Project Name | Yukon Flats non-native and invasive plants survey |
Project Number | 203 |
Location | Ft. Yukon, Circle, Stevens Village, Beaver, AK |
Dates | Tentative dates: July 5-23, 25-30, Aug. 1-6, 8-13 |
Duration | 1 week or longer |
Number of Volunteers Needed | 1 per location FILLED |
Description | Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge YCC program is hiring a crew of local high school students (approx 6 students) for six weeks to survey non-native and invasive plants (using the Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse protocol) and map (using GIS) around a few of the villages associated with YFNWR along the Yukon River.
The tentative dates for each location are:
Ft. Yukon (July 5- July 23)
Circle (July 25- Jul 30)
Stevens Village (Aug 1- Aug 6)
Beaver (Aug 8-Aug 13)
The Refuge will provide volunteers with travel, field accommodations, and meals.
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Skills Needed | They are looking for energetic volunteers to spend a week (or longer) to assist with supervising and chaperoning the high school students while they travel to the villages and conduct their field work. Knowledge of GIS and non-native plants and supervising a small group of teens is useful but not mandatory.
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Audience Age | Teens |
Contact | Kimberley Maher kimberley_maher@fws.gov (907)456-0440 |