The Directorate Fellows Program

A life-changing opportunity to work in conservation

dirt trail featuring flat grasslands and a forest and mountain range background and blue skies with some clouds
A trail out in Herman’s Gulch, Colorado. Credit: Amy Walsh
Dimitri sits on a cement fence in front of a beach
Dimitri Pappas at La Jolla Shores in San Diego, California. Credit: Dimitri Pappas
tern chick with a new band being help close to the camera
Dimitri Pappas conducted common tern breeding surveys and banding during his internship in Maryland. Credit: Dimitri Pappas
Sandra with her dog that looks like a pitbull mix in front of an ocean and yellow flowers
Sandra Hamilton and Biggie at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park in San Diego, California.
Sandra holding a young rail
Sandra Hamilton helping with a rail release at the Tijuana Estuary during her fellowship. Credit: Sandra Hamilton/USFWS
Amy holding her dog that looks like a border collie mix at a river
Amy Walsh with her dog Flynn. Credit: Amy Walsh
Amy wearing a headlight holding a yellow rail at night
Amy Walsh conducting fieldwork monitoring yellow rails at the Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Amy Walsh
small rabbit in brush
This year’s Directorate Fellows project at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in California involved endangered riparian brush rabbit recovery work. Credit: Lee Eastman/USFWS

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We’re dedicated to the conservation, protection and enhancement of fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats.

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We’re dedicated to the conservation, protection and enhancement of fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats.