Summer Intern Position
for Tribal Environmental Projects
Award-winning Seattle-based environmental engineering and consulting firm RIDOLFI Environmental is seeking a college student interested in a paid summer internship position. Our organization serves Native American governments by providing technical support on assessment and cleanup projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
If interested, please email your resume to:
Ms. Callie Ridolfi, P.E.
email: info@ridolfi.com
Preference will be given to college students with at least two years education in an environmental field. EOE. Visit us at: www.ridolfi.com
Some feedback from our former student interns:
“I’ve gained valuable experience in civil engineering outside the classroom through my internship. Ridolfi sent me to their project site in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where a century of silver mining had a negative impact on the land and water in the area that included the Coeur d’Alene Tribal reservation. Actually seeing the impact of mining on the rivers and streams was an eye-opener for me, and I saw how that could impact the tribal fish resources. They sent me to the Indigenous People Environmental conference in Montana. Workshops on environmental impacts on Native American reservations were discussed and people discussed possible solutions. I see the working relations and networking between various agencies. I’ve really enjoyed my work at Ridolfi.”
– Pearl Thomas, Navajo Nation, Engineering Technician Intern, University of Washington
“My summer internship with Ridolfi opened my eyes to the dangers of pollution and made me examine how my hometown, the reservation of Metlakatla, had been approaching the issue in the past. Most people don’t foresee the impact of even a trivial act such as discarding a pop can on the ground. All the tribe’s wealth could be used to clean up the habitat yet we would have accomplished nothing unless we succeeded to change the heart of at least one person. I now see that education is perhaps the most important step in the process of environmental cleansing.”
– John Sixbey, Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island, Alaska, University of Washington