Location: Wakefield, Virginia, USA
In memory of David A. Tice, a former Board of Trustees member and visionary forester who was instrumental in many of our conservation efforts, The Nature Conservancy has created a science and stewardship annual internship program. This year, the Dave Tice Science Technician will assist with southern pine savannah habitat management, fire management, fire effects monitoring, and preserve stewardship, within TNC’s Virginia Pinelands Program. Position will be primarily based at Piney Grove Preserve, an exemplary site for pine savanna management and the northernmost population of federally endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE
Project activities will include: prescribed fire preparation and implementation, vegetation sampling, equipment management, and preserve stewardship (public access)
Assist partner agencies with ecological management and stewardship activities such as: fire line preparation, mechanical thinning of trees and shrubs, boundary marking, trail maintenance, and invasive species control.
May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances. These conditions may require considerable physical exertion and/or muscular strain; may present frequent possibility of injury; and may require long hours in isolated settings.
Day trips to preserves and work sites will be routine; overnight stays may be required on occasion.
Works under close supervision and receives specific and detailed instructions for required tasks and results expected.
$19.50 per hour; 35 hours/week approx. 16 weeks in duration beginning February or March 2021, few benefits.
Applications due December 27.
