The first intern will start Spring Semester 2026 and is open to students from all majors. The internship partnership was announced at the ACRE Colloquium by Wolf River Conservancy Executive Director Erik Houston.This is not the first time ACRE and WRC partnered together on conservation efforts in the community. Earlier this spring the duo teamed up with Ducks Unlimited and the UofM Ecology Conservation and Management class to plant 200 trees with the conservancy. That relationship continued to grow and eventually led to collaborating on an internship unique solely to students at the UofM with funding supporting one paid intern per year for the next ten years (ten students total). Students: for more information about the internship, check out the link on our Opportunities page.