dboose
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 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:28 am Post subject: Conservation Internships in the Western U.S. |
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 The Chicago Botanic Garden offers paid 5-month internships for recent graduates interested in conservation and land management. Interns work with the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management to carry out research and restoration work on federal lands, mostly in the West. The internship starts with a one-week training session in Chicago, then interns travel to their work locations for the remainder of the project. Travel and lodging expenses are covered, and interns receive a stipend of $750 every 2 weeks.
Intern duties may include:
Plant and animal monitoring and mapping
Endangered species reintroduction
Invasive species management
Geographic data acquisition and analysis
Biological assessments, sensitive species lists, and conservation plans
Fire ecology
Land use planning
Archaeology-related activities
Recreation area management
Rangeland assessments
Seed collection and storage.
To apply:
Send a letter of interest, official transcripts, a resume, and three letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Lara Jefferson
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
(847) 835-6919
For more information, see the web site at:
http://chicagobotanic.org/research/conservation/blm/index.html
or e-mail Dr. Jefferson at ljefferson@chicagobotanic.org.
Applications are due February 1, 2006. |
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