Environmental research.
I am currently in college and I want to get into doing environmental research. Working out in the woods taking soil samples and checking the Ph balence of rivers and lakes is my dream. Can anyone provide me with some links to sites about environmental research? I can't find any. Thank you.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be a good start to find out more information about some careers in environmental chemistry and toxicology. Another place to check would be the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service.
http://www.epa.gov
http://www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs/
Good luck!
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Won't you help a poor little puppy?
I am in college studying to be an environmental research scientist, and I think I can help you! My passion is water quality (biological and chemical factors).
Check these out (just google, and the URLs will show up):
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey (and its water resources info)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Your state's Department of Natural Resources
Student Conservation Association
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Society of Wetland Scientists
The Groundwater Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Also, talk to your favorite professors. Arrange a time to meet with them in their offices, outside of class time. Most of them enjoy having interested students come in and discuss topics of mutual academic interest with them. (I was scared to death of my professors when I started at my new school last August, but have since found out that they are human beings, too, and that many seem to have at least a few AS traits.)
Another good thing to do is investigate your school's website. Dig deep into all the nooks and crannies of the site pertaining to your major, and don't forget to use the site-wide search engine for keywords and phrases like "water quality," "soil sampling," "soil and water," etc.
Hope this helps--good luck, and have fun!!
Oh yeah, and once you read more about various places, do some job shadowing (there are lots of good sites on line that tell you how to job shadow). You can offer to go out in the field and help while you ask questions about the organization and the careers it offers, and that way you get some hands-on experience while they get an extra person to assist them. It's also pretty cool that sometimes I don't have to get all dressed up like I would for an actual interview (if I'm wading around in a muddy creek all day, that wouldn't really make sense).
VOLUNTEERING is great, too! You can practice social skills, learn more about the day-to-day work in your field of study, and get some nice experiences to put on your resume.
Finally, don't be afraid to ask your professors if they need help on any projects they are working on. Sometimes you might even be able to get paid, get college credit, or both. Even if you don't, it's still really valuable. I am starting work on a research project next semester, and I got the position just by reading about it on the school's website, talking with one of the professors who is running it, showing that I was extremely interested, and asking if he could use any help.
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