Faculty Advisor
Ed Weber
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2024
Keywords
Internship
Abstract
This summer I had the opportunity to return to the Whatcom County Public Works Department as an engineering services intern working in the traffic division. Last year I did the same internship, but not as an enrolled student at Western, so I was thrilled to be welcomed back for another summer so that I can further hone my skills of working in local government and expand on the skills I gained last year. While the traffic division doesn’t necessarily sound like the place for an environmental studies student to land an internship, I will elucidate in this report how working in Traffic has been beneficial for me in many different ways, including in the field of environmental concerns. Also, because I am returning to this role and am doing it for credit in school, I have been graciously allowed time outside of my normal duties to shadow different teams within public works that focus on the environmental impacts caused by county projects and how they are mitigated.
Recommended Citation
Paradowski, Chris (Christopher Adam), "Whatcom County Public Works - Engineering Services Intern" (2024). College of the Environment Internship Reports. 227.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/cenv_internship/227
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Text
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf