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Recreation & Outdoor Education

ROE Internship Information

ROE Internship Paperwork

To apply for an internship with the ROE department, read ROE internship application, fill out the internship form and work with your advisor prior to starting your internship.

Here is a small sample of some possible companies to explore for internships and/or careers:

  1. Adaptive Sports Center – Crested Butte, Colo.
  2. Adrift Adventures – Utah
  3. Blue Mesa Fishing – Gunnison, Colo.
  4. Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center – Breckenridge, Colo.
  5. Bureau of Land Management – National
  6. Colorado Parks & Wildlife – Colorado
  7. Crested Butte Mountain Resort – Crested Butte, Colo.
  8. Echo Canyon River Expeditions – Canon City, Colo.
  9. Finca Bellavista Treehouse – Costa Rica
  10. Gene Taylors Sporting Goods – Gunnison, Colo.
  11. Gunnison River Fly Shop – Gunnison, Colo.
  12. Gunnison Valley Mentors – Gunnison, Colo.
  13. International Wilderness Leadership School (IWLS) – Haines, Alaska
  14. Leave No Trace – Boulder, Colo.
  15. National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) – Lander, Wyoming
  16. National Park Service – National
  17. North Shore Goose – Northern Illinois
  18. Outward Bound – Golden, Colo.
  19. Scenic River Tours – Gunnison, Colo.
  20. Sport Fish Colorado – Gunnison, Pueblo, Lake George, Denver, Colo.
  21. Tenderfoot Outfitters – Gunnison, Colo.
  22. Three Rivers Resort – Almont, Colo.
  23. United States Forest Service – National

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