AmeriCorps Invasive Species Field Specialist — Free Housing

Conservation Legacy; Liberty (TX); Sur place; USD 16 000 - 20 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free housing onsite

Education award through AmeriCorps

Résumé du poste

Conservation Legacy seeks two AmeriCorps Invasive Species Specialists for the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge in Liberty, Texas. The role focuses on surveying, mapping, and controlling invasive plants and conducting wildlife surveys in partnership with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service. Participants will gain hands-on field experience, work with staff across tracts, and provide environmental education and outdoor recreation planning.

Qualifications

• United States citizen, national, or permanent resident.
• At least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent or willingness to obtain.
• National Service Criminal History Check eligibility.
• Valid U.S Driver’s License (21+ or 3+ years).
• Ages 18–30 (35 for veterans) at start term.
• Willingness to work in harsh outdoor conditions.

Responsabilités

• Survey and treat invasive trifoliate orange on multiple tracts.
• Map and monitor Tawny Crazy Ants and inform the public about survey efforts.
• Survey forest birds and colonial waterbirds across refuge tracts.
• Conduct mobile acoustical surveys for forest bats and nocturnal activity.

Connaissances

Field work

GPS navigation

Wildlife surveys

Herbicide application

Public outreach

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Outils

iPad

Anabat Software

UTV operation

Description du poste

Conservation Legacy seeks two AmeriCorps Invasive Species Specialists for the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge in Liberty, Texas. The role focuses on surveying, mapping, and controlling invasive plants and conducting wildlife surveys in partnership with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service. Participants will gain hands-on field experience, work with staff across tracts, and provide environmental education and outdoor recreation planning.