US Fish and Wildlife Service

The position will begin around mid May or early June and conclude in late August to mid September.

Green River, Wyoming

Possessing or pursuing a BS

Applicants must have a valid driver’s license, and posses or be earning a degree in wildlife biology or natural resource sciences.

Internship

Submit resumes.

Submit resumes to Bart McDermott at P.O. Box 700 Green River, WY 82935

Introduction
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking college level students to conduct wildlife related surveys at Seedskadee NWR and Cokeville Meadows NWR. Seedskadee is located along a 37 mile extent of the Green River, encompassing 26,000 acres of riverine, riparian, wetland and high dessert upland habitat types. The recently established Cokeville Meadows NWR is located along the upper reach of the Bear River and contains riparian and wetland habitat.

Duties
The incumbent will assist refuge managers and biologists with daily refuge operations and programs to gain skills and experience in wildlife habitat management and public service. Duties will include: conducting surveys for shorebirds, swans, cranes, sage grouse, waterfowl and raptors; collecting data using a Trimble GPS unit; controlling invasive weeds through mechanical or chemical means; entering and summarizing data in ArcGIS; drafting survey and field reports; installing or repairing various structures, signs and fences; cleaning up debris and organizing materials; and assisting with environmental education programs and public use activities and events.

A great percent of time will be spent developing a vegetation map. The projects goals are to produce a vegetation map, which represents the refuge’s current plant associations for managers to use in developing habitat management strategies. The incumbent will work with the refuge staff to ground truth infrared aerial images and collect vegetation data. The position will require using a Trimble GPS unit with ArcPad software for collecting vegetation data using Refuge Lands GIS (RLGIS) databases and transfer and enter data into a GIS database using ArcView and ArcGIS software. Plant identification skills and experience with Rocky Mountain high desert plant communities will be a plus.

Salary is commensurate with experience and education.

Housing is available at the Refuge headquarters. The three bedroom building has one private and one shared bathroom. All other living quarters (kitchen and living room) are shared. Rock Springs and Green River, located approximately 40 miles south of t

Until filled.