MOUNT DESERT – The Mount Desert Island Water Quality Coalition is accepting applications for high school student interns and middle school apprentices for summer 2003.

Students will spend two to three days per week collecting water samples and running lab tests under the supervision of Dr. Jane Disney, scientist-educator, and the coalition staff.

Internships begin June 23, last four to eight weeks and include a stipend. Apprenticeships begin July 7. The Island Explorer bus stops near by to the internship site.

For information or applications, contact the coalition at 288-2598 or e-mail programdirector@mdiwqc.org.