connecting city heights youth to nature +
career opportunities through preserving san Diego’s canyons
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.
Congratulations to students from the 2023-2024 Canyon Connections Internship!
Workforce development
Interns gain valuable skills in habitat restoration through hands-on experience and insights to the environmental project planning process.
Peer-to-peer mentorship
Through routine partnership volunteer events, high school interns will have the opportunity to mentor middle school students.
Student-led projects
Interns 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