to change.
Positions by county
Brunsweiler River Project Coordinator (LTE)
$21.88/hr
This position typically hires college students or recent graduates.
Duties include:
Watershed improvement projects
Assist with AIS and Lakes Program
Water quality sampling
K-12 youth education
Ashland County Land and Water Conservation Department
Questions: MaryJo Gingras
Conservation Technician (LTE)
$16-$18/hr
This position typically hires college students or recent graduate.
Duties include:
Clean Boats, Clean Waters program support
Assist with AIS monitoring, control, and education
Assist LWCD with other projects as necessary
Position typically posted in February.
Ashland County Land and Water Conservation Department
Questions: Scott Caven
Invasive Species Intern
$17.71/hr
Duties include:
Terrestrial invasive treatment and survey work
Clean Boats, Clean Waters program support
Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation
Intern/LTE
$15/hr
Duties include:
Field walks for FPP compliance
Demo farm field scouting
GIS projects
Water Resources/AIS Intern
$15/hr
This position typically hires college students or recent graduates.
Duties include:
Clean Boats, Clean Waters program support
Invasive species monitoring, control, and outreach
Other duties such as mapping, plant surveys, shoreland checks, farm visits, etc.
Position typically posted in November.
Burnett County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Emily Moore
Outreach Specialist LTE
$22.09/hr
This position typically hires college students or recent graduates.
Duties include:
Information, education, and outreach for the Lake Association
Position typically posted in the fall.
Chippewa County Land Conservation & Forest Management
Questions: Lynda Schweikert
Land Resource Technician LTE
$22.09/hr
This position prefers college students or recent graduates.
Duties include:
Stormwater and non-metallic mining data collection and inspections
Position typically posted in the fall.
Chippewa County Land Conservation & Forest Management
Questions: Ketty Clow
Engineering LTE
$22.09/hr
This position prefers college students or recent graduates.
Duties include:
Agricultural engineering technical support
Position typically posted in the fall.
Chippewa County Land Conservation & Forest Management
Questions: Ketty Clow
LWCD Intern
$19.93/hr
Duties include:
Various duties including conservation project support
AIS Coordinator/ Conservation Intern
$14.41/hr
Duties include:
Clean Boats, Clean Waters program support
Invasive species education, outreach and monitoring
Other duties as needed
Position typically posted in February or March.
Crawford County Land Conservation, Planning and Zoning
Engineering Intern LTE
$26.87/hr
This position typically hires 18+, or college student interns.
Duties include:
Engineering survey, design, and construction oversight for EQIP projects
Dane County Land & Water Resources Department
Questions: Amy Piaget
Land & Water Field Assistant LTE
$22.99/hr
This position typically hires 18+, or college student interns.
Duties include:
Groundwater sampling
Field sampling for Demo Farms
Assistance with EQIP applications
Dane County Land & Water Resources Department
Questions: Amy Piaget
GIS Mapping Technician LTE
$23.94/hr
This position typically hires 18+, or college student interns.
Duties include:
GIS mapping of NMPs, conservation practices, and parks projects
Dane County Land & Water Resources Department
Questions: Kyle Minks
LTE Invasive Species
$18/hour
Duties include:
Clean Boats, Clean Waters program support
Invasive species mapping and control
Natural Resources Intern
$16/hr
Duties include:
Variety of duties dependent on what projects active during employment
Duties may include private well/groundwater sample collection, GIS mapping, assistance to clubs, and field work with NRCS and DNR
Conservation Intern
$13/hr
This position typically hires college students.
Duties include:
NMP mapping
Coordinating manure testing program
Iowa County Land Conservation
Questions: Katie Abbott
Conservation Technician LTE
$16.25/hr
This position typically hires college students.
Duties include:
Invasive species monitoring, control, outreach, mapping, and boat inspections
Other conservation projects as assigned
Position typically posted in February.
Iron County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Heather Palmquist
AIS LTE
$15.50/hr
Duties include:
LMPN and Clean Boats, Clean Waters services
Harmony Arboretum Caretaker
$23.93/hr
This position typically hires college students.
Duties include:
Trail maintenance
Prairie maintenance for prescribed burn
Communication with volunteer team
Develop and update educational property signs
Position typically posted in February.
Marinette County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Sheri Denowski
AIS Conservation Generalist
$17/hr
This position typically hires college students.
Duties include:
Remove European frog-bit plant from wetlands and waters near the bay of Green Bay; scout for new populations
Position typically posted in February.
Marinette County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Sheri Denowski
LCD Intern
$18.00/hr
Duties include:
Technical assistance
Maintaining stream monitoring stations
FLP & CREP monitoring
Monroe County Land Conservation Department
Questions: Bob Micheel
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Assistant
$17/hr
This position typically hires 18+, college interns.
Duties include:
AIS prevention, monitoring, control, and removal; AIS education, outreach, and event support
Purple loosestrife biocontrol
Lake and stream monitoring
Water quality sampling
Data collection and entry
Position typically posted in February.
Oneida County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Michele Sadauskas/Stephanie Boismenue
Watercraft Inspector
$16/hr
This position typically hires 18 + interns.
Duties include:
Conduct Clean Boats, Clean Waters watercraft inspections at 8 boat landings in Oneida County; educate boaters about the AIS prevention steps
Collect data and participate in the statewide watercraft inspection campaigns
Position typically posted in February.
Oneida County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Michele Sadauskas/Stephanie Boismenue
Conservation Intern
$17.56/hr
Duties include:
Variety of duties including conservation planning, engineering, outreach, and education
Assist with PLWG stream monitoring, shoreline assessments, etc.
LWRD Internship
$14.34/hr
Duties include:
Outreach, education, and data collection
Invasive species inventories
GIS work
Bait dealer AIS visits
Other special projects as needed
Conservation Intern
$16.25/hr
This position typically hires college students.
Duties include:
Conservation planning, engineering, outreach and education
Assist with PLWG
Stream monitoring
Shoreline assessments
Other duties as needed
Position typically posted in December.
Sauk County Land Resources and Environment
Questions: Melissa Schlupp
Land & Water Conservation Intern
$15.93/hr
This position typically hires 16+ interns.
Duties include:
Mowing, trimming, brush clearing, emptying garbage, cleaning fire pits, and park maintenance
Assists in general office duties
Assists with all aspects of Dam safety and maintenance as needed
May generate aerial photos for sites with various GIS layers
Utilizes GPS System to map and mark other features, such as invasive species problem areas, invasive species projects, maps out planned and existing trails, and calculates distances and acreages of said features for planning purposes
Processes information developed as a result of GPS measurements and update case files
Assists with transect survey, Farmland Preservation, data entry, and performance standard updates as needed
Assists with special projects and construction oversight as needed within the LWCD
Invasive species project implementation, including biological invasive species control
Assist with county forest management as needed
Position typically posted in February.
Vernon County Land and Water Conservation
Questions: Sarah McDowell
Lake Monitor and Protection Tech
$18.00/hr
This position typically hires college students or recent graduates.
Duties include:
Primary Lake work
Vilas County Land & Water Conservation Department
Questions: Alan W. Wirt/Cathy Higley
Water Quality Specialist (AIS) LTE
$18/hr
This position typically hires 18+, college interns.
Duties include:
Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Support
Invasive species education, outreach, and monitoring
Walworth County Land Use & Resource Management
Questions: Mandy Bonneville
Conservation Intern
$15.50/hr
Duties include:
Conservation planning, engineering, outreach, and education
Assist with PLWG
Stream monitoring
Shoreline assessments
Other duties as needed