This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education…

This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education projects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs. This internship program provides up to eight local youth with the opportunity to engage actively at lowell national historical park and their community through the community action team. Participants will connect with visitors and community members by facilitating activities, supporting family programs, leading informal talks, and fostering dialogue to encourage public participation. Additionally, those who progress through the program and gain leadership experience can return as ranger interns, working directly with interpretive staff to further refine their skills and advance their careers within the national park service. Beneficiaries include private non-profit institutions and organizations public and private non-profit academic institutions state and local government agencies quasi-public non-profit institutions and organizations that support youth and young adult career training and development, and education in the areas of natural and or cultural resource conservation and management. Individuals families students and the general public will receive a benefit from the development and execution of these programs and projects.