Northwoods Stewardship Center

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AT SILVIO O CONTE NFWR

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAMS AT SILVIO O. CONTE AND STEWART B. MCKINNEY REFUGES

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PROVIDING FIVE SHOREBIRD INTERNS FOR THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO MONITOR FEDERALLY PROTECTED PIPING PLOVERS LEAST TERNS AND AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS DURING THE NESTING SEASON. INTERNS WILL POST AND SIGN NESTING HABITAT AREAS AND PERFORM NEST SEARCHING. ADDITIONALLY THEY WILL SET UP NEST ENCLOSURES AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. TASKS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE MONITORING OF SHOREBIRD PAIRS AND CHICKS AND RECORDING AND ENTERING DATA.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE USFWS NORTHERN MAINE, RACHEL CARSON, STEWART B. MCKINNEY, AND E. MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 6 INTERNS. 2 INTERNS AT THE NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WILL WORK FOR 12 WEEKS, 2 INTERNS WILL WORK AT THE E. MASSACHUSETTS NWR COMPLEX FOR 16 WEEK, AND 1 INTERN WILL WORK AT THE STEWART B MCKINNEY NWR FOR 12 WEEKS, AND 1 INTERN WILL WORK AT RACHEL CARSON NWR FOR 16 WEEKS. THE 6 INTERNS WILL ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO TO HIRE YOUTH INTERNS TO WORK WITH OUR BIOLOGICAL STAFF. INTERNS WILL ASSIST RHODE ISLAND NWR STAFF WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO SHOREBIRD MANAGEMENT. THIS PROJECT MONITORS FEDERALLY-PROTECTED PIPING PLOVERS, AS WELL AS LEAST TERNS AND AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS DURING THE NESTING SEASON. FIELD WORK WILL OCCUR ON FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE ASSISTING WITH POSTING AND SIGNING NESTING HABITAT, NEST SEARCHING, SETTING UP NEST EXCLOSURES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, MONITORING SHOREBIRD PAIRS AND CHICKS, AND RECORDING AND ENTERING DATA.

HABITAT RESTORATION

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP BUSINESS ENTERPRISE REAP ZONES GRANT

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAMS AT SILVIO O. CONTE AND STEWART B. MCKINNEY REFUGES

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL RECRUIT AND HIRE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FOR THE FOLLOWING 5 POSITIONS 3 BIOLOGICAL INTERNS, 1 YCC CREW LEADER, AND 1 YCC ASSISTANT CREW LEADER THE 3 INTERNS WILL BE ONSITE FOR 13 WEEKS THE YCC LEADER WILL WORK FOR 11 WEEKS AND THE ASST LEADER WILL WORK FOR 10 WEEKS

YCC PROGRAM

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP BUSINESS ENTERPRISE REAP ZONES GRANT

FIVE SHOREBIRD INTERNS FOR THE YEAR 2023 WILL ASSIST A U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BIOLOGIST WITH COMPLETING A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO SHOREBIRDS. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE MONITORING FEDERALLY PROTECTED PIPING PLOVERS, AS WELL AS LEAST TERNS AND AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS DURING THE NESTING SEASON. FIELDWORK WILL OCCUR ON FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. DUTIES INCLUDE POSTING AND SIGNING NESTING HABITAT, NEST SEARCHING, SETTING UP NEST ENCLOSURES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, MONITORING SHOREBIRD PAIRS AND CHICKS, AND RECORDING ENTERING DATA.

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND YOUTH HIRING AT UMBAGOG NWR

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP BUSINESS ENTERPRISE REAP ZONES GRANT

5 SHOREBIRD INTERNS WILL ASSIST RHODE ISLAND NWR BIOLOGISTS WITH COMPLETING A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO SHOREBIRDS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES MONITORING FEDERALLY-PROTECTED PIPING PLOVERS, AS WELL AS LEAST TERNS AND AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS DURING THE NESTING SEASON.

