1 Intern to start in early April to assist with Bio work
2 Refuge Education Interns, fall/Winter (Sept.-Dec. and Jan.- May) Postponed at present
2 Refuge Education Interns, fall/Winter (Sept.-Dec. and Jan.- May) Postponed at present
Pocosin Lakes Refuge -
**2 Interns mid-May thru August (-3 ½ months) to work at both Pocosin Lakes and Mattamuskeet refuges
Mattamuskeet Refuge
Mattamuskeet Refuge
1 Intern mid- November thru mid-February (3 months)
**All Covid-19 restrictions will apply as relevant to the time;
**We may ask 1-2 interns, if available, to remain through October to finish out bio work and assist with our “Wings over Water” event.
Internship descriptions:
Below is the link to our refuges web site. Internship information is under 'Get Involved" and 'Internships'
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/alligator_river
We accept resumes all year. We begin resume review each October for selection, of the next year’s summer intern positions, by the end of the year. It is highly recommended that you apply as early as possible. We require a cover letter, resume and three references with email contact information. All resumes will be held and considered.
Alligator River / Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges:
This is a refuge operations internship that will expose interns to many aspects of managing a refuge. Interns participate in multiple refuge programs and assist with visitor services, biological monitoring, and maintenance activities. Interns receive training to assist in presenting public outreach programs such as guided canoe tours, refuge tram tours, and educational programs on refuge history, management practices, and on species like black bears and sea turtles. They also help with staffing our visitor centers as needed. Biological duties include installing bird closures, trail maintenance, invasive plant control (spraying herbicides), sea turtle monitoring, shorebird surveys, and water level monitoring. All interns assist with refuge maintenance duties including mowing, trimming, trail work, sign maintenance, trash collection and pickup and assisting other staff with a variety of projects. Interns will receive on the ground training for all duties (i.e. ATV/UTV training and mower use and safety)
**All Covid-19 restrictions will apply as relevant to the time;
**We may ask 1-2 interns, if available, to remain through October to finish out bio work and assist with our “Wings over Water” event.
Internship descriptions:
Below is the link to our refuges web site. Internship information is under 'Get Involved" and 'Internships'
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/alligator_river
We accept resumes all year. We begin resume review each October for selection, of the next year’s summer intern positions, by the end of the year. It is highly recommended that you apply as early as possible. We require a cover letter, resume and three references with email contact information. All resumes will be held and considered.
Alligator River / Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges:
This is a refuge operations internship that will expose interns to many aspects of managing a refuge. Interns participate in multiple refuge programs and assist with visitor services, biological monitoring, and maintenance activities. Interns receive training to assist in presenting public outreach programs such as guided canoe tours, refuge tram tours, and educational programs on refuge history, management practices, and on species like black bears and sea turtles. They also help with staffing our visitor centers as needed. Biological duties include installing bird closures, trail maintenance, invasive plant control (spraying herbicides), sea turtle monitoring, shorebird surveys, and water level monitoring. All interns assist with refuge maintenance duties including mowing, trimming, trail work, sign maintenance, trash collection and pickup and assisting other staff with a variety of projects. Interns will receive on the ground training for all duties (i.e. ATV/UTV training and mower use and safety)
It's more important to us to find someone with good references and a positive attitude than technical experience. We are seeking enthusiastic team members! General refuge internships run from mid-May to August 31st. We also ask one or two Interns each year to stay through September or October to assist with our “Wings over Water” event.
Pocosin Lakes and Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuges:
This internship is an opportunity to work & gain experience in all refuge functions on the 50K acre Mattamuskeet and the 110K acre Pocosin Lakes Refuges. Projects include, water quality on Lake Mattamuskeet, pocosin wetland restoration, visitor services, and general maintenance. Interns will work independently or with refuge staff or volunteers. Work assignments with refuge maintenance could include mowing, trimming, trail work, sign maintenance, light carpentry, trash collection and pickup. Biological work could include identification, mapping and treating invasive plant species, collecting weekly water quality data, and changing filters in an air quality monitoring station. Pocosin wetland restoration includes clearing, monitoring and measuring water control structures to record hydrology levels within a habitat management unit. Visitor services assignments could include greeting visitors, answering questions, presenting/assisting with educational programs, restocking brochures across the refuge and occasionally assisting in the visitor center or rarely in the headquarters office. This internship consists of approximately half your time in maintenance, and half in bio/visitor services. Opportunities are possible to visit and work at other refuges in the area. General refuge internships run from mid-May through August, with possible extensions to stay through October to finish out bio work and assist with our Wings over Water event. The Mattamuskeet and Pocosin Lakes refuges are remote/rural sites but offers a bunk house with moderate speed internet, full kitchen, 3 bedrooms and two full bathrooms.
