connecting city heights youth to nature +
career opportunities through preserving san Diego’s canyons
Applications are CLOSED for the 2023-2024 School Year.
The Canyon Connections Internship Program supports a two-year youth paid internship for 24 Hoover High School students, building social equity in environmental careers through place-based, student-led projects, education, and mentorship in urban canyons in San Diego.
Interns will study with Canyonlands Outreach & Restoration teams to discover the biodiversity of their local canyon ecosystems, engage in hands-on environmental restoration work, and design and install a total of eight native plant trailhead gardens in the canyons for the City Heights community.
Timeline:
9/18 Applications CLOSED
9/27 & 9/28 Interviews for Selected Students (after school)
10/2 Applicants notified
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October 2023 - June 2023 WEDNESDAYS 2:30-4pm at Hoover High after school
October 2023 - June 2023 SATURDAYS 8am-1:30pm in the Canyons
Workforce development
Interns will gain valuable skills in habitat restoration through hands-on experience
Peer-to-peer mentorship
Through routine partnership volunteer events, high school interns will have the opportunity to mentor middle school students
Student-led projects
The interns will design and create native trailhead gardens in their local canyons
Another community access project through the Natural Resources Agency to improve youth access to natural and cultural resources