I am applying for an internship with a conservation organization. Need help w/ my objective.?

Question

The internships i am looking at are all national parks in CO, CA, WY and a few other places. My job will consist of doing things such as present natural and cultural histrory programs to leading a nature walk. It asks me to say why i want to be part of this internship and i am having trouble knowing what to say. so far i have:

To obtain a position in the conservation or environmental field. After reviewing the internship opportunities that SCA supports, I am confident that this will be enlightening experience. I believe that through an internship I will be able to serve and reach out to the community.

Any help would be great, thanks!

Answer 1

My suggestion would be to limit things that say what the internship can do for you, but add multiple things that you can do for the parks. Keep the "this internship will be a positive experience for me and my career" to a minimum. But do include it; they will look for this as well as high personal interest.

Put in things that you can do for the parks. Some qualities that you can get across that they will be interested in:
- friendly & good with people, especially kids
- thoroughly educated in natural sciences
- can bring new and exciting ideas into the cirriculum

Make sure you are direct and to the point, and use powerful words to describe yourself to make sure you come across as the best candidate there is for the job.

Good luck! :*D

Answer 2

I suggest this format:
State what do you want to be doing in 10 years in the conservation or environmental fields, or as a teacher, lobbyist, resource manager, politician, etc. Then describe how this internship will help you hone some of the skills you need to get there and provide you with a better understanding of national resource management issues.
National Park Service Interpretation positions require a clear ability to develop scientific programs and to communicate/interpret the information to the public in an interesting way.
If you get one of these jobs you're going to get at least 2 things out of it by the end of the summer:
1) your communication skills and people skills will improve dramatically;
2) you are going to learn quite about science management issues in one specific setting

If you have room, tell them again how your educational, job , and community service background would be useful to the NPS. Geology major with retail experience working with the public? Communications major with a drama background and fabulous story-telling skills? Out-doorsy-woodsy field-oriented hiking/climber conservationist who would fit right in with the NPS ethos?