The Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program has posted a request for proposals for rare species inventory work in Massachusetts on our website (go to www.nhesp.org then click on What's New). Anyone interested in the various projects proposed for Army Corps properties should just send me an e-mail indicating interest, at this point the "anticipated" is more like "maybe these will happen later this year."
In addition to the postings for the small research contracts, there are several seasonal positions posted ( http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhesp_jobs.htm ) (and there are others for tern monitors on the state website, linked to the state jobs web page. Sooner or later, the positions posted on the NHESP web site will be on the state site, which will be the official posting. The seasonal natural community ecologist position is my posting. It is for the same work (one position however contracted) as described under the natural community inventory work in the Housatonic Project in the RFP for the Small Research Contracts. We have no particular preference about which way we'd contract with the person to do the work, (the state pays no benefits either way). Pat ---------------------------------------------------------- Patricia Swain, Ph.D. Community Ecologist Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife 1 Rabbit Hill Road Westborough, MA 01581 508-389-6352 fax 508-389-7891 http://www.nhesp.org
