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Careers in Conservation This page was last updated on April 26, 2025. There are zero (0) announcements available at this time. Click on the PDF Description to view details, responsibilities, and how to apply. 1. Expired: No longer accepting applications for this position. Community Conservation & Communication Coordinator - North Texas (PDF Description ) 2. Expired: No longer accepting applications for this position. Community Conservation Coordinator - Pineywoods East Texas (PDF Description ) About Texas Conservation Alliance For more than half a century, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) has advocated for wildlife and their habitats. Mission: TCA educates Texans and builds alliances to enhance and sustain wildlife habitat and to protect our land, air, and water for future generations. TCA has built public support to establish numerous public wildlife areas, resulting in more than 250,000 Texas acres protected. TCA has recruited thousands of Texans to active conservation and successful advocacy through grassroots coalitions and community-driven, hands-on, habitat restoration programs that welcome all communities into conservation and promote stewardship for Texas’ wildlife and wild places. ********** Texas Conservation Alliance is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity as core tenets of the organization, where everyone is respected and valued regardless of race, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or national origin.

Texas Conservation Alliance advocates for the protection of wildlife and wild habitat in the state of Texas. The State Affiliate of National Wildlife Federation. Texas Conservation Alliance Take Action ~ Protect Wildlife Join an Event Shop for Gifts Subscribe Spring Membership Drive Spring Membership Drive🦝Donate Today🐻 Play TCA's Spring Membership Drive is Happening Now! Donate today and receive FREE TCA merchandise like a Yeti Rambler, TCA Visor, and more! Learn More About Us Through grassroots advocacy and community coalitions, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) protects and preserves wildlife and wild habitats for the future benefit of all Texans. Texas Conservation Alliance was established in 1971 and is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Statewide Conservation Organization. TCA is the Texas Affiliate of National Wildlife Federation, the country's largest conservation organization. Recent Blog Posts Welcome Message from TCA's Executive Director SWAP Revision Underway, Our Input Invited Opposition to Marvin Nichols Reservoir Making Headlines 1 2 Popular Tags Abilene (1) 1 post Advocacy & Policy (4) 4 posts Brazos River (1) 1 post Cedar Ridge (1) 1 post Community Conservation (2) 2 posts Endangered Species (4) 4 posts Explore (1) 1 post Forests (4) 4 posts Garden for Wildlife (1) 1 post Genie Fritz (1) 1 post Habitat Restoration (2) 2 posts Homepage (1) 1 post Internships (3) 3 posts Lake Ringgold (5) 5 posts Lights Out (2) 2 posts Marvin Nichols (5) 5 posts Mountain Lions (1) 1 post Neches River (2) 2 posts Ned Fritz (4) 4 posts Newsletters (6) 6 posts Policy (10) 10 posts Pollinators (1) 1 post Prairies (4) 4 posts RAWA (2) 2 posts Reservoirs (10) 10 posts Rivers (13) 13 posts Sabine River (1) 1 post State Parks (4) 4 posts Sulphur River (4) 4 posts TXCAT (6) 6 posts Water (1) 1 post We Are TCA (11) 11 posts Wildlife (2) 2 posts