SOC - 2 YCC CREWS

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AT UMBAGOG NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP BUSINESS ENTERPRISE REAP ZONES GRANT

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TWO POSITIONS IN THE 2024 SEASON. ONE TIDAL MARSH BIRD TECHNICIAN AND ONE TIDAL MARSH BIRD CREW LEAD. THE TWO POSITIONS WILL ASSIST IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING SALT MARSH BIRD DATA COLLECTION AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL TASKS AS ASSIGNED

CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE YOUTH TO NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION YCC 2021 SILVIO CONTE

FUNDS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (YCC)CREWS AT REFUGE UNITS AND PARTNER FACILITIES VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND CONNECTICUT.

SILVIO O CONTE NWR NULHEGAN DIVISION PRO CREW

SOC - SUPPORT TWO YCC CAMPS

ONE VISITOR SERVICES INTERN WILL BE HIRED AT THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX FOR 18 WEEKS. THE INTERN WILL MONITOR VISITATION AND OUTREACH AT FIVE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES AND ASSIST REFUGE STAFF IN OTHER DUTIES AS NEEDED.

YCC PROGRAM-PONDICHERRY

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HIRE YOUTH INTERN TO WORK WITH OUR FACILITY MANAGEMENT STAFF. THESE INTERNS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF VISITOR SERVICE RELATED PROJECTS AND INTERPRETIVE/ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM'S WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S VISITING EXPERIENCE. THE INTERNS WILL GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES AT PARKER RIVER NWR, MA.

TWO RECREATIONAL INTERNS WILL ASSIST REFUGE STAFF IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL ISSUE A RANGE OF REFUGE PASSES TO REFUGE VISITORS, PRACTICE NON-FORMAL INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMING, AND PERFORM LIGHT DUTY MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

RIC - 8 INTERNS VARIOUS POSITIONS

EMC - BIO INTERNS AND TECHS

A WILDERNESS TRAIL CREW OF THREE MEMBERS AND ONE LEADER WILL PERFORM TRAIL RESTORATION PRACTICES IN THE BARING AND EDMUNDS DIVISIONS OF THE MOOSEHORN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL HIRE AND TRAIN THESE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS PERFORM A SITE VISIT TO CONDUCT PROJECT DETAILS.

MOOSEHORN NWR YCC LEADERS AND INTERNS

MONOMOY NWR BIOLOGICAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

FUNDS TO BE USED TO HIRE YOUTH INTERN TO WORK WITH FACILITY MANAGEMENT STAFF. THESE INTERNS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF SHOREBIRD AND SEABIRD MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AT MONOMOY NWR IN CHATHAM, MA.

COMMUNITY FACILITY 09/10 STIMULUS GRANTS

NWSC IS PARTNERING WITH THE UMBAGOG NWR INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AT TWO REMOTE CAMPSITES ON UMBAGOG LAKE. THE CREW WORK THIS SEASON WILL IMPROVE CAMPSITES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF USERS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE SILVIO O CONTE NWR TO PROVIDE A YOUTH CREW OF TWO LEADERS AND FIVE MEMBERS TO PREFORM CONSERVATION TASKS AT THE NULHEGAN BASIN AND PONDICHERRY LOCATIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN VALUABLE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS LEARNING ABOUT CONSERVATION AND IMPROVING WILDLIFE HABITAT.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE TWO PIPING PLOVER TECHNICIANS TO ASSIST REFUGE BIOLOGISTS WITH MONITORING PIPING PLOVERS DURING NESTING SEASON IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE A ONE BIO SCIENCE TECHNICIAN IN 2026. THE TECHNICIAN WILL MANAGE WILDLIFE AND HABITAT PROJECTS ON THE REFUGE AND LOCAL LANDS WITH EMPHASIS ON NATIVE AND ENDANGERED BIRD SPECIES.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE A SHOREBIRD CREW LEAD TO ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH PIPING PLOVER HABITAT.

4 SHOREBIRD INTERNS WILL ASSIST USFWS BIOLOGISTS WITH COMPLETING A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO SHOREBIRDS. THE INTERNS WILL POST AND SIGN NESTING HABITAT, SEARCH FOR NESTS, SET UP NEST EXCLOSURES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, MONITORING SHOREBIRDS, AND RECORDING AND ENTERING DATA. IN ADDITION TO THE FIELD TRAINING AND HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN A LIVING STIPEND AND ARE ABLE TO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS.

