O’Neil Land Steward

~ The North Shore Land Alliance is a not-for-profit land trust formed to protect and preserve, in perpetuity, the green spaces, farmlands, wetlands, groundwater and historical sites of Long Island’s north shore for the enhancement of quality of life and benefit of future generations. ~

Thanks to a generous five-year endowment from the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, the North Shore Land Alliance has launched a formal internship program. The program is called the Joyce and William O’Neil Steward Program.

These interns, who were selected on a competitive basis, will gain a variety of skills from writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation. Through this experience with a variety of projects, we aim to help them build their job skills and inspire them to consider a career in conservation

From a pool of highly qualified applicants, four college students were selected by four conservation professionals. Amanda Furcall, our internship coordinator, will manage the interns who will be working for 12 weeks over the summer and receiving a competitive stipend.

For the Land Alliance, an organization whose land holdings are growing quickly, the Joyce and William O’Neil Stewards will provide much needed hands-on caring for our preserves. We are very grateful to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust for this fabulous opportunity to train the next generation of conservation stewards.

Position Overview

The North Shore Land Alliance is seeking a land steward to work with its associate director of stewardship. This internship will last 12 weeks (May 30-August 18) and work will be performed Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Responsibilities

Interns will be responsible for many of the following stewardship activities:

• Conservation planning/management plans;
• Wildlife and natural resources inventories;
• Monitoring and removal of invasive plants;
• Creating and maintaining plantings as part of habitat restoration projects;
• Trail maintenance and building;
• Monitoring conservation easements;
• Community outreach;
• Leading volunteers in preserve management projects;
• Leading educational nature walks and programs;
• Assisting with advocacy and acquisition campaigns; and
• Collecting GPS data and mapping preserve features.

Compensation: $3,500 per term.

To Apply

Please click below to upload your resume,a cover letter detailing your interest in conservation, transcript (official or unofficial) and two letters of recommendation with contact information by April 14th, 2017.