Conservation and Land Management Mentoring Program =20
Two paid botany internship positions are available for recent graduates (with a biology related major) in Medford BLM field office, Oregon. Compensation is $750 per two week pay period. =20 The internships are 5 months in length.=20 =20 Opportunities exist to continue work overseas (Australia and/or UK) in seed biology or other botany related fields. In addition, a Masters program in Plant Biology and Conservation with Northwestern University is also available for suitably qualified post internship candidates. =20 Specific Projects include: =20 1) Native Plant Program=20 =20 a) Seed inventory and database management of existing seed bank and collection areas. Entering seed data into local excel database; perform inventory of seed in the bank, coordinate with Bend Seed extractory and USFS Stone Nursery, state seed testing lab.=20 b) Wild seed collections, collect over 40 collections in 2007. Collect seed from various locations and habitats for the SOS program and other district needs. c) Seeding and planting: Seeding native seed on project sites across the district; planting woody natives for small restoration projects.=20 d) Assist the Native seed coordinator with administration of native seed contracts. Coordinate pulling seed from the bank, shipping of seed lots to contractors for fall sowing.=20 =20 2) Weed Program=20 a) Survey and document weeds across the district targeting borrow pits and roads =20 3) Rare Plant Program=20 a) Assist resource areas with critical work; assist PI/COR with rare plant contracts and surveys in timbersale contracts,=20 b) put in buffers for select species to maintain persistence;=20 c) relocate and document rare plant populations sites=20 =20 To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Lara Jefferson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). =20 =20 Lara Jefferson, Ph.D. Manager, Training Programs Institute for Plant Biology and Conservation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 =20 ph: (847) 835-6919 fax: (847) 835-5484 =20
