Past MACO Summer Internship Projects & Mentors

By partnering with a diverse group of mentor organizations, MACO is able to provide a diverse array of transdisciplinary internship projects every year. Here is our list of mentor organizations and past internship projects.

MACO's summer internship mentor partner organizations include: 

4CAST

Oregon Coast Aquarium

Siuslaw National Forest

Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center

Port of Newport

Sea-Bird Scientific

Port Orford Field Station

 

Past Projects

2024 

  • Coastal Bird Stewardship and Outreach - Newport to Florence, OR
  • Community Development Policy for Public Access and Local Seafood – Newport, OR
  • Environmental Interpretation at Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center – Newport, OR and Cascade Head, OR
  • Environmental Planning for Sustainability – Newport, OR
  • Climate Change from Forests to Sea at Cascade Head – Cascade Head and Newport, OR
  • History Informing Future Development – Newport, OR
  • Marine Reserve Interpretation and Science Communication - Port Orford, OR
  • Regional Economic Development in a Global Market – Newport, OR
  • Content Development for Oregon Coast Aquarium – Newport, OR
  • Scientific Technology Development and Testing – Newport, OR

2023 

  • Science to Action-MidCoast Watersheds Council watershed restoration and communication
  • Animal Ambassador Program with the Oregon Coast Aquarium
  • Coastal Bird Stewardship and Outreach
  • Marine Reserve Interpretation and Science Communication
  • Port of Newport: Public Policy or International Marine Opportunities
  • Advancing Biogeochemical Instrumentation and Science

2022 

  • Citizen Arts and Sciences
  • Seafood Industry Relationships and Marketing
  • Coastal Bird Stewardship & Outreach 
  • Marine Reserve Interpretation and Science communication
  • Ocean Acidification Awareness and Messaging
  • Advancing Biogeochemical Instrumentation and Science
  • Big Blue Film Festival Development

2021

  • Media and Public Engagement
  • Ocean Acidification Awareness
  • Marine Reserve Interpretation
  • Citizen Science in Cascade Head Biosphere
  • Coastal Tourism
  • Seafood Business and Industry

2020

  • Aquatic Microbiology
  • Ocean Acidification Awareness
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Marine Reserve Interpretation
  • Coastal Tourism -Siuslaw National Forest
  • Science Communication
  • Science Filmmaking

2019

  • Education Policy Communication
  • Engineering
  • Art
  • Whale Research
  • Tourism
  • Science Filmmaking
Field workers wade into a river
Scuba diving
Yaquina Head Lighthouse seen behind the cliffs