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Job Description:
The Student Conservation Association intern will assist the GCSWCD in the continuing development of a streamside riparian program, including care of plant materials, site assessments, and implementation and evaluation of planting projects. Additional duties will include assisting GCSWCD and NYCDEP staff with invasive species (Japanese knotweed) research and management. Limited time will be spent assisting GCSWCD with implementation of stream corridor protection and restoration recommendations.
Agency/Program Description:
The GCSWCD and NYCDEP are utilizing geomorphic based stream stability assessments and restoration methods to protect water quality in the NYC upstate water supply. The program is working on watershed scale stream management planning, and the implementation of stream protection and restoration projects utilizing natural channel design concepts. The host site is located in the northeast Catskill Mountains, primarily in the Schoharie and Esopus watersheds.
Major: Forestry, Plant Ecology, Environmental Science, Watershed Management, Geology, Hydrology, Botany, Wildlife Management or related field.
Degree required: BA/BS/MS
Fields of interest: Riparian Vegetation, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science, Watershed Management
Other information/requirements: Members must be capable of performing physical activities related to harvesting, planting and management of plant materials in a natural field setting. Personal transportation required though the GCSWCD typically provides transportation to work sites. Desired: experience with small equipment (i.e. mowers, tractor), good writing skill, good interpersonal skills.