Apply for a 10-week internship at Texas Conservation Alliance. TCA seeks conservation leaders to engage in real projects to protect Texas wildlife. CAREERS IN CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Work with TCA staff implementing wildlife conservation projects around Texas in our 10-week and 12-week internship programs. Scroll down to learn more. Summer Internship Details To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Internship Application Word Document This page was last updated on 4/24/2025 Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) is seeking interns who are passionate about protecting Texas wildlife and their habitats. Our Careers in Conservation Internship Program is helping train the future conservation leaders of Texas. Participants work alongside TCA’s seasoned conservation professionals and experience the frontlines of saving wildlife and their habitats in the state. Internship projects vary, but the opportunity to develop technical acumen, exercise transferable skills, and cultivate conservation leadership is integral to every TCA experience. Selected candidates will work with TCA staff to implement wildlife conservation projects. Our 10-week/12-week* internship offers opportunities to make positive impacts for wildlife and provides valuable hands on learning experiences and professional development opportunities applicable to future careers in sustainability and conservation. *Lights Out Dallas, Lights Out Fort Worth, and Lights Out College Station internships will be 12 weeks long. Potential Projects Organize wildlife habitat restoration events. Restoring degraded wildlife habitat is critical to the conservation of species. Interns will research opportunities, build community partnerships, and coordinate event logistics. Potential projects include litter pollution removal from Texas waterways, planting native plants, and removing invasive species to restore prairie, and reforestation through community tree-planting events. Propagate native prairie plants. Interns based in the Dallas-area can gain experience working with and learning more about Texas native plants and greenhouse propagation methods at the Native Plant Propagation Center, located at and in partnership with the Dallas Zoo. The Center cultivates well over 10,000 seedlings each year across more than 100 species of native grasses, shrubs, and forbs for prairie conservation around the state. Lead bird collision surveys (spring and fall only). Lights Out Texas is a statewide behavior-change campaign aimed at saving migratory birds from building-collisions by encouraging businesses and residents to turn off non-essential lights during spring and fall migration. Bird collision surveys are an important component of the scientific research of this campaign. TCA leads surveys in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth as well as on-campus at Texas A&M University, College Station, during spring (March-May) and fall (September-November) migration seasons. Interns will help lead the survey two days each week in addition to another project. Promote Lights Out for Wildlife. Interns will strengthen the Lights Out for Wildlife brand by promoting the behavior-change campaign through community outreach, social media marketing techniques, and presentations. Interns may also help reach out to municipality officials, business owners, and community members to encourage taking action during bird migrations. Lights Out for Wildlife is a program to certify homes, businesses, and/or buildings by taking Lights Out action to save birds and other wildlife impacted by light pollution. Interns will assist in promoting the certification program and create strategies to encourage participation.

Native Plants & Prairies Day Event White Rock Lake Plant Sale Pre-Orders are available through May 1. Pick-Up on Saturday, May 3rd. Pre-Order Form Browse Available Pre-Order Packages and Potted Plants 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/1 Pre-Order Form

Certify Your Wildlife Habitat Keep scrolling down to learn more. Click on the button below when you're ready to certify your space! I'm Ready to Certify About Garden for Wildlife® Garden for Wildlife® is the act of planting with purpose to benefit wildlife and people. • An ideal Certified Wildlife Habitat® provides food, water, cover, and places to raise young for wildlife with a minimum goal of 70% native plants that provide multi-season bloom and are free of neonicotinoids and other pesticides or herbicides. • Wildlife gardening occurs where people live, work, play, learn, and worship and especially benefits wildlife including birds, pollinators, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals. • Gardening for wildlife helps people connect to nature and enjoy its benefits. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits that go along with it than right outside your own door. • Wildlife gardening is inclusive. Anyone, at any age, in any place, can help. Anyone can participate and receive recognition for their efforts, whether it’s one person with a window box or an entire community that has built a wildlife habitat corridor. Turn Your Space into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® Wildlife is experiencing a crisis like none before in our lifetimes. Luckily, you have the power to help wildlife by supporting them where you live! You can support wildlife in your own yard and neighborhood by using sustainable gardening practices or by totally transforming your lawn into a natural landscape! Native plants are the foundation of a wildlife habitat garden. They provide ample sources of food, cover and places to raise young. The National Wildlife Federation recommends a habitat garden space strive for 70% native plants. You can find native plant lists for your zip code through the Native Plant Finder or look through keystone plant lists for your ecoregion ! By creating a habitat in your outdoor space that provides the habitat essentials of food, water, cover, places to raise young, and sustainable practices, you can even get recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat®! By certifying, your wildlife habitat will be recognized by both the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance. Getting your space recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat helps you to advance the mission of Texas Conservation Alliance and the National Wildlife Federation. Plus, it comes with tons of benefits! Benefits of your $25 certification include: A personalized certificate. A one-year National Wildlife Federation membership and subscription to National Wildlife® magazine. 10% off National Wildlife Federation catalog merchandise such as nesting boxes, feeders, birdbaths, and other items to enhance your wildlife garden. Subscription to monthly Garden for Wildlife® Habitats e-newsletter with gardening tips, wildlife stories, and other resources. Exclusive option to purchase attractive garden signs designating your garden as a Certified Wildlife Habitat® with the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance. *Use code GFW40 to get a Classic Sign or flag for just $18 when you certify! That's 40% off the sign price!* Learn more about how to certify! Commonly Used URLs Certification Tool

