Position: Botany Internship (CLM Internship Program and Bureau of Management). Location: Kemmerer, WY Closing Date: 12:00 CST on Monday July 12th Start Date: July 19, 2010 or as soon as possible Duration: 4 months (100 workdays) Pay: $12.50/hour Position Description: The intern would provide vegetation identification and monitoring in support of the BLM fluid minerals and range resource groups high priority workload. This year's projects are located within the Moxa Arch Infill Gas and Oil Development Area. These projects include reclamation inspections, upland trend range monitoring, identifying vegetation to species, collecting herbarium specimens, and seed collecting. The ideal candidate is expected to have knowledge of vegetation monitoring in a high desert sagebrush steppe ecosystem. We also offer the intern a chance to learn and participate in other BLM programs including cultural resources, geology, recreation, and wildlife. Seeking applicants with the following experience: ability to key plants to the species level using a dichotomous key, transect sampling techniques, plant monitoring/inventory, soil science, seed and herbarium voucher collection, proficiency with ArcGIS and Trimble GPS, map and compass navigation, 4x4 trucks, operating safety in the back-country, and must be a self-starter with little supervision. If interested, please visit http://clminternship.org/php/intern_app/2010app.php to apply. Please have a cover letter and resume (with contact information for three references) prepared prior to submitting the application. Applications are due no later than 12:00 CST on Monday July 12th. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Starting date is July 19th or as soon as possible.
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