The Public Policy Department, offering the Intern positions, is responsible for the public advocacy of The Wilderness Society's agenda. Through its staff in Washington, DC, the department lobbies Congress, works with federal land management agencies, communicates with the media, and builds grassroots support for proper land preservation and management. The department's staff includes program specialists in all aspects of federal lands policy and with knowledge and expertise about federal lands issues and how to affect public policy. The Society has played a leadership role in virtually every major public land issue of the past 60 years. It has been a force behind the passage of dozens of wilderness bills, which have built the wilderness system to nearly 104 million acres.
Positions are open until filled.