Center for Rural Livelihoods
Regenerating Landscapes & Remaking Society
Applications are now open for CRL’s Spring 2026 Restoration Forestry Internship!
This 8-week internship program will weave together agroforestry, ecoforestry, and ecological restoration practices to tend the mosaic of waterways, oak woodlands, gardens, and forestlands that make up our 40-acre campus. Projects may include riparian restoration, forest gardening, silvopasture and ecological grazing, trail maintenance, ponds and aquaculture maintenance, biochar production, regenerative food production, and mobile milling.
A typical week includes a short presentation and discussion, guided work around campus, time for independent study, and a weekly field day to allied farms and projects to help and learn about their work and how it relates to a broad vision for restoration forestry in our region.
There is no cost for attending this internship. Room and board are provided.
Dates: April 26-June 20, 2026
Application Deadline: March 15, 2026
Welcome to CRL!
Featured Projects
Mushroom Cultivation
Rotational Silvopasture
Biochar
Remaking Society
Center for Rural Livelihoods (CRL) works to remake society in collaboration with a broad base of friends, neighbors, and community members – collectively building a fair economy based on ecological regeneration.
Regenerating Landscapes
Center for Rural Livelihoods’ (CRL) work teaches, demonstrates, and advocates for the regeneration of our common resources through collaboration and creativity.
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Our Mission
Creating and strengthening pathways to rural livelihoods