Powdermill Nature Reserve is actively involved in promoting quality environmental education. Because of this, several internships have been established for college-age students to take active roles in the research and education programs on the Reserve.

2008 Rea Intern Sasha Rohde

The station provides an annual grant in honor of William and Ingrid Rea to a graduate student wishing to conduct field research in any area of ecology at the reserve. The reserve has roughly 1000 ha of mature mixed oak-maple forest, fallow fields and several streams. (For a description of vegetation see Utech 1999, Special Publication of the CMNH #29).

The proposed budget should not exceed $6,000 including housing at Powdermill, travel, equipment, and living expenses.

Applicants should send a proposal (maximum 5 pages) including a timeline and budget, with a copy of their cv to Powdermill’s Senior Scientist, Andrew Mack, preferably by email (macka@carnegiemnh.org) or hard copy to: Andrew Mack, Ph.D., Powdermill Nature Reserve, 1847 Route 381, Rector, PA 15677. Questions prior to submitting are welcome at the above email address.

The proposal should emphasize the questions or concepts under investigation and describe methods in sufficient detail to assess their viability at Powdermill. Applicants should be enrolled graduate students and the project approved by their major advisor as part of their thesis or dissertation research. Projects incorporating Powdermill into multi-site comparisons or multi-year projects are welcome.