[PCA] Internship Opportunity @ Zion National Park

Bill_Reid at nps.gov Bill_Reid at nps.gov
Wed Mar 10 14:20:46 CST 2004





Botany Internship Opportunity
                            Zion National Park
                              Springdale, UT

                                Summer 2004

                   Position Title:  BOTANICAL ASSISTANT

Major Duties:  Assist Research Botanist in the verification and
documentation of botanical voucher specimens for 3 National Park units on
the Colorado Plateau:  Zion National Park (ZION), Cedar Breaks National
Monument and Pipe Spring National Monument.  Duties include transcribing
herbarium sheet label data and annotations into a National Park Service
standardized database.  Work involves many hours in the ZION herbarium
transcribing by hand and on a laptop computer (75% of time) alongside the
Research Botanist.  Although at times tedious, the intern will work with a
skilled desert southwest/Colorado Plateau taxonomic specialist offering
opportunities to gain or improve plant taxonomic skills and learn about
herbarium management.  The intern will also assist the Research Botanist in
making field collections from the 3 parks and mounting herbarium specimens.
In addition, the intern will gain hands-on experience with the highly
motivated ZION Vegetation Management staff in field projects (25% of time)
involving riparian restoration, native plant propagation, seed collection,
invasive weed management, and leading other volunteers in the field.


Qualifications:  Intern must have a familiarity with botanical scientific
names - and be detail-oriented.  An interest in plant taxonomy is
essential.


Timeframe:  Flexible according to intern´s availability in the months of
May thru August 2004.  3 months


Benefits:  Internship is available through the Student Conservation
Association (SCA) - see website for more information about SCA (
www.theSCA.org).  Housing is provided in ZION within walking distance of
the workplace.  SCA provides intern with a $50 stipend per week for food,
transportation costs to and from ZION, and an educational award (find out
how much and insert) that can be applied to university tuition or other
future educational pursuits.


Work schedule:  Monday - Thursday 10 hours/day (40 hrs per week)


Contact:  Before March 14:  ZION Horticulturist Cheryl_Decker at nps.gov


After March 18th:  ZION Vegetation Program Mgr Denise_Louie at nps.gov

To Apply:  send resume with 3 references with contact information to
Denise_Louie at nps.gov or Denise Louie; Resource Management Division; Zion
National Park Headquarters; Springdale, UT 84767.  Please include a brief
statement why you are interested in this internship.


FROM SCA WEBSITE (www.theSCA.org):


 Code: ZNP34-1
Dates: 6/1/04-8/24/04
Description:
Zion National Park, located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau Great
Basin and Mojave Desert, has both dramatic landscapes of sculptured canyons
and soaring cliffs. This unique geography and the variety of life zones
within the park make Zion significant as a place of unusual plant and
animal diversity, with over 900 species and the highest plant diversity in
the state of Utah. Website: www.nps.gov/zion  Responsibilities include:
assist Research Botanist in the verification and documentation of botanical
voucher specimens for 3 National Park units on the Colorado Plateau:  Zion
National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument and Pipe Spring National
Monument; transcribe herbarium sheet label data and annotations into a
National Park Service standardized database, assist the Research Botanist
in making field collections from the 3 parks and mounting herbarium
specimens, assist Vegetation Management staff in field projects involving
riparian restoration, native plant propagation, seed collection and
invasive weed management; leading other volunteers in the field.
Training/Educational opportunities: on-the-job training.     Require:
familiarity with botanical scientific names; interest in plant taxonomy;
experience with computer databases; detail-oriented.


















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