Laguna de Santra Rosa - Conservation Science Intern

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http://sonoma.edu/geoglobal/geography/files/jobs/LF Internships Fall 2012 ConSci.pdf

Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation - GIS Mapping

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http://sonoma.edu/geoglobal/geography/files/jobs/LF Internships Fall 2012 - GIS.pdf

Creek Stewardship Days Intern

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http://sonoma.edu/geoglobal/geography/files/jobs/lc_-_ccc_internships_fall_2012.pdf

Sonoma Land Trust Internships for Fall 12

Internships offered:

Timber Stand/Erosion Site Field Assistant: Assist a professional forester in the field on an erosion control assessment in northwest Sonoma County.

Outings Program Assistant: Assist with our public hikes program on preserves throughout Sonoma County.

Jenner Headlands Hike Assistant: Provide field support for several hiking groups at the spectacular Jenner Headlands Preserve on the Sonoma Coast.

Burrowing Owl Habitat Project Coordinator: Get hands-on experience on all phases of creating and maintaining burrowing owl habitats in the Sonoma Baylands.

Ingrid Stearns
Outings Coordinator
Sonoma Land Trust
ingrid@sonomalandtrust.org
707.544.5614 ext. 6

Outings Program intern:

Qualifications: Detail-oriented, familiarity with Excel, aptitude for learning software management systems, interest in the outdoors. Description: Assist the Outings Coordinator with administrative and on-the-ground tasks related to public hikes, volunteer restoration workdays, and planning for the annual volunteer celebration. This will include event preparation, tracking registrations and participating in hikes and workdays. This is a great opportunity to become well-versed in event planning and coordination and to get to know various Sonoma Land Trust preserves in Sonoma County. Hours: Variable—weekdays and some weekend days, arranged in advance as needed. Location: Sonoma Land Trust office in Santa Rosa. All field visits will carpool from this location. Please introduce yourself through an email and an attached resume. Thanks, Ingrid Stearns Outings Coordinator Sonoma Land Trust volunteer@sonomalandtrust.org 707.544.5614 ext. 6 About Sonoma Land Trust Sonoma Land Trust conserves scenic, natural, agricultural and open land for the future of Sonoma County by: • Developing long term land protection strategies, • Promoting private and public funding for land conservation, • Acquiring land and conservation easements, • Stewardship including the restoration of conservation properties, and • Promoting a sense of place and a land ethic through activities, education and outreach. Sonoma Land Trust is a local, non-governmental, non-profit organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land Trust works closely with private landowners, the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District and other public agencies at all levels of government, nonprofit partners, and foundations. Sonoma Land Trust is a member of the California Council of Land Trusts and subscribes to the Standards and Practices of the national Land Trust Alliance. Since 1976, Sonoma Land Trust has protected more than 25,000 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land in and around Sonoma County.

Conservation Easement Stewardship intern:

Description: Intern needed to assist with record keeping and documentation related to Sonoma Land Trust’s 42 conservation easement properties. This position is ideal for someone who is interested in land-use planning, real estate transactions, surveying or land conservation. This position provides administrative support to the Conservation Easement Stewardship Manager and projects are primarily computer and filing work. We are looking for someone who can commit to a regular schedule. Hours: 4 hrs/week during weekdays. Location: Sonoma Land Trust office in Santa Rosa with one or two possible field visits Please introduce yourself through an email and an attached resume. Thanks, Ingrid Stearns Outings Coordinator Sonoma Land Trust volunteer@sonomalandtrust.org 707.544.5614 ext. 6 About Sonoma Land Trust Sonoma Land Trust conserves scenic, natural, agricultural and open land for the future of Sonoma County by: • Developing long term land protection strategies, • Promoting private and public funding for land conservation, • Acquiring land and conservation easements, • Stewardship including the restoration of conservation properties, and • Promoting a sense of place and a land ethic through activities, education and outreach. Sonoma Land Trust is a local, non-governmental, non-profit organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land Trust works closely with private landowners, the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District and other public agencies at all levels of government, nonprofit partners, and foundations. Sonoma Land Trust is a member of the California Council of Land Trusts and subscribes to the Standards and Practices of the national Land Trust Alliance. Since 1976, Sonoma Land Trust has protected more than 25,000 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land in and around Sonoma County.

Russian River Coho Salmon Monitoring Program

Russian River Coho Salmon Monitoring Program Summer 2012 Internship UC Cooperative Extension & California Sea Grant in Santa Rosa are seeking an intern to assist with summer field work for the Russian River Coho Salmon Broodstock Program monitoring. Work will begin in May 2012 and consist of approximately 135 to 180 hours (3-4 credits). Credits can be claimed in Fall 2012. This is a non-paid position. Schedule to be determined. The intern will be trained and assist with fish and environmental monitoring techniques including some or all of the following: habitat typing, snorkeling, dissolved oxygen monitoring, deploying/ downloading temperature and stream flow gauges, mapping GPS points, and operation of PIT tag detection systems. This position supports a multi-agency effort to monitor and evaluate a stocking enhancement program for coho salmon in tributaries of the Russian River in Sonoma County. The aim of the monitoring program is to provide field data as feedback for the adaptive management of a captive broodstock and endangered coho salmon recovery program. For more information on our program, see our website at: http://ca-sgep.ucsd.edu/russianrivercoho. Please send cover letter and resume to Sarah Nossaman at snossamanpierce@ucsd.edu.