The Fairfax County Park Authority is announcing its first ever county-wide Conservation Internship. We are seeking nine (9) highly motivated college students to be part of the stewardship team. A can-do attitude will help rescue our 23,600+ acres of parkland from various different invasive plants such as English ivy and kudzu. The internship will last ten (10) weeks, this summer from May through August. Fairfax County, Virginia, located near Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic and contains both Piedmont and Coastal Plain habitats. Park land ranges in size from several thousand acres to less than 1/2 an acre, which allows an exploration of both the concepts of urban fragmentation and large-scale protected habitats in natural resource management. Competitive wage and housing will be provided.
NOTE: Additional information/qualifying materials are available: contact Meghan Fellows at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information or see us online at the Park Authority's Internships website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/internships.htm. Meghan Fellows Naturalist II, Natural Resource Management and Protection Fairfax County Park Authority [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-324-8586 http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/resources/resources-nrp.htm
