Internships at CRL

The Center for Rural Livelihoods is offering 2 internship opportunities in 2026. Applications for our 10-week Restoration Forestry internship program are now open! You can apply through the button below, or scroll down for more information.

Apply for Spring 2026 Restoration Forestry

Internship Opportunities

Fall 2026 Eco-Municipalism Internship

Dates: September 7-October 31, 2026

During this 8-week program, interns will immerse themselves in a combination of land stewardship, community organizing, municipal politics and local economic development rooted in ecological stewardship. The eco-municipalist approach is inspired by cooperative, anticolonial and liberation movements from around the world, from Jackson, MS to Chiapas to Rojava. Interns will spend part of their time working on land care, and part of their time pursuing research and advocacy projects focused on local economic development and social change. Interns will contribute to a growing movement cultivating power in-place, concluding with a gathering to strategize participatory and economic democracy in the Cottage Grove area.

Applications for this internship will open in April 2026.

Spring 2026 Restoration Forestry Internship

Dates: April 12-June 20, 2026

This 10-week program will center hands-on learning about restoration forestry, agroforestry, and ecological restoration. [SPECIFICS ON WHAT THE INTERNS WILL DO].

Applications are now open! Scroll down for more information.

Apply for Spring 2026 Restoration Forestry

The Center for Rural Livelihoods (formerly Aprovecho) has been a leader in restoration forestry and agroforestry for half a century. Our 40-acre campus, outside Cottage Grove, Oregon, is a living laboratory for permaculture, ecological restoration, natural building and sustainable forestry. Interns will learn and hone their land stewardship skills in a hands-on environment, supported by our staff and guest teachers.

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Spring 2026 Restoration Forestry Internship

Who This Internship Is For…

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Logistics Information

The internship program will run for 10 weeks, from April 12 to June 20, 2026.
Interns will work on the land for 4 hours per day, 4 days per week, with an additional weekly field trip (which will also involve hands-on land stewardship work).
Shared housing and food will be provided in CRL’s strawbale dormitory. There are also ample campsites and spaces for vehicle-camping for those who prefer that.
Interns will be responsible for their own cleaning and cooking, apart from community events and potlucks throughout the program. There is a shared laundry facility on-site.
CRL’s campus is located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Cottage Grove. Public transportation into town is not available, so we highly recommend you bring a vehicle, or coordinate with other interns to share vehicles.
Cell phone and internet connectivity are limited on campus, but wifi is always available in our Community Meeting Hall.
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Rules and Expectations

Interns are expected to work for 4 hours per day, 4 days per week, plus participate in a weekly field trip to another nearby site.
Interns are expected to live on-site for the duration of the internship.
Our campus is on a fairly steep incline, and land stewardship work on-site can be physically rigorous. Interns are expected to be able to lift XX pounds, and to be able to walk around the property comfortably.
Pets, apart from service animals, are not allowed.
Smoking, including cannabis, is allowed in the center circle of the parking lot, and at the fire pit in the garden (with consent of others around). Alcohol and cannabis may be consumed after work hours for those age 21 or older, with the consent of others around. Illegal drug use is not permitted.
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