First Unitarian Church of Dallas Climate Action Team Native Plant Sale Use the form below to purchase locally grown native plants propagated by Texas Conservation Alliance. Swipe through the packages to see more details about the plants. Online ordering is available from Friday, March 21, through Monday, April 07. Pick up is on Sunday April 13, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ~ 4" pots of plants will be available for purchase on the day of the event.~ Browse Available Packages 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 Order Form

Join the TCA 50 Support Circle to support emerging leaders in conservation with TCA's internship program. TCA50 SUPPORT CIRCLE Join the TCA50, a major giving circle to support TCA's Careers in Conservation Internship Program. Texas Conservation Alliance is seeking 50 conservation heroes to make a special gift of $1,000 or above to help train and equip TCA troops in the trenches protecting Texas rivers, forests, and wildlife. Special thanks to these folks for supporting TCA's internship program! CAREERS IN CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TCA’s Careers in Conservation Internship Program is helping train the future conservation leaders of Texas. Students work alongside TCA’s seasoned conservation professionals and experience the frontlines of saving wildlife and their habitats in the state. Internship projects vary, but the opportunity to develop technical acumen, exercise transferable skills, and cultivate conservation leadership is integral to every TCA experience. SUPPORT EMERGING CONSERVATION LEADERS Visit TCA's donation page then make a special gift of $1,000 or above to become a member of the TCA50. Your gift supports TCA's Careers in Conservation Internship Program, offering emerging conservation leaders work experience protecting and restoring Texas rivers, forests, and endangered prairies. Long-term success requires farsighted planning and provision for the future. Your membership in the TCA50 Support Circle will help ensure conservation victories across the next 50 years. Each member will help strengthen TCA's staffing through paid internships, mentoring, and engagement with a new generation of Texas talent. Along with our thanks, you'll receive a special TCA50 lapel pin, a TCA cap, and TCA program updates. More About Internships

Through grassroots advocacy and community coalitions, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) protects and preserves wildlife and wild habitats for the future benefit of all Texans. Our Mission For more than 50 years, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) has successfully advocated for wildlife and wild places in Texas. TCA has engaged with local communities to protect the rivers and forests of East Texas and the prairies of West Texas. Thanks to TCA, more than 200,000 Texas acres are protected in parks and wildlife refuges. We've stopped unnecessary reservoirs that drown Texas rivers, fought clear-cutting in national forests, and recruited thousands of people to conserve Texas' beautiful outdoor world. Texas Conservation Alliance is here to help the citizens of Texas rally local support, gather the facts, and protect against the encroachment of wildlife habitats so crucial to the future of our state. Texas Conservation Alliance educates Texans and builds alliances to enhance and sustain wildlife habitat and protect our land, air, and water for future generations. Nuestra Mission Por mas 50 años, Texas Conservation Alliance ha defendido con éxito la vida silvestre y los lugares salvajes en Texas. TCA se ha comprometido con las comunidades locales para proteger los ríos y bosques del este de Texas y las praderas del oeste de Texas. Gracias a TCA, más de 200,000 acres en Texas son protegidos en parques y refugios de vida silvestre. Hemos detenido embalses innecesarios que ahogan los ríos de Texas, combatió los cortes limpios en los bosques nacionales, y reclutó a miles de personas para conservar el hermoso mundo al aire libre de Texas. Texas Conservation Alliance está aquí para ayudar a los ciudadanos de Texas a conseguir apoyo local, reunir los hechos, y proteger los hábitats de vida silvestre tan cruciales para el futuro de nuestro estado. Texas Conservation Alliance educa Tejanos y construye alianzas para mejorar y sostener hábitats de fauna silvestre y para proteger nuestras tierras, aire y agua para las futuras generaciones. TCA is the State Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation We are proud to be the Texas Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, the country's largest conservation organization. Partnering with NWF connects TCA to national issues and gives national attention to local efforts in Texas. TCA History For over 50 years Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) has advocated for wildlife, wildlife habitats, and protection of Texas’ waterways. TCA’s founder, Ned Fritz , a legend among Texas conservationists, launched TCA with the vision, energy, and integrity to ensure decades of success under the name TCONR or Texas Committee on Natural Resources. TCA has built public support to establish numerous wildlife refuges, state and federal parks, wilderness areas, and other wildlife areas, resulting in more than 250,000 Texas acres under public protection. TCA’s efforts prevented damming Texas rivers with five unnecessary reservoirs that together would have permanently flooded 150,000 acres of bottomland habitat including forests and prairie. TCA’s forest work ended clearcutting on 200,000 acres of national forests in Texas and led to better management of all our country’s national forests. TCA has played key roles in coalitions that stopped a private toll road through the Big Thicket National Preserve, prevented canal dredging through Caddo Lake and up the Trinity River to Dallas, obtained increased funding for Texas state parks, promoted water conservation, and secured higher water quality standards for Texas rivers and creeks. TCA provides program support for our 50 alliance members and trains community groups to address pressing, local environmental issues. TCA has recruited thousands of Texans to active conservation and advocacy, and has served as a pipeline for many advocates into conservation leadership roles including through our robust, TCA Careers In Conservation Internship Program. TCA has long observed that Texans are much more likely to protect an area they have visited and come to love. TCA conducts education programs and outdoor activities associated with issue projects to connect families to nature and foster a conservation ethic. TCA’s Texas Conservation Action Team is a community-driven, hands-on habitat restoration program with three key purposes: 1) restore habitats by planting trees or prairie, removing invasive species, and removing litter pollution 2) educate new communities and young people about how to become involved in conservation and about the big environmental issues facing our state, and 3) promote and cultivate a commitment to Texas environmental conservation into the future. TCA’s programs to protect wildlife habitat and water resources benefit all Texans by safeguarding nature’s essential ecosystem services such as water filtration, flood control, carbon sequestration, air purification, and more. By protecting landscapes and advocating for public lands, our work supports experiential education opportunities such as hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, birding, nature study, and other outdoor activities. Time outside has been shown to be essential to physical and mental wellbeing, benefits that every Texan deserves. Leadership Alliance Member Groups Contact Us Mail correspondence to: Texas Conservation Alliance PO Box 822554 Dallas, TX 75382-2554 Available by appointment at: 2904 Floyd Street, Suite E Dallas, TX 75204 Executive Director: John DeFillipo

