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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Smithsonian’s
<a href="http://www.vaworkinglandscapes.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Working Landscapes</a> (VWL)</b> has an immediate opening for a summer research fellow with knowledge of eastern grassland plant communities to assist with the development of a multi-year
project exploring various aspects of wildlife habitat management. In collaboration with
<b>Oak Spring Garden Foundation</b> and <b>The Clifton Institute</b>, this project will explore how grassland communities in fallow agricultural fields respond to native plant restoration and management activities. This position will be based out of the Smithsonian
Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA, with multiple participating sites within 50 miles of the center. The fellow’s primary role will be to conduct vegetation surveys at multiple locations during summer of 2019 to collect baseline information
prior to habitat manipulation in late 2019/early 2020. In addition to field surveys, the fellow will conduct analyses on existing plant community datasets to help inform study design, prepare reports to share results, and summarize species accounts for participating
sites. Given that VWL has a strong citizen science component, the fellow will also engage in community outreach activities including native plant walks, training courses for citizen scientists and plant ID sessions. Time permitting, this fellowship may provide
opportunities to assist with other VWL field projects including soil sampling, forest orchid surveys, and forest sapling surveys as well as projects with partnering organizations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please share with anyone who might be interested and have interested applicants contact me at
<a href="mailto:johnsonae@si.edu">johnsonae@si.edu</a> for more details.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Amy Johnson, PhD
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<b>Program Director, Virginia Working Landscapes</b><br>
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">1500 Remount Rd, MRC 5537<br>
Front Royal, VA 22630<br>
P: 540.635.0035 | E: <a href="mailto:JohnsonAE@si.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">JohnsonAE@si.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="http://www.vaworkinglandscapes.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.VAWorkingLandscapes.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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