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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...

Ecological Monitoring     (Vegetation & Soil Survey)     with      Southwest Conservation Corps     in partnership with     The Bureau of Land Management        Position Title:   Crew Member     Number of Positions:  4   Location:     Uncompahgre BLM Field Office, Montrose, CO   Program Dates:   April 17 – September 29, 2023   Weekly Schedule:  8 days on, 6 days off or 4 days on, 3 days off.  Approximately 70% weeks are camping.  with some day trips and office days.   Living Allowance:    $600-$640/week DOE   Plus Housing Allowance:    $80/week   Benefits:      AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,247.50 (depending on term length and upon satisfactory completion of term)     Paid attendance to Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder Recertification   Or reimbursement if course was paid personally and taken after March 2022   Or reimbursement up...

Ecological Monitoring     (Vegetation & Soil Survey)     with      Southwest Conservation Corps      in partnership with     The Bureau of Land Management        Position Title:   Crew Member       Number of Positions: 2     Location:     Carlsbad BLM Field Office      Program Dates:   May 8 – October 20, 2023     Weekly Schedule:     Mostly day trips, with occasional 8 days on/6 days off hitch     Living Allowance:    $600-$640/week DOE     Plus Housing Allowance:    $80/week     Benefits:      AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,247.50 (depending on term length and upon satisfactory completion of term)     Paid attendance to Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder Recertification   Or reimbursement if course was paid personally and taken after March 2022   Or reimbursement up to $375 for attendance to Wilderness First...

Ecological Monitoring     (Vegetation & Soil Survey)     with      Southwest Conservation Corps     in partnership with     The Bureau of Land Management        Position Title:   Crew Member     Number of Positions: 2   Location:    Royal Gorge  BLM Field Office    Program Dates:   May 8 – October 20, 2023   Weekly Schedule:    Mostly 8 days on, 6 days off or 4 days on, 3 days off. majority of the season will be camping Living Allowance:    $600-$640/week DOE   Plus Housing Allowance:    $80/week     Benefits:      AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,247.50 (depending on term length and upon satisfactory completion of term)     Paid attendance to Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder Recertification   Or reimbursement if course was paid personally and taken after March 2022   Or reimbursement up to $375 for attendance to Wilderness First...

Position Title:   Crew Member     Number of Positions: 2   Location:     Roswell BLM Field Office   Program Dates:   May 8 – October 20, 2023  (flexible) Weekly Schedule:   The Roswell field office covers 1.5 million acres of public land. Mostly day trips, with potential to camp for 4 days on, 3 off or 8 days on, 6 off.   Living Allowance:    $600-$640/week DOE   Plus Housing Allowance:    $80/week   Hiring Benefits:    Public Land Corps hiring authority:  eligible to use, for two years upon completion of term, a noncompetitive hiring status for consideration when applying to competitive service positions for a federal agency.  See below.  Must be under age 31 upon issue of certificate.   Benefits:      AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,247.50 (depending on term length and upon satisfactory completion of term)     Paid attendance to Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder Recertification...

Position Title:   Crew Member     Number of Positions: 2   Location:     Grand Junction BLM Field Office   Program Dates:   April 17 – September 29, 2023   Weekly Schedule:    Either 8 days on, 6 days off or 4 days on, 3 days off. mostly camping, with some day trips Living Allowance:    $600-$640/week DOE   Plus Housing Allowance:    $80/week   Benefits:      AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,247.50 (depending on term length and upon satisfactory completion of term)     Paid attendance to Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder Recertification   Or reimbursement if course was paid personally and taken after March 2022   Or reimbursement up to $375 for attendance to Wilderness First Responder on personal time before start date   $16/day food allowance if camping   Uniform field shirt   Other supplemental development funds     Hiring Benefits:    Public Land...

Want to be become an expert of a certain taxonomic group? Our collection has many specimens that need identification and sorting based on their taxonomy! You can work with taxonomic groups like mammals (specifically Chiroptera, Rodentia or Didelphidae), reptiles, amphibians, insects or other invertebrates (spiders, scorpions, snails, aquatic macroinvertebrates). Your main responsibilities will be to identify specimens that are still unidentified from our collection and to help sort the collection in a more specific taxonomic order. This includes activities such as: Following dichotomous keys Doing literature review about certain taxa Working on scientific manuscripts for publishing (depending on the findings) Working closely with collection specimens Depending on your interests, you can also join other museum-related activities. Our internship program is designed to provide young professionals with the opportunity to gain...

