The Bedford Audubon Society will have two paid opportunities in conservation this summer.

The first, with the support of the Rusticus Garden Club, is an eight-week paid opportunity in the Leon Levy Native Garden, and the second is an eight-week paid field biology opportunity that includes working on the society's Monitoring Avian Productivity & Survivorship (MAPS) research team.

The deadline to apply is April 25. Full descriptions of the opportunities are available at bedfordaudubon.org/LeonLevyOpportunity.pdf and bedfordaudubon.org/Summer-Biology-Opportunity.pdf.

The Leon Levy Native Garden is the cornerstone of Bedford Audubon's Bird Friendly Communities program.

The garden provides the critical dual purposes of habitat for birds, butterflies and dragonflies - particularly neotropical migrants in need of stopover habitat - and demonstrating the use of native plants in traditional home garden sites.

As part of a garden restoration and expansion plan, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates developed a comprehensive design featuring discrete "mini-gardens" to showcase native specimens, habitat and garden diversity, to restore and enhance the garden and surrounding wildlife sanctuary's native seed bank, and to provide phased implementation and opportunities for community education, engagement, and empowerment.

The ideal candidate is enthusiastic with a passion for conservation and should possess plant identification skills and experience with horticultural practices, excellent written and verbal skills, and a cheerful eagerness to work with the public. Experience in nature interpretation is desired.

The MAPS opportunity involves identifying ideal point count locations within Bedford Audubon's sanctuaries, positioning and checking wildlife cameras, updating sanctuary wildlife checklists, and aiding in sanctuary management activities.

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic individual with a passion for environmental conservation and field biology.

The candidate should have experience with mist netting and bird banding, possess bird and plant identification skills, and have excellent written and verbal skills.

A cheerful eagerness to work in a public setting is required.



More at: http://bedfordaudubon.org