YCC AT PONDICHERRY NWR AND GREAT FALLS DISCOVERY CENTER

EASTERN MASS NWR BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE ONE TECHNICIAN IN 2026.THE TECHNICIAN WILL WORK AS PART OF THE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL RECOVERY PROJECT AT THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE TWO AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER AND LEAST TERN TECHNICIANS WHO WILL ASSIST USFWS BIOLOGISTS WITH COMPLETING A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS AND LEAST TERNS. THIS PROJECT MONITORS FEDERALLY PROTECTED AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS AND LEAST TERNS DURING THE NESTING SEASON.

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS FUNDING AT LAKE UMBAGOG NWR

TWO CREW LEADERS AND FOUR CREW MEMBERS WILL BE HIRED AS PART OF THE UMBAGOG NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (YCC) PROGRAM. THE CREW LEADERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN ONE WEEKAND 2 DAYS OF TRAINING, SIX WEEKS OF LEADING THE CREW, AND ONE WEEK TO WRAP UP OTHER WORK AND PROJECTS AROUND THE REFUGE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN VALUABLE WORKAND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS WHILE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT THE AREA S NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE,CONSERVATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONSERVATION WORK SKILLS.

PROVIDE BIOLOGICAL INTERNS TO RACHEL CARSON NWR.

RHC - BIO INTERNS 2019

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE USFWS STEWART B. MCKINNEY NWR TO ADMINISTER ONE REFUGE OPERATION TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN WILL BE BASED AT THE SALT MEADOW UNIT OF THE REFUGE WHERE THEY WILL TAKE ON A WIDE RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BOTH CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE TWO INTERNS TO ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS.

RHODE ISLAND NWR BIOLOGICAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE STEWART B. MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND ADMINISTER TWO CREW LEADER AND FOUR CREW MEMBER POSITIONS IN 2022. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

EMC - 3 BIOLOGICAL INTERNS

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT

PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS: TRAIL AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, WHILE LEARNING ABOUT NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HELP RECRUIT, ADMINISTER, AND COVER THE STIPENDS OF 3 YOUTH INTERNS AND 2 YCC LEADERS TO WORK WITH OUR PERMANENT STAFF ON BIOLOGICAL, VISITOR SERVICES, AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE INTERNS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF BIOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROJECTS AND VISITOR SERVICES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF 2020 TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF OUR MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND IMPROVE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE ON THE NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX (NMNWRC). THE YCC LEADERS WILL OVERSEE THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 TO IMPROVE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND VISITOR SAFETY BY MAINTAINING TRAILS, ROADS AND FACILITIES ON THE NMNWRC.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE NULHEGAN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CENTER TO PROVIDE A YOUTH CONSERVATION CREW FOR THE 2024 SEASON. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND GAIN VALUABLE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE AREA.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO RECRUIT, ADMINISTER, AND COVER THE STIPENDS OF 3 YOUTH INTERNS AND 2 YCC LEADERS TO WORK WITH OUR PERMANENT STAFF ON BIOLOGICAL, VISITOR SERVICES, AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE INTERNS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF BIOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROJECTS AND VISITOR SERVICES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF 2021 TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF OUR MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND IMPROVE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE ON THE NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX (NMNWRC). THE YCC LEADERS WILL OVERSEE THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF 2021 TO IMPROVE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND VISITOR SAFETY BY MAINTAINING TRAILS, ROADS AND FACILITIES ON THE NMNWRC.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE SILVIO O. CONTE WILDLIFE REFUGE - NULHEGAN DIVISION TO HOST A YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS CREW. NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL RECRUIT, HIRE, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE 2 ADULT CREW LEADERS AND 4 YOUTH CREW MEMBERS. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND ADMINISTER ONE CREW LEADER AND FOUR CREW MEMBER POSITIONS IN 2023. THE LEADER WILL PARTICIPATE IN A WEEK-LONG TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY 8 WEEKS WORKING WITH THE YOUTH PARTICIPANTS, AND ONE ADDITIONAL WEEK WORKING ALONE TO WRAP UP PROJECTS. NORTHWOODS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITMENT, HIRING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF CREW LEADERS AND CREW MEMBERS.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE UMBAGOG NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO HIRE TWO CREW LEADERS AND FOUR CREW MEMBERS FOR A YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS CREW IN THE YEAR 2022. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HIRE TWO YOUTH INTERNS AND ONE TECHNICIAN TO WORK WITH OUR BIOLOGICAL STAFF. THE TECHNICIAN AND INTERNS WILL WORK WITH STAFF TO MANAGE, PROTECT, AND MONITOR A VARIETY OF SPECIES, INCLUDING FEDERALLY LISTED AND AT-RISK SPECIES FOR THE 2020 SEASON AT MONOMOY NWR IN CHATHAM, MA.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE FOUR YOUTH CREW MEMBERS FOR THE 2025 YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.

