Professional development programs
Explore professional development groups related to equity and inclusion in conservation. These groups include professional networks for diverse employees and groups that offer diversity, equity, and inclusion training for conservation professionals.
- University of Maryland Extension Urban Farmer Field School holds an educational event at Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm (PPHUF) in Baltimore, Md., July 20, 2021. (USDA/FPAC Photo by Preston Keres)
Diversity Joint Venture for Careers in Conservation
A partnership of federal and state agencies, universities, non-governmental organizations, foundations, and professional societies that work together to increase the number of women and people of color in the conservation workforce.
Latino Heritage Internship Program
The Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP), created by the National Park Service (NPS) and administered in partnership with Environment for the Americas(EFTA), is designed to provide internship opportunities to young adults in diverse professional fields in the National Park Service.
Mosaics in Science Diversity Internship Program
The Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Internship Program provides college students and recent graduates 18-35 years old that are under-represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) career fields with on-the-ground, natural resource science-based, work experience in the National Park System.
Field Inclusive, Inc.
Field Inclusive amplifies and supports Black-identifying and historically excluded individuals who professionally work outdoors in any natural resources field. We strive to be more than a social media movement by offering tangible and actionable improvements in field research issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI).