GAIN PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS, CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND ENHANCE YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS! At MCC, we focus on the growth of our participants , positively impacting our climate and environment, and transferable job skills.  Assistant Field Crew Leaders and their crews will camp while working on physically demanding and essential natural resource and conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains.  Project work could include trail maintenance and construction, habitat restoration, mesic restoration, planting, backcountry work, forest fuels reduction, and more.  Learn more about the project work here!   This is a leadership learning position that prioritizes crew member development; the assistant crew leader is a full partner in the crew’s leadership, helping to communicate crew direction, project goals, member management, and communication with regional staff teams.  In conjunction with the Primary Crew...

GAIN PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS, CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND LAUNCH YOUR NATURAL RESOURCE CAREER! At MCC, we focus on the growth of our participants, positively impacting our climate and environment, and transferable job skills.  Wildland Restoration Teams participate in habitat restoration projects. These could include managing invasive plants through herbicide application, seed collection, and watershed restoration including beaver-dam analog construction.  Projects are rigorous. Participants carry a heavy backpack sprayer and work in hot weather across rugged terrain while wearing protective gear.  These crews work with a diverse range of stakeholders (private, government, and non-profit).  Their efforts help to achieve large scale land conservation efforts with rural communities throughout the state of Montana.  This is a great opportunity for anyone who has an interest in restoration to gain field experience in a rapidly growing area of conservation.  Location :...

JOIN A SINGLE IDENTITY CREW, GAIN PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE! This crew focuses on creating an experience where women can come together and work as a crew to tackle trail work projects, live in remote woodland settings, and focus on personal and professional growth within their team .  This crew is for anyone who identifies as a woman and/or femme. We welcome trans applicants who are comfortable in a femme-identifying space.   As part of the Women's Field Crew, you will be with other female identifying individuals with a focus on getting work done for America’s public lands. Crew Members receive extensive training in technical skills, federal hiring, communication, teamwork, and much more.  Through a term of service with MCC, participants not only walk away with valuable technical and field skills, but also develop competencies to achieve success in a wide variety of careers. Crew Members experience the full measure of their character...

GAIN PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS, CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAND STEWARDS! The Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) is currently looking for Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Leaders!  We focus on the growth of our participants, transferable job skills, and making a positive impact on the climate and environment.   YCC Leaders guide Montana Youth on conservation based service projects. These crews work on day projects with a Forest Service district. You'll have the chance to positively impact the lives of students, local communities, and some of the most treasured wild lands in the West.  YCC crews are based in remote, rural communities around Montana, with crew sizes of 5-8 participants. The youth participants typically go home every evening.  These crews provide much necessary opportunities and job skills training for our rural Montana Youth.  Are you passionate about youth development?  Want to address climate change issues?  Want to...

GAIN PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS, CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAND STEWARDS! The Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) is currently looking for Expedition Crew Leaders!   We focus on the growth of our participants, transferable job skills, and making a positive impact on the climate and environment.  Expedition Leaders support Montana high school youth in the successful completion of natural resource and community service projects, provide on-site management of a youth crew, implement curriculum and actively facilitate crew dynamics to ensure a high level of crew community and safety.   Expedition Leaders will work with a co-leader to oversee 4-6 youth participants on two-week overnight service projects.  Youth participants are Montana residents ages 14-18 years old and come from a variety of backgrounds. Each expedition will be with a different roster of youth participants.  Expedition Leaders and their crews will camp for the full duration...

GAIN PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS, CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND LAUNCH YOUR NATURAL RESOURCE CAREER! The Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) is currently looking for Senior Expedition Leaders!  Here at MCC, we focus on the growth of our participants, positively impacting our climate and environment, and transferable job skills.  Leaders and their crews will camp while working on physically demanding and essential natural resource and conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains.   As a Senior Expedition Leader, you will flow between the roles of teacher, mentor, and coach. You will work to help Expedition Leaders encourage youth in the worlds of conservation and stewardship. Primary responsibilities of the Senior Expedition Leader (SEL) include supporting the development of Expedition Leaders, field visitation and logistical support to help ensure the successful completion of youth projects and programming, and to...

