[SOS-PCA] CBG Conservation and Land Management Program - Recruitment Announcement for 2024 Field Season

[Chris Woolridge]

Hi all,
The Conservation and Land Management Program (CLM) at the Chicago Botanic Garden offers real-world experience to recent college graduates and early-career professionals interested in land management, applied ecology, botany, and native seed collection. We hire folks to work with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service (USFS), and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Open positions for the 2024 season will be posted soon on the CBG Job Board Page<https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=21ef98a3-d325-4110-a85a-7729320b6f80&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter>. To find more information and provide your name and email address for updates on applications opening, please visit: https://www.clminternship.org and scroll down to ‘Apply For A Position’. Positions will start from February to June 2024. Please forward this email on to folks in your network who may be interested!

For specific inquiries regarding Seeds of Success (SOS) positions, please reach out to Chris Woolridge at: cwoolridge at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:cwoolridge at chicagobotanic.org>. For inquires regarding our internship positions, please reach out to Monica Depies at: mdepies at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:mdepies at chicagobotanic.org>.

Additional points of contact for SOS positions:

·         Colorado Plateau: Reed Benkendorf (rbenkendorf at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:rbenkendorf at chicagobotanic.org>)

·         Mojave and Southwest: Rebecca Ubalde (rubalde at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:rubalde at chicagobotanic.org>)

Seeds of Success<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection> positions:
The Chicago Botanic Garden will soon be hiring 38 positions working on Seeds of Success crews in several Bureau of Land Management Field Offices.
Most teams will be made up of a Lead Botanist (5-6 months), a Natural Resources Specialist (5-6 months), and a Field Technician (3 months). We anticipate the Field Technician positions to be filled by undergraduates or newly graduated folks. Positions and anticipated dates for the Lead Botanist and Natural Resources Specialist positions are below:

California:

·         Bishop Field Office: Bishop, CA – April 1st – August 30th, 22 weeks

·         Cosumnes River Preserve: Sacramento, CA – April 15th – September 13th, 22 weeks

·         Eagle Lake and Applegate Field Offices: Susanville, CA – May 20th – October 18th, 22 weeks

·         Redding Field Office: Redding, CA – April 15th – September 13th, 22 weeks

·         Ukiah Field Office: Ukiah, CA – April 15th – September 13th, 22 weeks

·         Senior Botanist to assist in coordinating CA SOS crews: Sacramento, CA – March 18th – August 30th, 24 weeks. (Requires MS)

Colorado Plateau – additional point of contact: Reed Benkendorf – rbenkendorf at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:rbenkendorf at chicagobotanic.org>

·         Grand Junction Field Office: Grand Junction, CO – April 1st – October 4th, 27 weeks

·         Price Field Office: Price or Salt Lake City, UT area – April 1st – October 4th, 27 weeks

·         Uncompahgre Field Office: Montrose, CO – April 15th – October 11th, 26 weeks

·         Vernal Field Office: Vernal or Salt Lake City, UT area – April 1st – October 4th, 27 weeks

Southwest – additional point of contact: Rebecca Ubalde – rubalde at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:rubalde at chicagobotanic.org>

·         Arizona Strip District Office: St. George, UT – March 18th – September 13th, 26 weeks (Senior Botanist position requires an MS)

·         Eastern Mojave (Mojave portions of AZ Strip Field Office, Caliente Field Office, St. George Field Office, Kingman Field Office, and Parashant National Monument): St. George or Cedar City, UT – February 5th – November 15th,  41 weeks

·         El Centro Field Office: El Centro, CA – March 18th – August 15th, 22 weeks

·         Southern Nevada District Office: Las Vegas, NV – January 15th - September 27th, 37 weeks
Great Basin:

·         Cedar City Field Office: Cedar City, UT – April 1st – October 4th, 27 weeks

USFWS Midwest

·         We plan to hire a Botanist (10 months, starting late Jan) and two Field Technicians (5.5 months, starting early May) conducting Seeds of Success collections in support of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the Midwest. This team will likely be based at a USFWS office in East Lansing, MI, scouting and collecting at public and private partner lands, as well as USFWS refuges. For questions, please reach out to Chris Woolridge at: cwoolridge at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:cwoolridge at chicagobotanic.org>


CLM Internships:
CLM Internships (~5 months). For questions, please reach out to Monica Depies at: mdepies at chicagobotanic.org<mailto:mdepies at chicagobotanic.org>
USFS National Forest locations:
- Flathead - Kalispell, MT
- Helena-Lewis & Clark - Neihart, MT
- Bitterroot - Hamilton, MT
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge - Dillon, MT
- Dakota Prairie Grassland - Lemmon, SD
- Bighorn - Sheridan, WY
- Lincoln - Ruidoso, NM
- Tonto - Phoenix, AZ
- Coronado - Tuscan, AZ
- Uinta Wasatch Cache - Ogden, UT
- San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - South Lake Tahoe, CA
- Lassen - Susanville, CA
- El Dorado - Pollock Pines, CA
- Sierra - North Fork or Prather, CA
- Plumas - Oroville, CA
- Malheur - John Day, OR
- Willamette - Detroit, OR
- Umpqua - Toketee Falls, OR
- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie - Wilmington, IL
- Chugach - Moose Pass, AK
- Tongass - Ketchikan, AK

USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station positions:

·         Boise, ID: native seed and plant tissue collection, common garden data collection, alpine vegetation monitoring

·         Rapid City, SD: assist in botanical field data collection for a drought, climate change, and grazing study on northern mixed-grass prairie communities

USFWS:

·         Klamath Falls, OR: survey and monitor various threatened animal species in support of the Klamath Falls FWS office; focus on fish and electrofishing
Thank you, let us know if you have any questions!

Chris Woolridge
he/him/his
Senior Program Manager, Conservation Training
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road | Glencoe, IL 60022
Cell: (224) 436-6642
Office: (847) 835-6919

https://www.clminternship.org


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