USA / WorkingAbroad
In collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in Oregon, USA, you have the opportunity to live and work in remote and beautiful northeastern Oregon on The Nature Conservancy’s Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, the largest remaining fescue-dominated bunchgrass prairie in North America. Participate in various botany and wildlife research projects for the 2011 spring and summer field season.
Project Location: Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, with its beautiful views of the Wallowas and Seven Devils mountains, is located on the edge of Hell’s Canyon in the far northeastern corner of Oregon, near the Idaho border. The 160,000-acre Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining fescue-dominated bunchgrass prairie in North America.
Internship Opportunities available for 2011:
Botany Field Technician Internship – starting 1st to 15th May 2011 for at least 8 weeks (1 place)
Botany Field Technician Internship – starting 1st to 15th June 2011 for at least 8 weeks (1 place)
Ecological Data Technician Internship – starting between 15th May to 1st July 2011 for at least 8 weeks (1 place)
Requirements
• Willingness to commit to and complete a minimum of 8 weeks of volunteer service, 40 hours a week
• Previous field experience on botany projects and/or training in natural resources and botany or wildlife surveys is desirable (Botany
Field Technician internship)
• Computer experience/interest (Ecological Data Technician internship)
Costs
You will be required to pay a £180 application fee, and thereafter, your lodging costs in the field will be covered – and you will be reimbursed for your food up to 75$ per week, but will need to cover your own other personal expenses.
Application For more details and to apply, please visit http://www.workingabroad.com/page/100/oregon-nature-conservancy.htm or email Victoria.McNeil@workingabroad.com
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