[PCA] JOBS: Native Plant/Botany Internships (South Carolina)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:57:28 -0400
From: Wiegand <wiegand at ntelos.net>
Subject: Native Plant/Botany Internships

Internship positions in South Carolina.

Botany Invasive Species Team Internship
Marion and Sumter National Forests, SC
9/18/2006- 12/22/2006

Do you want to help our environment and our national lands while 
experiencing first-hand a new location in our country? SCA, in 
partnership with the United States Forest Service (USFS), is taking part 
in a nationwide effort to eradicate invasive plants on our national 
lands. An "invasive species" is defined as a species that is non-native 
(or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction 
causes or is likely to cause economic, environmental, or human health 
harm. "Without understanding.and having considerable resources going into 
the matter of controlling alien invasives, the goals.of preserving 
biodiversity cannot be met" - Peter Raven. Learn more about invasive 
plant issues at: www.nature.nps.gov/biology/invasivespecies. SCA is 
actively seeking a team of volunteers to help control invasive plants in 
the Marion and Sumter National Forests and surrounding districts. Learn 
more about Marion and Sumter National Forests at www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/. 
Marion and Sumter National Forests comprise approximately 624,00 acres of 
national forest land and provides habitat for numerous wildlife species 
such as black bear, deer, boar, fax, turkey and countless waterfowl 
including nine endangered animal and plant species plus eight threatened 
animal and plant species. This team will consist of 1 SCA staff Project 
Leader and 4 SCA interns and will focus much of its efforts in 
mountainous and prairie environments on manual and chemical removal of 
Chinese Privet, Autumn Olive and various additional invasive plant 
species.

Invasive plant removal through manual and mechanical means; GPS mapping 
of project sites; data collection on surveys, treatments, and monitoring 
activities: 85%; community outreach and educational activities: 15 %. You 
will employ hand tools, chainsaws and backpack sprayers. The team may 
have the opportunity to conduct some native plant restoration in aquatic 
environments.

Require: Valid driver's license; willingness to use chemical and 
non-chemical invasive plant control methods; excellent interpersonal 
skills; good physical condition; ability to carry up to 40 lbs. up to 5 
miles over steep terrain; interest and willingness to live in close 
quarters with fellow team members; desire to travel and a sense of 
adventure.

Desire: Coursework or field experience in botany, ecology, resource 
management, environmental science; experience using GPS technology; 
experience operating power equipment and 4-wheel drive vehicles.

Please send cover letter & resume to: joinus at thesca.org


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Botany Invasive Species Team Internship
Congaree National Park, SC
9/19/2006-2/20/2007

Do you want to help our environment and our national parks while 
experiencing first-hand a new location in our country? SCA, in 
partnership with the National Park Service's (NPS) Exotic Plant 
Management Team (EPMT) program, is taking part in a nationwide effort to 
eradicate invasive plants in our national parks. An "invasive species" is 
defined as a species that is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under 
consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause 
economic, environmental, or human health harm. "Without understanding.and 
having considerable resources going into the matter of controlling alien 
invasives, the goals.of preserving biodiversity cannot be met" - Peter 
Raven.

Learn more about invasive plant issues and the park service's approach 
at: www.nature.nps.gov/biology/invasivespecies.

SCA is actively seeking a team of volunteers to help in the control of 
invasive plants in various parks in South Carolina, North Carolina, 
Georgia and Alabama. The team will travel and work for 8-day hitches with 
6 days off in 8 parks in the South Atlantic region including, but not 
limited to: Congaree National Park, Cape Hatteras National Park, 
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Horseshoe Bend National Military 
Park, Fort Sumter National Monument and Kennesaw Mountain National 
Battlefield Park. Learn more about these amazing parks at: www.nps.gov. 
The team's home base will be in Columbia, South Carolina, just outside of 
Congaree National Park. Congaree National Park preserves the largest 
intact tract of old-growth floodplain forest in North America and is 
designated as an International Biosphere Reserve. Learn more at: 
www.nps.gov/cosw. The team will consist of 1 SCA staff Project Leader and 
4 SCA interns. Target species for the South Atlantic region include 
Kudzu, Japanese Knotweed, English Ivy, Tree of Heaven and Oriental 
Bittersweet.

Responsibilities: Invasive plant removal through manual and mechanical 
means; GPS mapping of project sites; data collection on surveys, 
treatments, and monitoring activities: 85%; community outreach and 
educational activities: 15 %.

Require: Valid driver's license; willingness to use chemical and 
non-chemical invasive plant control methods; excellent interpersonal 
skills; good physical condition; ability to carry up to 40 lbs. up to 5 
miles over steep terrain; interest and willingness to live in close 
quarters with fellow team members; desire to travel and a sense of 
adventure.

Desire: Coursework or field experience in botany, ecology, resource 
management, environmental science; experience using GPS technology; 
experience operating power equipment and 4-wheel drive vehicles.

             Send cover letter & resume to: joinus at thesca.org