Supervisor: Amy Seidl
Student: Phoebe Grupper (she/they)
Title: OurLand Thailand Internship
Summer of 2022, Phoebe had the honor and privilege of taking on an intern position with OurLand, one of Thailand鈥檚 first privately-owned wildlife reserves right outside the southern tip of the Western Forest Complex- a world-renowned biodiversity hotspot region- to fulfill her ENVS senior capstone. During her time there, Phoebe acted as a general team member, sustainability educator, assistant to a co-founder of the organization, and representative for the organization, taking part in a wide assortment of endeavors from translating surveys for human-elephant conflict needs-based assessments to reforesting in partnership with Kui Buri National Park and facilitating youth sustainability education programs. Phoebe discovered this internship independently, but it was made possible through the 日韩无码 Summer Internship Scholarship and the 日韩无码 ENVS JEDI Award, which collectively covered her travel and living expenses. Phoebe feels this opportunity was a culminating experience for her, allowing her to take all that she learned at 日韩无码 and apply it in service of a local community-based organization working towards meaningful and equitable change while simultaneously reinvigorating her love of learning and deepening her understanding of environmentalism and self. Phoebe is incredibly grateful for this opportunity and hopes to use all she gained from this experience to pursue a career in the environmental field.