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Have an interest in public policy on wildlife, conservation, hunting or 
fishing?  Check out this internship opportunity!


Brad Rowse Internship Program
 
In late December 2004, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) and 
the sportsmen's-conservation community lost a rising star with the death 
of Brad Rowse. Brad monitored sportsmen's issues at the state level, built 
relations with state legislators and sportsmen's groups and was integral 
in the formation of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) 
creating a unified front for sportsmen in state legislatures. 

To carry on the passion that Brad Rowse brought to sportsmen's policy, the 
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation created the Brad Rowse Internship 
Program. Interns will have opportunity to learn the importance of the 
public policy process on hunting, fishing and conservation issues and will 
spend time learning about federal and state legislative initiatives that 
impact sportsmen and fish and wildlife conservation.  

CSF provides advice, support and information to members of Congress and 
state legislatures through its affiliation with the Congressional 
Sportsmens Caucus  a bi-partisan group of more than 300 U.S. 
Representatives and Senators and the twenty-nine state sportsmens caucuses 
who are allies of sportsmen. This gives CSF a unique niche that is 
unparalleled by any other sportsmens organization.  

Visit www.sportsmenslink.org to learn more about the work of The 
Congressional Sportsmens Foundation.

DUTIES: Tracking state and federal legislation that impacts hunting, 
fishing, and wildlife conservation. Writing and assisting with the 
preparation of the NASC email newsletter and providing timely information 
to state legislative caucuses.  Additionally, Interns will assist with the 
various CSF events.  Additional responsibilities will depend upon the 
ability and interest of each intern and the needs of CSF. 

POSITION: This is an unpaid volunteer internship.  However, we offer a 
stipend of up to $1000 upon the completion of the internship.  Academic 
credit is strongly supported and CSF will cooperate with 
universities/colleges that offer credit for intern programs. However, it 
is the students responsibility to make all the arrangements for receiving 
academic credit.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Preference to undergraduate or graduate students with a major and/or an 
interest in conservation/natural resource management and/or policy.
2. Excellent research, writing, and oral communications skills.
3. Available to work on a committed weekly schedule, preferably full-time 
(40 hours/week for a minimum of three months).
4. Ability to organize time, set priorities, and work under pressure while 
paying attention to detail.
5. Strong computer skills.
6. Good disposition, hard working, creative, with an interest in taking on 
a variety of tasks.
7. Commitment to the goals and methods of the Congressional Sportsmens 
Foundation.  An interest in hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation is 
required.

TO APPLY: Please send a complete resume, the names of three references, a 
college transcript and a writing sample. Finalists will be interviewed in 
person or by telephone. 

Deadline:  Rolling deadline for summer, fall, and spring positions.  We 
are accepting applications for the summer internship positions until June 
23, 2006 and for the fall internship program until August 1, 2006.

Please send completed applications to:

Rowse Internship Program
c/o Kelli Wagner 
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation 
110 North Carolina Avenue SE 
Washington, DC 20003

E-mail: kelli@sportsmenslink.org 

Please, no phone calls