Chicago Botanic Garden's Conservation and Land Management Internship Program
=20 The Yuma BLM Field Office seeks an intern to perform Natural Resource Management in the Yuma Field Office. As a Natural Resources Intern, the individual will gain valuable insight and experience in several programs. The intern must be in good physical condition and be willing and able to perform field work in the extreme desert environment as well as along the banks of the lower Colorado River. Intern will receive quality on-the-ground training from local resource experts. Major duties include riparian restoration, herbarium development and invasive plant management. =20 The intern will be involved in several programs and receive a well-rounded introduction to natural resource management on public lands. This position will include achievable, measurable workload targets and result in a valuable contribution to the lower Colorado River and Sonoran Desert ecosystems. =20 Stipend: $750 / pay period (every 2 weeks) =20 Start dates: ASAP =20 Length: 5 months with the possibility of an extension =20 How to apply: Send a letter of interest and resume to Lara Jefferson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). =20 Applicants must have a visa authorized for employment in the United States of America. =20 The internship may also be conducted as the research component of a Masters program with Northwestern University and Chicago Botanic Garden. For application information, visit http://www.plantbiology.northwestern.edu <http://www.plantbiology.northwestern.edu/>=20 =20 For more information visit the website: =20 http: //www.chicagobotanic/research/conservation/blm/index.html =20 =20 =20 Lara Jefferson, Ph.D. Manager, Training Programs Institute for Plant Biology and Conservation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 =20 ph: (847) 835-6919 fax: (847) 835-5484 =20
