Have you ever seen a raptor soaring in the sky and wondered where that raptor nests? Have you considered how mountain pine beetle is changing our natural landscape? Are you interested in restoring native plant communities?
If you enjoy investigating the natural world, then you should become a volunteer natural resource monitor.
Boulder County Parks and Open Space, in Colorado, USA, is now accepting applications for the 2010 Volunteer Natural Resource Monitor program.
What Natural Resource Monitors Do
Volunteers collect important, ongoing scientific data about wildlife, forestry, plant ecology, and noxious weeds.
Ideal Candidates
We are recruiting people who live in or near Bouder County, Colorado USA. You will need a background in natural resources, experience collecting field data, and familiarity with the scientific method. Knowledge of local flora and fauna is preferred.
Training and Volunteer Requirements
Orientation will be Saturday February 20th, 9am 11am with training to follow at a later date. Training includes an orientation to the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department properties and a session in the ecology discipline that is right for you.
Training takes place in Longmont at department headquarters. Participants must be at least 18 years old, attend all training sessions, and commit to at least one year of monitoring. Volunteers must have their own transportation. Many study areas are in rugged terrain, so applicants must be able to work outdoors over unstable ground in varying weather.
Application Information
Application deadline is February 5, 2010. Since there is limited space in this program, all applications will be screened before interviews are arranged.
For additional information please visit:
www.bouldercountyopenspace.org
or contact Michael Bauer at 303-678-6219 or mbauer@bouldercounty.org.
You can be rewarded EarthTrek points for your participation in any of the Boulder County Volunteer Natural Resource Monitoring programs!