Summer Fellows

NNI actively supports early-career environmental professionals with seasonal paid positions. Students who have completed the Greenhouse Program and/or the West LA College Conservation Studies Certificate Program are eligible to apply to the Summer Fellows Program. Summer Fellows conduct habitat restoration, trail maintenance, and outreach projects in Baldwin Hills Parklands.

What I was missing before joining the program was a vision for myself in this field. But leaving, I can say my goals have never been clearer.
— Program alumnus, current Urban Planning major

Hear what the 2022 Summer Fellows crew members have to say about the work they do.

Summer Fellows put their experience and knowledge to good use by sharing it with the broader community.

During the summers of 2020 and 2021, Summer Fellows created a video guide to the Park to Playa Trail.

Check out their Park to Playa Trail YouTube channel to get all the hiking details about this amazing uplands-to-ocean urban trail.