Summary: American Conservation Experience, a non-profit conservation corps with a divisional branch in Flagstaff, Arizona, is looking for members to join our team of young adults serving on meaningful conservation projects throughout the Southwest. This opportunity is intended for those looking to learn valuable skills for their career while immersed in a community of like-minded young professionals from around the country. Members typically serve for 13 weeks on projects including ecological restoration, habitat improvement, and trail maintenance and construction, all while completing a term of AmeriCorps service. While serving, members typically have 6 days off between each project to enjoy Southwest’s abundant beauty and recreational opportunities with their friends and colleagues. Take your first step towards beginning or advancing your career by applying with us today!   Start Dates: May 22nd, 2023 Estimated End Dates: August 12th, 2023...

About Para La Tierra Fundación Para La Tierra is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of fragile habitats in Paraguay. Our vision is to change the course of Paraguayan environmentalism by inspiring people to appreciate the value of nature. We are working together with the Paraguayan government, local community members, national and international NGOs, and national and international volunteers and interns to protect Paraguay’s unique environment. Para La Tierra achieves this mission through three primary programs: Scientific Research, Community Engagement, and Environmental Education. We founded our Eco-Club program Voces de la Naturaleza in 2015 in order to transform the way that Paraguayan youth learn about their environment. Our curriculum is centred on our 3-C’s System. We believe that through Creativity, Curiosity, and a Connection to Nature we can provide our club members with the soft skills they need to become Eco Leaders, that is...

Para La Tierra is searching for enthusiastic research interns to join our team in Paraguay for 3 to 6 months. Our internship program provides young biologists an opportunity to step out of the classroom and into the field, gaining hands-on experience running a research project of their own design. Before arriving, our interns are challenged to come up with a research topic, review the relevant literature, and create a methodology with the support of our intern-supervisor. Available topics include: Primatology Herpetology Entomology Ornithology Mammalogy Museum Studies Freshwater Ecology Habitat Monitoring Once in-country, interns are trained in the field techniques required for their project. Whether its mist-netting for birds in the early hours of the morning, fishing at mid-day or staying out late hunting for frogs, PLT will make sure that our interns are confident in the methodology needed to move their...

Para La Tierra is searching for talented and hardworking research interns to join our team in Paraguay for 3 to 6 months. Our internship program provides young biologists an opportunity to step out of the classroom and into the field, gaining hands-on experience running a research project of their own design. With its basis in Pilar, the centre of the Ñeembucú Wetland System, our research station offers an incredible opportunity to study the highly adaptable arboreal black and gold howler monkeys in a variety of different habitats, from riparian forests to the city parks. As tropical forests continue to disappear, it is increasingly important to understand how wild animals can survive alongside human populations. Para La Tierra is interested in understanding how the primates are affected by the urban environment of the city of Pilar, how their behaviour varies from that of the groups located outside the city, and what can be done to better protect the wild animals from the...

Para La Tierra is searching for enthusiastic interns to join our team in Paraguay for 2 to 6 months. You’ll learn how to effectively communicate about conservation and scientific projects to a broad national and international audience, and how to run recruitment and outreach initiatives. At the same time, you’ll be able to bring in your own ideas for marketing and recruitment campaigns, and can take on your own responsibilities. The position includes tasks such as: Attending PLT events and joining in on daily fieldwork to create high-quality content for social media and promotional material. Creating and posting online content throughout social media accounts. Developing and distributing promotional materials. Assisting with production of quarterly newsletter. Assisting in organising and implementing promotional events. Contacting universities for potential partnerships and encouraging the establishment of partnership agreements...

Para La Tierra is searching for enthusiastic interns to join our team in Paraguay for 1 to 3 months. As a museum taxidermy intern, you will learn how to prepare different taxonomic groups like mammals, bird, reptiles and insects with help from our museum curator and taxonomist. This includes activities like: Measuring and manipulating dead animals. Skinning and stuffing small to medium sized mammals and birds. Counting scales on snakes. Extracting organ tissue for our tissue collection. Pinning insects like beetles, butterflies, ants, etc. Creating tags for the specimens. Depending on your interests, you can also join other museum-related activities. Our internship program is designed to provide young professionals with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working at a zoological collection, while sharing moments with an international team of professionals. Apply today if you want to learn and gain basic...