The City of Austin - Wildland Conservation Division needs volunteers! From the job description, wimps (like me) need not apply! Cheers, Denise
Volunteer Job Description Position: Cave Cricket Surveyor Type of position: Volunteer Number of Volunteers needed: up to 4 Time commitment: Flexible. Volunteers would “adopt” a cave and survey the crickets once every three months over the next year. We would prefer a commitment for a whole calendar year, but one time volunteers are also welcome. Each survey take approximately 3 hours. Work dates: Flexible, but caves need surveying April, July, October, and December Location: Multiple locations. Volunteers choose the cave that is closest to them. · One cave is near the Shady Hollow neighborhood in south Austin, a few miles south of the Brodie Ln. and Slaughter Ln intersection. · The second is in SW Austin near Dick Nichols Park. · The third cave is in NW Austin near the intersection of 2222 and RR 620. Job description: Survey Cave crickets when they exit a cave. These crickets live in the cave during the day, but leave the cave at night to forage for food. For the first survey, volunteers would work with a city biologist or experienced volunteer to be trained in the appropriate protocol. Volunteers and city staff would meet at dusk at appointed cave and count crickets until two hours after sunset. For each cave at which the volunteer works at, it will take approximately 3 hours to count the crickets. Work would not take place in rain. Volunteer duties include: communicating with staff biologist in the scheduling of workdays. Counting crickets and writing observations on the appropriate forms. Standing in one location for several hours at a time. Training and tools will be provided. Job Qualifications: For a volunteer to successfully complete this task, he or she must be willing and able to: · Participants must be 18 years of age or older and have reliable transportation. · Must be able to stand for several hours at a time. · Volunteers will not be allowed to wear bug repellant, so some tolerance of mosquitos will be necessary. · Work will be conducted in a natural area. Rough terrain, scorpions, and snakes may be encountered. · Work areas are remote and do not have any indoor bathroom facilities. To apply: Email or call Daniel Dietz at [email protected] or 512-263-6443. _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to Windows Live and your favorite MSN content with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A
