NEIWPCC

NEIWPCC is seeking a seasonal intern to assist the Hudson River stewardship and restoration team in the field and office during the summer of 2023. This intern will gain experience in a variety of habitat restoration activities, including shoreline stabilization and invasive species management. What You’ll Do As an intern for NEIWPCC, you’ll work alongside full-time staff to assess, protect, manage, and restore priority Hudson River Estuary habitats, including shorelines, tidal wetlands, and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds. You will also help assess and map reserve habitats and natural resources and support water quality, sediment, vegetation, fish, and wildlife monitoring efforts . You will conduct outreach and help coordinate volunteer activities, assist with data entry and analysis, prepare environmental permit applications, coordinate with land management partners, and develop stewardship content and updates for the reserve website. You will...

NEIWPCC and the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) are seeking multiple seasonal boat launch stewards to deliver interpretive invasive species spread prevention messages to boaters on Lake Champlain during the summer of 2023 and to inspect and decontaminate watercraft as appropriate. Boat Launch Stewards will be trained to greet visitors to Lake Champlain and familiarize the public with aquatic invasive species information, enter lake-user information on mobile tablets, and inspect watercraft, trailers, and recreational equipment for aquatic organisms. Stewards will also be trained to conduct hot water high pressure decontaminations as needed and to set up, operate, break down, and properly store the decontamination units. Stewards will be required to work eight-hour days for approximately forty hours per week Thursday through Monday and holidays at select boat launches around Lake Champlain from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekend with the option to work through mid-October;...

NEIWPCC and the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) are seeking a Communications Intern to provide writing and publishing assistance during the summer of 2023. The intern’s work will be heavily geared towards implementing LISS Communications, Outreach and Engagement (COE) Plan. The intern will write articles and feature projects on LISS’s various online communications channels, assist with the Living Shoreline Projects interactive map and webpages, perform web updates, support the development of public engagement content, assist with photography and videography initiatives, and provide additional programmatic communications support. The intern will be based in Stamford, CT and will participate in occasional site visits to conduct research and capture photo and video. The successful candidate will be a skilled writer who is excited about communicating how science and management can help sustain and protect an urban waterway from emerging threats. The candidate will be able to...