TO HELP RECRUIT, ADMINISTER AND COVER THE STIPEND FOR THE FY 2020 YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS MEMBERS AND LEADERS AT STEWART B. MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HIRE YOUTH WHO WILL CONDUCT BIOLOGICAL FIELD WORK FOCUSED ON REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS AT THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS NWR COMPLEX.

NORTHEAST REFUGES INVASIVE SUPPORT

CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE YOUTH TO NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION RACHEL CARSON YCC 2021

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE SILVIO O CONTE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND ADMINISTER ONE FIELD COORDINATOR, ONE CREW LEADER AND FOUR CREW MEMBER POSITIONS IN 2023 AT THE STEWART B MCKINNEY DIVISION. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE SILVIO O CONTE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND ADMINISTER ONE FIELD COORDINATOR, ONE CREW LEADER AND FOUR CREW MEMBER POSITIONS IN 2023 AT THE STEWART B MCKINNEY DIVISION. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS: TRAIL AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, WHILE LEARNING ABOUT NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PLACE ONE CREW LEADER AND FOUR CREW MEMBERS AS PART OF THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (YCC) PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION, INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

TO RECRUIT, HIRE AND OVERSEE A YOUTH CONSERVATION CREW CONSISTING OF 4 CREWMEMBERS, 1 ASSISTANT CREW LEADER AND 1 CREW LEADER FOR UMBAGOG NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE NULHEGAN BASIN NWR TO HIRE AND RECRUIT 2 YCC LEADERS AN 3 MEMBERS IN 2023. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING TRAIN MAINTENANCE, INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN VALUABLE WORK AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS WHILE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT THE AREAS NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND CONSERVATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED HELP RECRUIT, ADMINISTER, AND COVER THE STIPEND FOR FOUR BIOLOGICAL INTERNS(S) FOR 2020 FIELD SEASON TO LEARN, PARTICIPATE AND ASSIST FOR RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

SBM NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP 6 YCC

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HELP RECRUIT, ADMINISTER, AND COVER THE STIPEND FOR BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN(S) FOR RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH THE MONOMOY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE TWO INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT AND MAPPING INTERNS. THESE INTERNS WILL ASSIST THE REFUGE IN CONTROLLING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AS WELL AS MAPPING AND DATA ENTRY.

UMBAGOG NWR YCC CREW

RHODE ISLAND NWRC BIOLOGICAL INTERN 2024

BIOLOGICAL INTERNS FOR MONOMOY NWR.

RHC - YCC 2019

NORTHEAST REFUGES INVASIVE SUPPORT

STEWART B. MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 2022 SHOREBIRD INTERN CREW

LKU - YCC 2019

YCC 2018 - UMBAGOG

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER

YCC 2018 - RACHEL CARSON

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND YOUTH HIRING AT UMBAGOG NWR

MISSISQUOI NWR YCC PROGRAM

MISSISQUOI NWR YCC PROGRAM

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL PLACE TWO RECREATIONAL INTERNS WILL ASSIST REFUGE STAFF IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL ISSUE A RANGE OF REFUGE PASSES TO REFUGE VISITORS, PRACTICE NON-FORMAL INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMING, AND PERFORM LIGHT DUTY MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE TWO VISITOR SERVICE INTERNS. THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME WILL BE FOCUSED ON OUTREACH INTERPRETATION VISITATION MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONITORING VISITATION AND OUTREACH AT SANDY POINT ISLAND AND THE OLIVE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS TO RUN THE REFUGES VISITOR CENTER.

