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This general guide to working in Wildlife is applicable to many jobs in the restoration and natural resources career fields. It contains lots of crowd-sourced information, including job boards and graduate school advice.
Job Boards
Please check out the SRF Restoration Job Board to see current job postings related to fisheries restoration and natural resources in California
ECOLOG hosted by Ecological Society of America (ESA)
Texas A&M Job Board (Fish and Wildlife focus)
CalCareers (California State Jobs)
Society for Conservation Biology
California Society for Ecological Restoration
Entry-level Programs
Student Conservation Association
Pathways - Federal Jobs for Students and Recent Graduates
Article: "How to Find a Job as a Recent Grad in 2020"
The Wildlife Society Native Student Professional Development Program
Verterans Corps Fisheries Program with NOAA and California Conservation Corps
Higher Education
CBJ Network: Environmental Graduate Programs
The Gentle Guide for Applying to Graduate School
Research Experience for Undergraduates (paid summer research opportunities)