Refuge Operations Intern

Expected Dates

March 13, 2023 to December 15, 2023

Site

Potomac River NWR Complex

Position ID

PO-00733498

Compensation

• One-time travel allowance: $1,100 (personal vehicle required)
• Weekly living allowance: $300 / week
• Housing provided on site
• Health Insurance
• Eligible for an AmeriCorps education award upon successful completion of position valued at $4,546.50

Are you interested in working in the natural environment? You could work outdoors, learning about nature and the role the US Fish and Wildlife Service plays in conserving and protecting a few natural spots just south of the nation’s capital. Your internship would be spent working with a variety of folks performing their day-to-day duties on a National Wildlife Refuge, mostly with a biologist. You would be exposed to all the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex has to offer. Your duties would be as follows: Support the Wildlife Biologist with several surveys (Integrated Waterbird Monitoring and Management, Resident Bat Inventory & Monitoring, Vegetation Sampling, etc.); data entry; mapping invasive species and carrying out work days: and other duties as assigned. Having a car is a necessity.It is SCA’s policy that all AmeriCorps-required background checks must return cleared results prior to the position’s start; this includes being fingerprinted for the FBI check. Otherwise, the AmeriCorps award will be removed or the position’s start date will be delayed due to non-compliance. *For SCA’s COVID-19 guidance, please refer towww.thesca.org/covid

• Location Description

Northern Virginia (Woodridge, VA and Lorton, VA)

• Training Provided

The member will receive on-the-job training related to public recreation with a concentration on conservation-focused activities. The member will be included in team activities and will be encouraged to participate in all facets of refuge operations.

• Educational/Recreational Opportunities

The member will have opportunities to learn while on the job. For example, the member will hike in the woods while exploring for good locations to set up bat detectors. The member will be encouraged to participate and experience what refuge professional

• Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Main Area of Focus

Natural Resources Mgmt

Education, Training & Skills Expected

Biology

degree minor or extensive experience

Bird Identification

some experience

Data Entry

some experience

GIS

some experience

Plant Identification

some experience

Further Details

AmeriCorps Eligible

Eligible

Driving Logistics

Valid Drivers License Needed

Personal Vehicle Required

There will be a need to get to and from work and a need to get between duty stations. A vehicle is not provided at all times

Housing or Stipend Provided?

Yes

A one-story bunkhouse has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, washing/drying machines, kitchen, and common room.

Indoor/Outdoor

Indoor

US Citizenship