RECREATION INTERNS FOR PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS (4TH - 8TH GRADE) IN NORTHEASTERN VERMONT PARTICIPATE IN SITE TOURS AND MEETINGS, RECEIVE TAKE HOME TOOL KITS AND LEARN THROU

EASTERN MASS NWR COMPLEX BIO TECH PROG

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS NWR TO PROVIDE ONE INVASIVE PLANT INTERN CONTROLLING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL WORK.

RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX, PIPING PLOVER INTERNS, STATE WILDLIFE GRANT TO USFWS

RIC NORTHWOODS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

THE INTERNS WILL BE STATIONED AT THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX FOR FOURTEEN WEEKS. THE INTERNS WILL SPEND THEIR TIME FOCUSED ON OUTREACH AND INTERPRETATION AND VISITATION MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

RIC - YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

FALKNER ISLAND INVASIVES PROJECT 2026

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THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE USFWS STEWART B. MCKINNEY NWR TO RECRUIT HIRE AND ADMINISTER TWO REFUGE OPERATION TECHNICIANS IN 2025. THE TECHNICIANS WILL WORK FOR 12 WEEKS. THE TECHNICIANS WILL BE STATIONED ON FALKNER ISLAND TO MONITOR TERNS.

THE TECHNICIAN WILL ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH GENERAL MAINTENANCE DUTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERFORMING MINOR ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS INSTALLING AND REPAIRING CABINETS PERFORMING GENERAL WOODWORKING ACTIVITIES PAINTING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BUILDING SURFACES AND CLEANING MAINTAINING MACHINERY IN SAFE WORKING ORDER. ADDITIONAL TASK MAY INCLUDE DRIVING AND PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON TRUCKS WITH RATED WEIGHT CAPACITIES UP TO AND INCLUDING ONE TON MAINTAINING BOATS AND MARINE ENGINES MAINTAINING STATION GROUNDS BY MOWING LAWNS AND TRIMMING TRAILS INSTALLING AND REPAIRING DISPLAY PANELS IN VISITOR CENTERS AND ASSURING THAT VISITOR FACILITIES ARE CLEAN AND WELL MAINTAINED INCLUDING REGULAR CLEANING OF OUTHOUSES, TOILETS, TRASH RECEPTACLES, KAYAK RAMPS, AND PARKING AREAS.

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AT RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX

EASTERN MASS NWR VISITOR SERVICES OUTREACH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERN

CONNECTING YOUTH WITH CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAMS AT SILVIO O. CONTE AND STEWART B. MCKINNEY REFUGES

THE SALT MARSH INTERNS WILL LEARN VALUABLE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION SKILLS WHILE ASSISTING REFUGE STAFF WITH MEASURING AND SURVEYING SALT MARSH HABITAT AS WELL AS CONDUCTING WILDLIFE SURVEYS AND DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ASSISTING WITH INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL EFFORTS.

ONE BIOLOGICAL INTERN WILL BE HIRED AT THE RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX. THE INTERN WILL OVERSEE FIELD CREWS, CONDUCT A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE AND NATIVE PLANT SURVEYS ACROSS THE REFUGE COMPLEX, ENTER UPLOAD AND ENSURE THE QUALITY OF SURVEY DATA, AND ASSIST WITH OTHER REFUGE TASKS AS ASSIGNED.

RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX - BIOLOGICAL INTERNS

ARRA - YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM AT THE GREAT FALLS DISCOVERY CENTER, MA

PKR - NORTHWOODS RECREATIONAL INTERN

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CENTER TO PROVIDE THREE SALT MARSH INTERNS. THE INTERNS WILL LEARN VALUABLE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION SKILLS WHILE ASSISTING REFUGE STAFF WITH MEASURING AND SURVEYING SALT MARSH HABITAT. THEY WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND DELIVER OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ASSIST WITH INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL EFFORTS.

SALT MARSH RESTORATION INTERN FOR RACHEL CARSON NWR.

