{"id":5625,"date":"2016-05-14T14:18:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T14:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2016-05-13T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T15:30:28","slug":"summer-opportunity-urban-refuge-internship-app-due-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/internship\/summer-opportunity-urban-refuge-internship-app-due-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Opportunity: Urban Refuge Internship (App due May 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Urban Refuge Internship
\n<\/strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0 6 months from starting date \u2013 approximately Mid-June to mid-December 2016
\nSalary:<\/strong>\u00a0 $11.50 per hour
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel MD
\nHousing:<\/strong> \u00a0Housing available at Patuxent Research Refuge<\/p>\n

Internship Description:<\/strong>\u00a0 The intern will work with FWS partners in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to formulate and carry out schoolyard wildlife habitat design, establishment, and maintenance in Northern Virginia.\u00a0 The intern will utilize and supervise local volunteers as much as possible, including students completing community service, 4H members and Boy Scouts.\u00a0 Sustainable landscaping practices will be applied to these sites and the surrounding school property. Part of the site selection criteria will be choosing sites that can support a diversity of native pollinators, with Monarch butterflies being of particular interest.\u00a0 This work will involve coordination with school administrators , science teachers, facilities staff and other potential partners (such as the National Wildlife Federation) to determine appropriate schoolyard sites, appropriate native plants and storm water management considerations.\u00a0 The intern will work with key sustainable landscaping staff to draft a policy for the FCPS district.\u00a0\u00a0 It is anticipated this position will spend approximately 75% of their time in Fairfax County, and 25% of their time on the refuge.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Minimum Education Level and Major Required:<\/strong>\u00a0 Undergraduate (rising senior)-Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Recreation Management, Biology, Natural Resource Management (emphasis on Environmental Education preferred).<\/p>\n

Desired Skills\/Experience:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experienced working with diverse groups<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Good written and oral communication<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in Public speaking<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Working knowledge of native plants and their establishment<\/p>\n

Key Requirement: Valid state driver\u2019s license and weekend work is required<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To Apply:\u00a0 Send letter of interest and resume (including three professional references with telephone numbers) to Mark Goldbach at <\/strong>mgoldbach@wmrcd.org<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Application Deadline:\u00a0 Must be received by May 16, 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This internship is coordinated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.<\/p>\n

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Urban Refuge Internship Duration:\u00a0 6 months from starting date \u2013 approximately Mid-June to mid-December 2016 Salary:\u00a0 $11.50 per hour Location:\u00a0 Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel MD Housing: \u00a0Housing available at Patuxent Research Refuge Internship Description:\u00a0 The intern will work with FWS … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}