[APWG] JOB: Paid Internships for Invasive Removal (Fairfax, VA)

[Olivia Kwong]

Invasive Conservation Corps (internships)
Fairfax County Park Authority

Fairfax, Virginia (VA)

Description

The Fairfax County Park Authority is announcing a Conservation
Internship opportunity.

We are seeking five (5) highly motivated college students to be part of 
the stewardship team (more positions may be available). A "can-do" 
attitude will help rescue our 24,000+ acres of parkland from a host of 
different invasive, non-native plants such as English ivy and kudzu. The 
paid internship will last ten (10) weeks, this summer from May through 
August. Fairfax County, Virginia, located near Washington, D.C. is located 
in the mid-Atlantic and contains both Piedmont and Coastal Plain habitats. 
Parkland ranges in size from several thousand acres to less than 1/2 an 
acre, which allows an exploration of both the concepts of urban 
fragmentation and large-scale protected habitats in natural resource 
management.

Compensation

Competitive wage and housing will be provided.

To Apply

Additional information/qualifying materials are available: contact
Meghan Fellows at Meghan.Fellows at fairfaxcounty.gov.

For more information or see us online at the Park Authority's
Internships website:
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/internships.htm

Or to learn more about the Natural Resource Management and Protection
Section:
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/resources/resources-nrp.htm


Meghan Fellows
Naturalist Resource Specialist and
Invasive Management Area Coordinator
Natural Resource Management and Protection
Fairfax County Park Authority
703-324-8586
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/resources/resources-nrp.htm