Conservation Summer Internship

Great Hollow Nature Preserve is offering a paid Conservation Summer Internship for undergraduate or graduate students in natural sciences. The intern will assist with data collection for a New England Cottontail project, conduct acoustic bat surveys, and participate in fieldwork including plant identification and invasive species removal. Applicants should have a strong academic record and experience with Northeastern birds and vegetation.
Great Hollow will begin accepting applications for one paid internship on February 1st. The internship will be open to undergraduate or graduate students who are majoring in the natural sciences, have a strong academic record and an interest in field biology, and have demonstrated experience with the identification of Northeastern birds and vegetation/plants. The intern will mainly assist with the first year of data collection for a New England Cottontail project collecting reference data on sites prior to treatment (i.e., chop and dropping trees). To be able to conduct the necessary field work for the project, applicants must be skilled at identifying birds by sight and sound, plants, and arthropods. Aside from working on this project, the intern will assist with acoustic bat surveys (including recorder deployment, sound-file processing, and data organization, with training provided) and miscellaneous other field work, and occasionally be asked to help with invasive plant removal, tra...