Background Just two hours from New York City the Delaware River Basin is a Nature Conservancy top priority. After a decade and a half of conservation work, The Nature Conservancy's New York Delaware River Basin Program is widely recognized as one of the leading freshwater conservation programs. The program has evolved from protecting a single species on a small stretch of the Neversink River to now working on regional fishery management issues, dam removal, flow mitigation, as well as wetland and floodplain restoration in the basin. In 2005 the program launched a migratory fish initiative and is currently conducting an American eel population study in the upper basin.
Job Description Work with TNC and USGS staff to collect fisheries data (electrofishing, PIT tagging, hydroacoustic surveys, etc.) and other aquatic habitat data as part of a Delaware River Basin American eel population study (50%); enter Fisheries Data into MS Excel and assist with other office related duties (10%); attend meetings and training functions with site staff (10%); monitor and evaluate Floodplain restoration site and assist with Neversink Preserve Management duties (15%); participate in all Student Conservation Association Corps-wide trainings and service projects, as well as project evaluation and reporting (15%). Start Date May 21 End Date Oct 17th For more information: http://www.thesca.org/Internships_%26_Field_Jobs/Internships/Hudson_Valley_A meriCorps/ Or Mari-Beth Delucia Sr. Conservation Ecologist TNC ENY Delaware River Basin Program P.O. Box 617 Cuddebackville, NY 12729 Ph/Fx: (845) 858-2883 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
