The Chaparral Lands Conservancy (TCLC) seeks a team of volunteer interns to assist with habitat restoration activities with a focus on rare vernal pool wetlands, chaparral vegetation communities, and endangered species at several project sites located on nature preserves around San Diego County, California.
This internship is designed to give volunteers a well-rounded and practical understanding of conservation-related habitat restoration work and monitoring fieldwork in specialized southern California chaparral ecosystems. Internship duties include applied restoration fieldwork and occasional scientific monitoring and surveys as needs arise. Specific duties include monitoring vernal pools for rainfall levels and presence of animals, repairing damaged vernal pools, watering plantings, installing fencing and informational signs, monitoring and removing invasive weeds, maintaining trails, and visitor contact. The internship runs year-round with some flexibility on start and end dates. The typical length of commitment is 6 to 12 weeks. Volunteers are expected to be highly motivated and dedicated to preservation of endangered species and habitats. Interns must commit to a minimum of 4 hours a week with the understanding that some work will take place on weekdays or weekends and that the timing of some tasks such as vernal pool water level monitoring will be highly variable depending on the timing of rainfall. Qualifications · Some coursework in biology/natural resources/conservation. · Interest and some familiarity with southern California chaparral ecosystems is a plus. · Ability to travel to project sites independently. · Ability to work in inclement weather conditions and lift up to 50lbs · Enthusiasm for habitat conservation and restoration. · Flexibility with schedule to respond as needed to weather (rainfall) and environmental conditions (e.g. timing of vernal pool animals hatching). Please respond to Dipika Kadaba at [email protected] with a CV and a brief letter detailing your relevant skills, interests, and tentative weekly availability in one document. Applications will be considered as they are received.
