I just wanted to say how much I admire the dedication of you and the other seasonal technicians who've responded to wildlife / conservation biology. Thank you for keeping up the good work!
--Ruchira On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Merran <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > It's so nice to hear from other seasonal technicians! I work as a plant > technician and as much as I love winter, it can be a problem. After > college, I was able to find an awesome job working year-round in Western > Washington -- it was a revegetation job and we spent our winters > planting. Another good place to look for a year-round job is in the > desert. I spent some time volunteering in Joshua Tree earlier this winter > and loved it, and I think they spend their February's pulling Sahara > Mustard > (a horrible weed). I've also seen that some National Parks will give you > free board in exchange for volunteering. > > I began working seasonally last summer because I wanted to travel and work > in new plant communities (incidentally, I worked in Utah and a common > offseason job there was ski instructing). Being unemployed can really get > you down, so I would recommend volunteering whenever you have a break -- > although the temping idea is a pretty good one. Thanks Zuri! This winter > I've been collecting unemployment and volunteering, and it's so much > fun. I'm currently helping out at a nonprofit that does environmental > education -- another type of year-round work. > > Merran Owen >
