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The Conservation and Land Management Fellowship Program is a partnership between the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service and the USDA Forest Service. Positions are available in the western United States beginning January and June, 2008. =20 Duties may include: plant and wildlife 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 areas management; rangeland assessments; seed collection. =20 Fellows participate in a one-week training course held in late May in Chicago. Travel and lodging expenses will be covered. Training includes: BLM/NPS/FS orientation; Endangered Species Act and associated programs; plant and animal identification and monitoring; GIS and mapping; and topographical map reading and GPS skills. =20 Compensation is $750.00/pay period (every two weeks) =20 How to Apply: Send a letter of interest, official school transcript(s), resume and three letters of recommendation as one package by February 15, 2008 (December 15, 2007 for the earlier start date) to: =20 Cynthia Scott CLM Fellowship Program Chicago Botanic Garden Division of Plant Science and Conservation 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 Ph: 847-835-6917 Fax: 847-835-5484 [EMAIL PROTECTED] =20 =20 This Fellowship opportunity may also be conducted as a research component of a Masters program with Northwestern University and the 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: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/research/conservation/blm/ =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20
