Restoration Science Intern - Summer 2025

We are Herrera

Envision yourself at a growing, employee-owned company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best performance while making a difference in the world. 

We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. We protect the environment every day by providing a diverse range of consulting services to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non-profits, and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada. 

For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers our employee-owners to achieve excellence while ensuring we have fun along the way. By providing our employee-owners with the autonomy to pursue their professional interests and through encouraging them to grow, we benefit from high employee-owner retention that contributes to our longstanding partnerships with clients. 

We are dedicated to providing our interns with meaningful learning experiences that foster professional growth and skill development. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to impactful projects, and gain valuable insights into your field of interest.

Our Values

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity, always. 
• Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work. 
• Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend. 
• Research and outreach, learn and teach.
• Employee owners, employee leaders.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a talented, full-time summer intern to join our Restoration team in Missoula for 12-16 weeks between April 28 – August 2025!

The main project for this position will be to assist with field data collection for a botany survey in the Bitterroot National Forest.  The intern will receive training the week of April 28 for survey protocols and other necessary health and safety training.  Field work is estimated to be May 5 through at least June 13 for five days a week. Once field work is complete, the intern will be assisting with data compilation and other fieldwork and office tasks for projects in the Missoula, Montana area. This work offers you the opportunity to apply your skills in real-world environmental science applications. 

Other fieldwork and office tasks could include assisting with wetland delineations, reconnaissance-level surveys for wildlife and botanical resources, and conducting background research in support of reporting.   

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• A rising college junior, senior, or graduate student currently pursuing a degree in  botany, environmental science, landscape architecture, forestry, wildlife management, planning, or related field

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Positive attitude and solid work ethic
• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency to meet deadlines
• Aptitude for learning new systems, processes, and industry specific knowledge
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Solid written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Experience with basic computer software including Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to maintain professionalism, including punctuality and reliability
• Basic plant identification skills or interest in field data collection
• Familiarity with vegetation communities of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains
• Ability to navigate uneven terrain and conduct fieldwork for 10 hours per day, five days per week
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule (mix of on-site and remote work) for 8-12 weeks in Missoula, Montana between April 28 and August 2025

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship, professional, or volunteer experience in a similar field 

Application Deadline: March 14, 2025

Applications will be reviewed once the application period has closed.  

Additional Information

This is an hourly, non-exempt, temporary internship position. The pay rate is $22.08 per hour. The position is not eligible for benefits unless where required by city, state, or federal law.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Herrera, we celebrate our differences as much as our similarities. We know the best outcomes come from interdisciplinary, diverse, and inclusive teams. Our values are ever-present in the people, culture, and work we do, they are not just a few sentences on our website. We treat people with respect and act with integrity and objectivity. Our employment decisions are based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, and have nothing to do with your race, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, medical history, reproductive health decisions, political ideology, veteran status, or physical appearance. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we encourage women, minorities, veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for our open positions. We are also a member of E-Verify. To learn more about E-Verify, read the E-Verify Notice and the Right to Work Notice.

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