PKR - SEASONAL POSITION

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED HIRE FIVE YOUTH INTERNS TO WORK WITH OUR BIOLOGY AND VISITOR SERVICES STAFF. THREE OF THESE INTERNS WILL WORK ON FALKNER ISLAND AS A FIELD BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TEAM FOR 12 WEEKS; ONE WILL WORK WITH THE VISITOR SERVICES MANAGER ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND A VARIETY OF FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS AND THEN TRANSITION TO WORKING IN THE NORWALK ISLANDS CONDUCTING VISITOR SERVICES AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES FOR A TOTAL OF 22 WEEKS, AND THE LAST INTERN WILL WORK FOR 13 WEEKS IN THE NORWALK ISLANDS COMPLETING BOTH VISITOR SERVICES AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AT STEWART B. MCKINNEY NWR.

TWO STEWART B MCKINNEY OPERATION TECHNICIANS WILL BE STATIONED AT FALKNER ISLAND FOR TWELVE WEEKS. THESE TECHNICIANS WILL WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH REFUGE STAFF TO MONITOR AND PROTECT ROSEATE AND COMMON TERNS. ADDITIONAL WORK INCLUDES MAINTENANCE OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC WHILE AND TRAINING OTHER SEASONAL STAFF ON THE ISLAND.

ARRA - YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM AT NULHEGAN, VT

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE ONE INTERN TO ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE ONE INTERN TO ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS.

THE INTERNS WILL LEARN VALUABLE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION SKILLS WHILE ASSISTING REFUGE STAFF. SALT MARSH INTERNS WILL BE MEASURING AND SURVEYING SALT MARSH HABITAT AND THE AVIAN INTERN WILL SUPPORT AVIAN MONITORING PROJECTS ON THE REFUGE.

BIOLOGICAL INTERNS FOR RACHEL CARSON NWR

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE FIVE SHOREBIRD INTERNS TO COMPLETE A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO SHOREBIRDS. THIS PROGRAM MONITORS FEDERALLY PROTECTED PIPING PLOVERS AND LEAST TERNS AND AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS.

EMC - MONOMOY NORTHWOODS BIO TECH

THE INTERN WILL ASSIST USFWS BIOLOGISTS WITH COMPLETING A VARIETY OF TASKS RELATED TO SHOREBIRDS. DUTIES INCLUDE POSTING AND SIGNING NESTING HABITAT, NEST SEARCHING, SETTING UP NEST ENCLOSURES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, MONITORING SHOREBIRDS, AND RECORDING AND ENTERING DATA. IN ADDITION TO THE FIELD TRAINING AND HANDS ON CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE, THE PARTICIPANT WILL ALSO BE GIVEN A LIVING STIPEND AND ARE ABLE TO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS

EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS NWR COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

PROVIDE BIOLOGICAL AND VISITOR SERVICE INTERNS TO THE STUART MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

ARRA - YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM IN ERROL, NH

INTERNSHIP TO ASSIST WITH BIOLOGICAL FIELD WORK FOR REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS AT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS NWR COMPLEX.

ONE INVASIVE PLANT INTERN WILL BE STATIONED OUT OF THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THIS INTERN WILL ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS.

ACE INTERN - EMASS BIO TECH

BIOLOGICAL INTERNS AT THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE STEWART B. MCKINNEY TO PROVIDE ONE INVASIVE PLANT INTERN WHO WILL BE MAPPING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES ON THE REFUGE.

INTERN TO ASSIST IN COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON NANTUCKET NWR.

MSH NORTHWORDS BIO INTERNS

RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX- VISITOR SERVICE INTERN

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX TO PROVIDE A SINGLE INVASIVE INTERN. THIS INTERN WILL WORK AT THE RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX FOR A TOTAL OF 26 WEEKS AND ASSIST WITH INVASIVE CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE REFUGE.

MSH- YCC CREW LEADERS 2019

NANTUCKET NWR BIOLOGICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM

TWO BIOLOGICAL STAFF TECHNICIANS WHO WILL CONDUCT INVASIVE SPECIES MAPPING AT ASSABET RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

MSH - BIO TECHS

YCC CREW LEADERS - MOOSEHORN

ACCESS TO CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS

MOOSEHORN NWR YCC PROGRAM

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE ONE INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT INTERN. THE INTERN WILL SPEND THEIR TIME WORKING ON MAPPING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES AT RACHEL CARSON AND GREAT THICKET NWR IN SOUTHERN MAINE. THE TECHNICIAN WILL ALSO SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIME WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS TO HAND PULL OR CUT INVASIVE SPECIES IN UPLAND AND WETLAND HABITATS. TIME WILL ALSO BE SPENT ASSISTING WITH OTHER BIOLOGICAL WORK INCLUDING PIPING PLOVER MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTING IN OUR NATIVE PLANT GREENHOUSE AND RESTORING NATIVE HABITATS.

