Internships 2022 – Applications are now closed. Stay tuned for opportunities for summer 2023

Please contact the CAMINO Program Coordinator, eaiello@ucsc.edu, with any general questions or concerns about the program.

Dittrichia Graveolens in Grasslands
Parker Lab

Sierra Nevada Rosy-Finch Project
Zavaleta Lab

Dungeness crabs and their competitors in Tomales Bay

Kroeker Lab

Dung Beetles, Soil Microbes & Carbon Sequestration
Philpott Lab and Meyer Lab

Socio-ecological interactions in urban gardens in the California Central coast
Philpott Lab

DNA-based Biodiversity of Sierra Streams
CALeDNA Lab

Sea Urchin Disease Dynamics and Climate Change in CA Kelp Forests
Kroeker and Kilpatrick Labs

Elephant seal diving behavior in a shark-abundant ocean
Beltran Lab

Marine Mammal Stranding Program
LML Stranding Network

Mammalian diversity and behavior
Ken Norris Center for Natural History

Chemosensory Behavior in Neonate Mexican Garter Snakes 

Ken Norris Center for Natural History

Mountain Lion Ecology and Conservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains 

Wilmers Lab

Amphibian and reptile surveys, and field guide internship in the Santa Cruz Mountains

UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves

UC Santa Cruz Land Acknowledgement

The land from which we base our work is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.