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Litzsinger Road Ecology Center Horticulture *[/Restoration
Ecology/]*Intern (2 positions)*
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*Summary: *
Primary responsibility is to assist horticulture staff with the
restoration and horticulture work at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center,
a 34 acre environmental education center. This program will have a
strong focus on understanding and conducting restoration and
horticulture through a flexible weekly curriculum consisting of reading,
field research, and on-the-ground work. Intern is required to develop
an independent, site-based research project.
*Essential Duties and Responsibilities: *
* Actively works hands-on with horticulture staff to complete prairie
and woodland restoration efforts (i.e. pulling weeds, planting small
plants to revegetate the land, etc.).
* Identify and tag invasive plant species for eradication process;
assists in control of invasive plant species through the use of
manual, mechanical, and/or chemical methods.
* Operates power equipment and hand tools.
* Assists in trail maintenance – restore trail erosion (i.e., fill in
with soil or other materials) to prevent and/or divert further water
erosion; trash clean-up, etc.
* Collects and cleans seeds; plant and propagate cuttings.
* Assists with gathering data to complete plant population surveys.
* Stream monitoring; track and record depth/height of stream; conduct
various types of water analyses .
* May interact with volunteers and high school groups; perform
hands-on demonstrations.
* Internship Project – Required to independently develop a site-based
research project.
* Works cohesively as a team with LREC staff.
