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Passaic River Coalition, the watershed association for the Passaic River and its basin is seeking a graduate or undergraduate student for a ten-week summer internship at its office in Warren, New Jersey, beginning June 2, 2008. There will be a stipend of $2,500. The following positions are available:
Land Trust Assistant - biology major Qualifications Sought: Currently enrolled undergraduate/graduates majoring in biology or a related field with a sound knowledge of field ecology and nature identification. You should have a multidisciplinary orientation and be flexible in your approach to work assignments. You will be working with Passaic River Coalition’s Land Trust Director or one of the other staff, and occasionally with the Executive Director. PRC anticipates shortly completing the purchase of an 83-acre parcel, consisting mostly of wetlands, for permanent preservation. You will be participating in efforts to publicize the purchase; coordinate efforts to improve the public access point to this property, including some tree planting; and perform an ecological and species inventory of the habitat. In addition, you probably will be involved in one or more of these: · Helping to develop an education campaign to discourage plastics littering · Visiting most of PRC’s over 30 properties to post or re-post signs · Helping with the process to purchase a few new lands for preservation, or other land trust activities. Possible activities include: · Working on a campaign to establish a greenway in the Pequannock River watershed · Reviewing of scientific studies of, or field work in or near, Greenwood Lake and/or the Lower Passaic River area · Writing management plans to ensure proper long term stewardship for a couple of the properties. There are also small possibilities for work in the area of sustainable business and helping PRC’s development staffer with fundraising proposals.You must have access to a car for field visits.
Mail, Fax or Email your resume to: Passaic River Coalition Attn: Matt Polsky 94 Mount Bethel Rd Warren, NJ 07059 Fax: (908) 222 - 0357 Email: mattpolsky@passaicriver.org
Land Trust Assistant - other major Qualifications Sought: Currently enrolled undergraduate/graduates majoring in any major, environmental studies/science is desired. You should have a multidisciplinary orientation and be flexible in your approach to work assignments. You will be working with Passaic River Coalition’s Land Trust Director or one of the other staff, PRC anticipates shortly completing the purchase of an 83-acre parcel, consisting mostly of wetlands, for permanent preservation. You will be participating in efforts to publicize the purchase; coordinate efforts to improve the public access point to this property, including some tree planting; and perform an ecological and species inventory of the habitat. In addition, you probably will be involved in one or more of these: · Helping to develop an education campaign to discourage plastics littering · Visiting most of PRC’s over 30 properties to post or re-post signs · Helping with the process to purchase a few new lands for preservation, or other land trust activities. Possible activities include: · Working on a campaign to establish a greenway in the Pequannock River watershed · Reviewing of scientific studies of, or field work in or near, Greenwood Lake and/or the Lower Passaic River area · Writing management plans to ensure proper long term stewardship for a couple of the properties. There are also small possibilities for work in the area of sustainable business and helping PRC’s development staffer with fundraising proposals. You must have access to a car for field visits. Mail, Fax or Email your resume to: Passaic River Coalition Attn: Matt Polsky 94 Mount Bethel Rd Warren, NJ 07059 Fax: (908) 222 - 0357 Email: mattpolsky@passaicriver.org
HISTORY OF PRC INTERNS Summer Interns of 1993 Peter Sweeney, Corinne Lagermasini, Elaine Kim Summer Interns of 1996 Nisha Gupta Summer Interns of 1997 Jennifer Wollenberg Summer Interns of 1998 Raegan Brie O'Lone, Leslie S. Jacobsen Summer Interns of 1999
David Nicola Rachel Reina Spring Intern of 2000 Heather Lynne Cantwell Summer Interns of 2000
Tiffany Link James Bride and Andrew Parsekian Summer Interns of 2001 Madeleine West, Patricia Chin-Sweeney Summer Interns of 2002 Lori Kuo, Timothy Evans Henry Summer Interns of 2003
Melissa M. Schaming (top left), Jacke Sinauskas (top right), Victoria L. Sprow (bottom left) and J. Aislinn Bohren (bottom right) Summer Interns of 2004
Janice Thomasovich Lisa Stillwell Nicole Vecchione Summer Interns of 2005
Domenick Alario Megan Saunders Eugene Reynolds Summer Volunteer of 2005
Zach Cutler Volunteer of 2005
Natasha Loeffler, high school student, worked as volunteer for fundraising and development. Summer Interns of 2006
From left: left: Allyson Salisbury, Jennifer Perrone, Mary Lazarides and high school volunteer Ilana Cloud. Volunteer, Spring 2007
Brian Haggart Summer Interns of 2007
Kalai McPherson, Brian Haggart, Alana Buonaguro Winter Volunteer of 2008
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