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 intern selected for this position will be working in one of the BLM's busiest offices. The pace and workload provide for unprecedented opportunity to interact with experienced resource professionals and a variety of industry, agriculture and citizens' group stakeholders. This position will aid the rangeland management and biological staff for the Buffalo Field Office (BFO), and will periodically include duties related to land-use planning. Primary duties include Rangeland/Vegetation Monitoring and Sage-grouse Habitat Mapping. As a result of the Wyoming Governor's Sage-grouse Summit and in anticipation of future BLM directives, the Buffalo BLM, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, is mapping sage-grouse habitat within the field office. This effort will proceed in conjunction with the development of statewide protocols for mapping standards, and changing policy requirements for the protection and enhancement of sage-grouse habitats. Secondary duties include Monitoring Elk Habitat Use. Relating to a Resource Management Plan amendment, the Buffalo Field Office has undertaken for the Fortification Creek Area, the BFO has partnered with the WGFD, University of Wyoming and the CBNG industry to monitor elk habitat use (including numbers) in association with CBNG development and research individual disturbance mechanisms (traffic, noise, etc.). CBG interns would be used to map habitat, verify and map CBNG infrastructure, and assist with the disturbance mechanism research. Start date May 29, 2008 Duration 5-10 months. Position open until filled. 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] 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/>
