[ESSP] FW: Piping Plover Internship

[Vanessa Paulman]

Smith Summer Research Fellowship Opportunity
Landscape Ecology of Piping Plovers on Long Island, NY Barrier Beaches

A Clark Science Center Summer Research Fellowship is available for
participate in the study of the federally endangered Piping Plovers on
Long Island, New York.  Project dates: After Classes, May 2005- 15
August 2005. Research is conducted on the South Shore of Long Island and
includes extensive use of a global positioning unit (GPS) to record nest
sites, management activities, habitat characteristics, and other
landscape features. The Fellow will also assist in conducting plover
predator track and point count surveys.  A valid driver's license and
car are required.  Candidates should enjoy birds, the beach, and have an
interest in endangered species recovery. The Fellow should be able to
work independently and be a careful data collector, as well as having
confidence and skills for communicating and working with research
cooperators.  Experience with bird identification or tracking is a plus!
 Data collection will often require hiking long distances with field
equipment.  Field conditions are sandy and sunny, with frequent
encounters with ticks, mosquitoes, and poison ivy.  Shared housing is
provided in East Quogue, Long Island.  This research is a cooperative
program between The Nature Conservancy and Smith College.  For further
information please contact Dr. Tom Litwin, Dept. of Biological Sciences
and EVS&P Program (Tlitwin at smith.edu, Burton 117) or Jennifer Seavey
(jseavey at email.smith.edu, Burton 212).





Thomas S. Litwin, Ph.D.
Director, Clark Science Center
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone 413-585-3801
Fax 413-585-3786
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Charlene

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Charlene D'Avanzo
Professor of Ecology
Dean, School of Natural Sciences
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA 01002
Voice 413-5595569
FAX 413-5595448
Email - cdavanzo at hampshire.edu

website: http://helios.hampshire.edu/~cdNS/
TIEE: tiee.ecoed.net/
Course website: http://ns.hampshire.edu/ns207/

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