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.

Facilities Maintenance Crew Aide

DESCRIPTION
If you are looking for a summer job, MMWD has opportunities for enthusiastic workers. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. We have 4 positions available in the Facilities and Watershed Division. These assignments are for a 40‐hour week. Unless otherwise stated, all positions operate out of MMWD’s Corte Madera location. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Facilities Maintenance Crew Aide – 4 positions: Assist maintenance crews in performing general maintenance at over 150 pump and tank sites, district buildings, facilities, and landscape. Ability to perform heavy physical work, minor mechanical work, general maintenance and clean up duties, and lift up to 50 pounds. Field work. Safety boots required.

TO APPLY

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION at www.calopps.org. If you wish to receive a paper application, call 415‐945‐1433, or apply in person at MMWD/HR, 220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera, CA 94925.
THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE FOR APPLICATIONS AT ANY TIME.

GIS & Mapping Intern

Date Posted: 4/4/2012
Start date: May or June, 2012; internship open until filled
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Salary: Stipend with 3 unit commitment
Hours:
SRJC: Minimum 2 units (120 hours) commitment; hours arranged
SSU: Minimum 2 unit (90 hours) commitment, 3 (135 hours) preferred; hours
arranged

Contact: Hattie Brown, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation phone: 707-527-9277 x105
email: hattie@lagunafoundation.org

Description:
The Laguna Foundation is seeking 2-4 interns to support watershed data collection, entry, and analysis. GIS and Mapping intern tasks may include:
• Participate in field research and help collect vegetation data.
• Use GIS technology (ArcPad) to map invasive and endangered plants in the field.
• Use GIS technology (ArcMap) to create maps using field data.
• Perform data entry and management.
• Control invasive plants through use of herbicide and other techniques.

Qualifications:
Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and ability to work outdoors in variable weather conditions. Coursework in or familiarity with in GIS is required. Coursework in ecology, ecosystem sciences, botany, and/or entomology is useful. Familiarity with MS Office software is a p

internship program this year with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Hello All,

Wanted to let you know about a new internship program this year with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks with the National Park Service. We will be hiring 7-8 interns to work in a variety of diverse positions over a
12 week paid internship this summer. The positions range from air quality science to social media exploration. If you have any students that are interested please print the attached document and we would love to consider them for employment. If you have further questions, just let me know and I would be delighted to assist you further. Please feel free to pass this on to other interested parties.

(See attached file: POSITION DESCRIPTIONS.pdf)

Thank you,
Denise


Denise Robertson
Sequoia-South District Interpreter
SEKI Education Program Manager
Volunteer-in-Parks Program Manager

Phone: 559.565.3132
Fax: 559.565.3703

"I believe there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, would direct us aright." - David Henry Thoreau

State Department "Consular Adjudicator" Positions for Spanish Speakers

Are you fluent in Spanish or know someone who is? Spanish speaking U.S. citizens with strong English are needed to live abroad and work in American embassies for up to five years.

You will serve on the
front lines of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate, conducting one-on-one interviews and reviewing supporting documentation to determine if a foreign national meets the requirements for entry into the United States.

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Field Technicians Needed- Forest Ecology Research

Project summary: Long-term impacts of the emerging forest disease sudden oak death in mixed oak woodlands.

Project PIs: Ross Meentemeyer (University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences), Hall Cushman & Nathan Rank (Sonoma State University- Biology Dept.), and David Rizzo (UC Davis- Dept. of Plant Pathology)

Description: Phytophthora ramorum is an exotic plant pathogen of international concern and causal agent of the emerging forest disease Sudden Oak Death (SOD). In North America, P. ramorum has caused extensive mortality of oak and tanoak trees from Big Sur, California in the south to Curry County, Oregon in the north. Our long‐term ecological study established in 2003 is repeatedly sampling a large plot network (200 sites within a 275-km2 region of mixed oak woodland) in order to understand spatio-temporal variability in the population dynamics and ecological impacts of P. ramorum. We seek 2 Crew Leaders and 2 Field Assistants for a two month period (ca. May 1-June 30). Please let us know if you would like to be considered for helping with additional fieldwork in the Big Sur region July - September. Crew Leaders will coordinate plot visits with public and private landowners, ensure data quality (oversee fieldwork and supervise field assistants), and general lab management (inventorying field supplies, digital file management). Field assistants will assist crew leaders in collecting and entering data on disease progression, plant species composition and structure, and understory microclimate variation.

Housing, transportation to/from study sites, and a monthly stipend commensurate with experience will be provided. Desired qualifications include demonstrating a strong interest in disease ecology, landscape ecology and/or forest ecology and management. Strong academic credentials plus completion of at least two years of an undergraduate science program is preferred. Previous experience navigating using GPS and/or topographic maps, as well as working under physically demanding field conditions (i.e., 8+ hours of hiking a day in steep and rough terrain; wet, hot, and/or cold conditions; exposure to poison oak and "buggy" conditions), is helpful.

Send a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to Sarah Haas by email at shaas1@uncc.edu. For more information on the SOD project, please visit our website (http://gis.uncc.edu/). DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 15, 2012.

MATCH Teacher Residency, in Boston

MATCH Teacher Residency, in Boston offers recent college graduates one year of intense training designed to make them unusually effective rookie teachers. We then help them find positions in high-need schools, and continue to support them as they begin their careers in the classroom.

All the info is here: http://www.matchschool.org/matchcorps/teacher.htm

Do you know a few Geography students who might want to teach in the inner-city, and who have demonstrated unusual grit and determination? If so, could you please send me their emails, or perhaps forward the following blurb along to them?

We’re especially proud of our brand new elementary school, MATCH Community Day, which specifically serves students who speak a language other than English at home. MATCH Teacher Residents have the option to serve at MATCH Community Day, or at our previously established High School or Middle School. For more information on MATCH Community Day, have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGUV8Jbeu-c