TCA's 2025 FALL RAFFLE DONOR / SPONSOR FORM Button Button Donate Today for TCA's 2025 Fall Raffle Live Drawing on Thursday, December 4th, at 10:00 am Texas Bays, Lakes, and Rivers Package Through grassroots advocacy and community coalitions, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) protects and preserves wildlife and wild habitats for the future benefit of all Texans. Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) was established in 1971 and is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Statewide Conservation Organization (Registered EIN # 23-7112618). TCA is the State Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, the country's largest conservation organization. Mailing address: P.O. Box 822554 | Dallas, TX 75382

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Celebrate Texas Wildlife with Your Support for TCA! TCA relies on member donations and volunteers to accomplish our habitat and wildlife conservation projects in Texas. Your contribution helps protect wildlife and wild habitat in Texas! Thank you for caring, and thank you for taking action to protect Texas' great outdoors for future generations. Mail checks and correspondence to: Texas Conservation Alliance PO Box 822554 Dallas, TX 75382-2554 Donate Online Shop TCA's Store Join an Event Legacy Giving

Join TCA or support us by donating today! Contributions are tax-deductible and used to protect wildlife and wild habitats in the state of Texas. TCA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 1/3 TCA 2025 Spring Membership Drive Take action! Donate today to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat in Texas. Your contribution supports the conservation efforts of TCA in its mission to protect Texas' great outdoors through advocacy, policy, and community conservation for future generations to enjoy. All donations remain in Texas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The following donation amounts include free TCA merchandise! $1000 or more: a Yeti Rambler with TCA logo, a TCA T-Shirt of your choice, a TCA Cap or Visor, and a Wildlife Sticker Pack! $500 - $999: a TCA T-Shirt of your choice, a TCA Cap or Visor, and a Wildlife Sticker Pack! $250 - $499: Your choice of a TCA T-Shirt or a TCA Cap or Visor, and a Wildlife Sticker Pack! $100 - $249: a Random TCA T-Shirt (Choose your size)! $99 and below: a Wildlife Sticker Pack! To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Donate