Mattamuskeet Refuge
Pocosin Lakes and Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuges:
This internship is an opportunity to work & gain experience in all refuge functions on the 50K acre Mattamuskeet and the 110K acre Pocosin Lakes Refuges. Projects include, water quality on Lake Mattamuskeet, pocosin wetland restoration, visitor services, and general maintenance. Interns will work independently or with refuge staff or volunteers. Work assignments with refuge maintenance could include mowing, trimming, trail work, sign maintenance, light carpentry, trash collection and pickup. Biological work could include identification, mapping and treating invasive plant species, collecting weekly water quality data, and changing filters in an air quality monitoring station. Pocosin wetland restoration includes clearing, monitoring and measuring water control structures to record hydrology levels within a habitat management unit. Visitor services assignments could include greeting visitors, answering questions, presenting/assisting with educational programs, restocking brochures across the refuge and occasionally assisting in the visitor center or rarely in the headquarters office. This internship consists of approximately half your time in maintenance, and half in bio/visitor services. Opportunities are possible to visit and work at other refuges in the area. General refuge internships run from mid-May through August, with possible extensions to stay through October to finish out bio work and assist with our Wings over Water event. The Mattamuskeet and Pocosin Lakes refuges are remote/rural sites but offers a bunk house with moderate speed internet, full kitchen, 3 bedrooms and two full bathrooms.
Mattamuskeet Refuge
The Fall / Winter Internship at Mattamuskeet, this 12-15 week internship would ideally cover the months of mid Dec. through mid- February. Our winter intern is primary responsible for administering our late-season waterfowl hunts. This entails an early morning start on Tues, Wed, Fri, and Saturday to check-in hunters, conduct the stand-by draw, ensure hunters are where they need to be, close gates, and make sure hunters check-out appropriately. There are also some biological and maintenance tasks mixed in. We can discuss unique scheduling situations or limitations, but the typical internship lasts from November to February. Start date could be slightly flexible depending on school schedules, but ideally, they could assist with Swan Days (1st Sat. in Dec.). The intern would be responsible for running the duck hunts and assist with our ground counts (both field data collection and data entry).
Mattamuskeet / Pocosin Interview questions:
1) How comfortable are you interacting with the public? Are you providing instruction to a group of 20-30 adults? Are you comfortable handling money and checking people out for hunts? Please provide examples of appropriate experience.
2) A primary duty of the job is to run the public hunts on the Refuge. Are you supportive of a Refuge hunt program? Are you comfortable identifying and handling dead birds? Are you prepared to start work between 4:30 and 5:00 am?
3) The other primary duty of the job is working with our biologist/bio tech to perform routine ground counts and enter the data into our IWMM database. Do you have experience identifying and counting birds? Are you comfortable identifying waterfowl? Do you have experience recording and entering data? Can you provide examples?
4) Winter is the busy season on the Refuge. We may on occasion need help in the visitor center. Are you amenable to helping in the visitor center and answering phones?
5) The Refuge is located in a remote part of North Carolina, 15 miles from the nearest dollar general and 45 minutes from the nearest supermarket. You will be sharing a comfortable bunk house with other staff. Do you have experience living and working in a remote field station?
Obviously, being open to any of these refuges' Internships will increase your chance of being selected as we have over 75 applicants and a total of 13 positions each year.
A few goals achieved in a USFWS Operations Internship:
1. You will learn and gain some field experience in bio work such as bird surveys and nest protection, turtle patrol, and turtle nest monitoring, other possibilities as they comes up.(see below)
2. You will successfully lead public educational programs and become more comfortable in the Interpretation role.
3. You will learn to safely use appropriate maintenance equipment for bio and refuge work, i.e. ATV training, tractor /mower /trimmer use, herbicide use.
4. You will follow USFWS policy and work (as a new hire would) in abiding by these regulations and working with refuge staff and other volunteers in a professional manner.
5. All of this will help you in learning more about your chosen field of work and about yourself, to help guide you in your decisions about future career goals.
To apply, please email a cover letter with interest and dates available, resume and three references with email contact information to tracey_rock@fws.gov
Mattamuskeet / Pocosin Interview questions:
1) How comfortable are you interacting with the public? Are you providing instruction to a group of 20-30 adults? Are you comfortable handling money and checking people out for hunts? Please provide examples of appropriate experience.
2) A primary duty of the job is to run the public hunts on the Refuge. Are you supportive of a Refuge hunt program? Are you comfortable identifying and handling dead birds? Are you prepared to start work between 4:30 and 5:00 am?
3) The other primary duty of the job is working with our biologist/bio tech to perform routine ground counts and enter the data into our IWMM database. Do you have experience identifying and counting birds? Are you comfortable identifying waterfowl? Do you have experience recording and entering data? Can you provide examples?
4) Winter is the busy season on the Refuge. We may on occasion need help in the visitor center. Are you amenable to helping in the visitor center and answering phones?
5) The Refuge is located in a remote part of North Carolina, 15 miles from the nearest dollar general and 45 minutes from the nearest supermarket. You will be sharing a comfortable bunk house with other staff. Do you have experience living and working in a remote field station?
Obviously, being open to any of these refuges' Internships will increase your chance of being selected as we have over 75 applicants and a total of 13 positions each year.
A few goals achieved in a USFWS Operations Internship:
1. You will learn and gain some field experience in bio work such as bird surveys and nest protection, turtle patrol, and turtle nest monitoring, other possibilities as they comes up.(see below)
2. You will successfully lead public educational programs and become more comfortable in the Interpretation role.
3. You will learn to safely use appropriate maintenance equipment for bio and refuge work, i.e. ATV training, tractor /mower /trimmer use, herbicide use.
4. You will follow USFWS policy and work (as a new hire would) in abiding by these regulations and working with refuge staff and other volunteers in a professional manner.
5. All of this will help you in learning more about your chosen field of work and about yourself, to help guide you in your decisions about future career goals.
To apply, please email a cover letter with interest and dates available, resume and three references with email contact information to tracey_rock@fws.gov