FROM: CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY DATE: 12/14/2010 CLOSING DATE: 01/15/2011 The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is seeking an Intern for its Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Program (RPTH). CNPS will hire one full-time intern for 4 months (Feb 25- June 25, 2011). This position will be based out of Southern California (Claremont). Background (www.cnps.org) The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit conservation organization, founded in 1965, with over 9,000 members in 33 chapters, and 19 full and part-time staff. The mission of CNPS is to conserve California native plants and their natural habitats, and increase understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of native plants. The Position: The successful candidate will work in coordination with the Botanist/Project Coordinator to help organize teams of botanists and amateurs to collect rare plant data, within the Mojave and Colorado Deserts of California. The intern will work in the office 1-3 days a week (more at onset), assisting in conducting outreach, making maps and planning and coordinating field trips. The intern will spend the remainder of the time in the field, participating in 1-4 day surveys, collecting rare plant occurrence information, and camping overnight when necessary. There will be considerable travel involved in this position to conduct outreach and surveys, and office and field work will be based out of Southern California. This project, in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, is a special funded portion of a statewide CNPS project called the Rare Plant Treasure Hunt. It is funded by grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Bureau of Land Management. You may read more about the Rare Plant Treasure Hunt on our webpage at http://cnps.org/cnps/rareplants/treasurehunt/. Please note that housing is not provided. The principal focus of this work will consist of outreach to, and coordination and support of, volunteers to conduct searches for new and historic occurrences of rare plants on BLM lands in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. The intern’s time will be a mix of volunteer coordination and field work, leading and helping lead rare plant searches,collecting data, and collecting plant vouchers. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in rare plant biology, landscape ecology, botany, geography, and conservation in California’s arid lands. The salary is offered at $10-12 per hour, commensurate with experience. This is a fulltime,temporary at-will, field and office position, beginning Feb 25, 2010 through June 25, 2010, pending funding. To apply, submit the following materials: cover letter of interest with résumé or curriculum vitae, and three references (including reference name, address, phone number, and email) to [email protected]. The primary contact is Amber Swanson,Botanist/Project Coordinator. Please do not call this office regarding this position. Send your application materials via post mail, fax, or email to: California Native Plant Society 2707 K Street, Suite 1 Sacramento, CA 95816 Attn: RPTH Internship position Fax: (916) 447-2727 Email: [email protected].
