The CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT FELLOWS PROGRAM is a partnership between the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service and the USDA Forest Service.
The Yuma, Arizona field office seeks a qualified applicant to perform Natural Resource Management. This position will include achievable, measurable workload targets and result in a valuable contribution to the lower Colorado River and Sonoran Desert ecosystems. Start date: May 29, 2008. Duration approximately 5-10 months. Position open until filled. Specific job duties are noted below: Riparian Restoration (60%) * Irrigate (flood and drip) restoration projects * Maintain restoration project (weed removal, cage repair, irrigation line repair) * Organize and set-up drip irrigation systems for restoration projects * Collect data for restoration projects * Plant potted plants at restoration projects Seed Collecting (15%) * Look for suitable plant population for seed collection. * Monitor plant population for seed collection. * Coordinate with local community college to have students collect seeds. Herbarium development (10%) * Assist BLM and other agency botanists and biologists to organize a consolidated Yuma County herbarium to be housed at Arizona Western College * Perform collections management tasks for the herbarium (identifying, labeling, mounting and filing specimens) * Assist with databasing and georeferencing specimens in the collection to add to the SEINET online database housed at Arizona State University * Locate populations of rare plants in Yuma County and collect locality data using GPS and GIS Invasive Plant Management (15%) * Assist Natural Resource Specialist with surveys for Giant Salvinia and other invasive weeds * Enter invasive weed data into national database. * Treatment of invasive plants using integrated pest management techniques * Outreach through interpretation to the public concerning invasive plants and their effects to native plant communities and habitat degradation Travel and lodging expenses are covered for you to travel to Chicago in late May for a one-week training course held at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Compensation is $750.00/pay period (every two weeks) How to Apply: Applicants must have a visa authorized for employment in the United States of America. Please send a letter of interest, school transcript(s), resume, and three letters of recommendation to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> This 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/> For more information visit the website: http://www.clmfellows.org <http://www.clmfellows.org/>
