This is a paid internship for a recent college graduate sponsored by the Chicago Botanic Garden in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting surveys for BLM sensitive species (northern goshawks, mountain plover, and burrowing owls); will monitor and verify status of Bald Eagle nests in the field office; and map habitats for lesquerella arenosa var. agrillosa (sidesaddle bladderpod) which will result in the development of a population monitoring and conservation plan. Further responsibilities include inventory and classification of wetland and riparian areas; identifying and classifying proper functioning condition of the lentic and lotic systems; GPSing known raptor nest locations throughout the field office; assist in creating/updating wildlife database; processing grazing lease renewals and applications for permits to drill. Surveys for swift fox and various bat species will be conducted as time allows. For further information and how to apply, please visit our website: www.chicagobotanic.org/research/training/clm_internship