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE 1 HABITAT INTERN AND 1 SALT MARSH INTERN. THE INTERNS WILL LEARN VALUABLE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION SKILLS WHILE ASSISTING REFUGE STAFF WITH MEASURING AND SURVEYING SALT MARSH HABITAT, CONDUCTING WILDLIFE SURVEYS, DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ASSISTING WITH INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL EFFORTS. TWO POSITIONS WILL RUN FOR 12 WEEKS. THE INTERNS WILL WORK APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK, WITH SOME WEEKEND WORK REQUIRED.

MOOSEHORN NWR YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HIRE YOUTH INTERNS TO WORK WITH OUR VISITOR SERVICES AND BIOLOGICAL STAFF. THE VISITOR SERVICES INTERN WILL WORK WITH OUR TEAM ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS INCLUDING LEADING SCHOOL GROUPS ON FIELD TRIPS, ASSISTING AT THE VISITOR CENTERS, DEVELOPING OR ASSISTING SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, MONITORING VISITOR USE AT A SANDY POINT ISLAND IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, WRITING REPORTS, CONDUCTING VISITATION COUNTS, AND HELPING TO WELCOME VISITORS TO THE REFUGES IN RHODE ISLAND. THE BIOLOGICAL INTERN WILL ASSIST WITH HABITAT RESTORATION, NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL CAPTIVE BREEDING AND REINTRODUCTIONS, RARE PLANT SURVEYS, AND VARIOUS WILDLIFE SURVEYS.

RIC-NORTHWOODS TWO BIOTECHS

INTERN FOR RINWR

RHODE ISLAND NWR COMPLEX - BIO INTERN

THE INTERN WILL ASSIST REFUGE STAFF WITH MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS. THEY WILL CONDUCT PLANT SPECIES GRID MAPPING ACROSS THE REFUGE COMPLEX, ENTER, UPLOAD AND ENSURE THE QUALITY OF INVASIVE SPECIES DATA COLLECTED, PERFORM MECHANICAL AND HERBICIDE TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS ACROSS THE REFUGE COMPLEX, AND ASSIST WITH OTHER REFUGE PROJECTS AS ASSIGNED.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER

THE NWSC IS PARTNERING WITH THE MOOSEHORN NWR TO RECRUIT AND LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH CONSERVATION PROGRAM. THESE PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS ON THE REFUGE LAND AND GAIN VALUABLE WORK AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE CREW LEADER WILL REMAIN ON SITE FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN WEEKS AFTER THE YOUTH CREW TO WORK ON ADDITIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES PROJECTS AS AN INTERN.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HELP RECRUIT, ADMINISTER, AND COVER THE STIPEND FOR ONE BIOLOGICAL PROGRAM/SHOREBIRD INTERN AT STEWART B. MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THE INTERN WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE PRIMARILY IN THE FIELD OF WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, AND SECONDARILY IN OUTREACH AND GENERAL REFUGE MANAGEMENT

FORESTRY INTERN - MOOSEHORN

MSH - VISITOR SERV INTERN

MOOSEHORN NWR FORESTRY INTERN

THE NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE ONE RECREATION FEE TECHNICIAN TO ASSIST WITH DUTIES INCLUDING COLLECTING FEES AND SELLING PASSES PROVIDING VISITOR INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION AND SUPPORTING VISITOR USE AND VISITOR MANAGEMENT AT THE REFUGE.

NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH THE MOOSEHORN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE ONE YCC LEADER FOR THE 2025 SUMMER SEASON. THIS LEADER WILL LEAD A YCC CREW PERFORMING CONSERVATION TASKS ON THE REFUGE.

PROVIDE SHOREBIRD INTERN AT STUART MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE