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Paid Trainee/Intern: BLM Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area Education and Outreach Intern (OR)

Environment for the Americas is hiring an education and outreach intern from April through September to help at Yaquina Head Outstanding Area, which extends out from the Oregon coast, one mile into the Pacific Ocean. The work will include assisting with marine and avian wildlife, tide pool ecology, and natural history programming, as well as participating in seabird breeding studies. Deadline to apply: 2/9/2023 (but applications are reviewed as they are received).

Agency/Organization: Environment for the Americas

Location: Newport, Oregon

Website (to apply): https://environmentamericas.org/job/blm-yaquina-head-outstanding-natural-area-education-and-outreach-intern/

Job Description: The Bureau of Land Management’s Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area extends out from the Oregon coast, one mile into the Pacific Ocean. Standing 93 feet tall at the westernmost point of the basalt headland, the lighthouse has been a bright beacon of the night, guiding ships and their supplies along the west coast since the light was first lit on August 20, 1873. The intern will assist with marine and avian wildlife, tidepool ecology, and natural history education programs, including school programs, formal presentations, and interpretative ranger facilitation at the site. Preparation of education programs and materials, work in the visitor center, Latino engagement, and organizing an International Migratory Bird Day event will be the focus of the position. The intern will also participate in seabird breeding studies with Oregon State University. Opportunity to participate in shorebird point counts is possible. During the internship, the intern will:

  • Prepare and lead outdoor K-12 educational programs
  • Organize an International Migratory Bird Day event on site
  • Collect and transcribe data and prepare reports on seabird reproductive studies
  • Promote Latino engagement and Spanish facilitation on site
  • Create bi-weekly blog posts informing on internship experience and work projects

Qualifications:

  • Prior experience in education/interpretation or outreach
  • Enthusiastic and interested in working with the public
  • Interest in marine, coastal, or avian ecology
  • Ability to work well as a member of a team and independently
  • Ability to speak and write in Spanish is preferred

Application Deadline: 2/9/2023 (but applications are reviewed as they are received)

Start Date: 4/9/2023

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