Intern - Native Prairie (Fall)

About the role

Intern will assist habitat staff with the management of native prairie. This will include native seed harvesting, locating potential harvesting collection sites, photo point monitoring, prescribing fire, invasive plant management, grazing monitoring and other jobs assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assist with native prairie management tasks
• Harvest native seeds
• Locate potential harvesting collection sites
• Monitor photo points
• Prescribe fire
• Invasive plant management
• Grazing monitoring
• Other jobs assigned

Requirements

• Current part-time or full-time student in an upcoming semester or immediately preceding semester
• Knowledge of plant identification
• Experience driving trucks and off-road vehicles (preferred but not required)
• Enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time of application
• Completed one year (nine months) of chosen program by the start of the internship

Qualifications

• Standing of junior/senior preferred
• South Dakota resident preferred
• Student of South Dakota institution preferred

Skills

• Plant identification
• Driving skills (preferred but not required)

Benefits

• Opportunity to learn basic principles of habitat management
• Attendance of external and internal trainings
• Opportunity to assist with wildlife surveys and bird banding

Pay

$18.83/hr.

Schedule

Fall (September - December)

Benefits

• Opportunity to learn basic principles of habitat management
• Attendance of external and internal trainings
• Opportunity to assist with wildlife surveys and bird banding