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More cool geology opportunities!

Internship Opportunities:

Research Field Station Assistant, Glacial Park. Spend the summer doing restoration work in the beautiful Midwest. This job involves 40 - 50 hours a week of brush removal, herbicide, exotic weed control, seed collection, planting, nursery operation and maintenance, wildlife management, wetland and stream restoration, biological analyses, soil/ecosystem surveys, educational exhibits, and visitor interactions. You must have a valid driver’s license. The internship lasts from mid-May to late August, and includes a $150/week stipend, college credit, and free housing. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, transcript, and two letters of recommendation to the address below. The deadline is March 1, 2004. McHenry County Conservation District, NRM Research Field Station, Attn: Internships, 6512 Harts Road, Ringwood, IL 60072. Phone: 815-678-7644, email: tsimpson@mccdistrict.org

Conservation Education Intern. How about working with kids all summer long? This job involves 40 - 50 hours a week developing and leading summer day camps for kids ages 8 15, programs for families with young children, and mini-camps for ages 5 9. You must have a valid driver’s license and provide your own transportation. The internship lasts from mid-May to late August, and includes a $150/week stipend, college credit, and free housing. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, transcript, and two letters of recommendation to the address below. The deadline is March 26, 2004. McHenry County Conservation District, Attn: Deb Chapman, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Phone: 815-479-5779, email: dchapman@mccdistrict.org. www.mccdistrict.org

Wildlife Management Field Assistant. Animals are nice. This job involves 40 50 hours a week assisting with wildlife reintroduction and management projects, biological surveys, and field restoration activities. You must have a valid driver’s license. The internship lasts from May 3 to August 27, and includes a $150/week stipend, college credit, and free housing. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, transcript, and two letters of recommendation to the address below. The deadline is April 12, 2004. McHenry County Conservation District, Attn: Sue Hayden, Wildlife Ecologist, 6720 Keystone Road, Richmond, IL 60071. Phone: 815-653-2297 xT18, email: Suenrm@hotmail.com. www.mccdistrict.org

IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program - This internship sounds totally cool and it pays well. Spend 5 12 weeks this summer doing seismological research, either in the field or in the lab, and earn $400/week plus reimbursement for travel expenses. Then you get to present your summer research at a professional meeting next school year. The application deadline is February 15, so be quick. Learn more at www.iris.edu/about/ENO.

Graduate Schools:

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota - Earn a MS degree in Geographic Information Science. Saint Mary’s specializes in GIS, data development integration, computer mapping, and spatial analysis in the fields of natural resources planning, analysis crime mapping, human services management, local government, emergency services, business research, and marketing project management. Learn more at www.gis.smunm.edu, or check out the poster in the hallway.

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