St. Marks NWR Wildlife Biological Internship

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, United States

Updated: 12 months ago
Location: Mid Florida, FLORIDA
Deadline: 12 May 2023

Agency
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Location
St. Marks, Florida
Job Category
Internships
Salary
$200.00/week
Start Date
08/28/2023
Last Date to Apply
05/12/2023
Website
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/st-marks
Description
Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is the crown jewel of a vast network of state, federal, and local conservation lands covering over 1.3 million acres in northern Florida’s Big Bend Region. This 85,000-acre wildlife refuge supports a complex array of habitats, ranging from coastal saltwater marshes to xeric upland pine forests. Stretching over 40 miles along Apalachee Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, the refuge lies in the eastern portion of the sparsely populated Florida panhandle but is within a short drive of full amenities approximately 25 miles north in Florida’s capital city, Tallahassee. Examples of projects you might work on: • Recovery efforts for Threatened frosted flatwoods salamanders, including trapping and pit-tagging adults, egg collections, photo analysis, and habitat management • Monitoring, banding, and potential translocation of Endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers • Wading bird roost surveys • Collect biological data at St. Vincent NWR hunt check stations • Data entry and analysis • Post signs for bald eagle nest protection areas and other wildlife closure areas • Camera surveys for feral hog control • Gopher tortoise surveys, including using a scope to determine burrow occupancy • Exotic/invasive plant surveys and control activities including application of herbicides with backpack sprayers and/or manual removal • Habitat monitoring plot establishment and sampling • Collect native seed for groundcover restoration • Native ecosystem restoration, including herbicide application and/or planting Work hours will normally be 80 hours over a 2-week period, although additional work hours may be required during especially busy times. Early morning, nighttime, and weekend hours are all possible. The position will require extensive walking through difficult terrain in hot and buggy conditions. Inclement weather, poisonous plants, stinging insects and venomous snakes are inherent dangers in this work environment. Housing provided: Housing is a 4-bedroom refuge-maintained house trailer located at the refuge work center: 7300 Coastal Highway, St. Marks FL 32355 - on US 98 one quarter mile east of the intersection with County Road 363. You will share the trailer with up to three other interns but will have your own bedroom. The trailer has WiFi and a TV with limited channels. Laundry facilities are in the compound. It is ten miles to Crawfordville, which has limited services but has groceries, walk in clinic, etc. More facilities are available in Tallahassee, within 20-25 miles. Transportation: Personal vehicle required for off-duty travel. Refuge vehicle provided for daily work activities. Universally Accessible: No
Qualifications
US citizenship; valid driver`s license; wildlife, biology, or environmental science degree or major in a college/university; attention to detail and accuracy; self-motivated; ability to drive 4WD vehicles safely on refuge interior roads; and willingness to perform physical work independently under varying outdoor conditions. Knowledge of local birds and their calls and experience with trapping and pit-tagging amphibians are desirable but not required.
Contact Person
Amanda Bessler
Contact eMail
[email protected]

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