Internships2022

The goal of this internship is to research how counties similar in size, demographics and agricultural production as Larimer County staff and manage agricultural issues and programs. Some of the questions to be considered include: o What are some of most critical agriculture issues facing the sample counties and how do the county support staffing […]

This internship will allow a student to design and implement demonstration gardens for a high altitude community. There are three focus areas of the Plant select demonstration garden: 1) a community vegetable garden; 2) plant select landscaping demonstration/educational garden; and 3) an exploratory sensory garden for the Park Women Infants and Children (WIC)/Health Department visiting

The goals and objectives of this internship include gaining a better understanding of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) especially biological controls and to be able to extrapolate the information and data collected during the project towards slowing disease spread in specialty crops; alfalfa mosaic virus vectored by aphids to chili peppers. The scope of the project

A large amount of water diverted for irrigated agriculture in the Colorado’s Cache la Poudre River Basin seeps from earthen canals during conveyance to irrigated fields and results in a variety of environmental and economic damages. Canal seepage not only leads to water loss, but also contributes to mobilization and transport of subsurface pollutants and

Denver County 4-H provides a variety of programs and events for the surrounding diverse community. Our programmatic efforts include summer camps, events, concurrent out-of-school programs, and school enrichment. Each program and event helps fulfill the mission of helping youth reach their fullest potential, sparking interest in STEM, and building and enhancing relationships with caring adults.

The goal of this internship is to introduce the intern to job expectations and skills required to be a successful Extension Agent in Youth Development and Outreach. The internship will support & expand our work with local youth 4-H programs in conjunction with local program, Casa de la Esperanza as well as the Boulder County

This internship will focus on creating paleogeographic maps and employing Colorado fossil and geologic data to refine their accuracy. Emphasis will be on identifying where plains, mountains, lakes, rivers, and oceans used to be and how they changed through time to yield the landscapes that we live on today. The goal is to make these

The overarching objective of this internship is to survey consumers and producers of sourdough bread about their perceptions of sourdough healthfulness as it related to gluten intolerances such as celiac disease, and to collect starter cultures from bakeries across Colorado for investigation of potential protective effects against these conditions. Under the guidance of the mentoring

The goal of the internship is to improve the county's understanding of weed infestations and improving engagement with the community in the control of noxious weeds. The scope of the project entails field mapping of infestations and creating a guide for community members on noxious weed impacts. Objectives of the internship to accomplish this goal

The scope of this internship is to give an applicant the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of being a CSU Extension Agent. This will include working with groups of all ages and developing programs from start to finish. The successful applicant will also learn communication skills and troubleshooting while on field visits with