Wildlife Rehabilitation Enrichment Internship - Unpaid

Stark Parks • Massillon, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Stark County Park District is currently seeking a Wildlife Rehabilitation Enrichment intern to further their education and experience at our Wildlife Conservation Center. This internship is ideal for individuals passionate about wildlife who wish to gain hands-on experience in the care, cultivation, and maintenance of live food colonies.

Requirements

• Must currently be actively working on a degree in field of biology, ecology and/or environment science, zoology, conservation, or equivalent field(s).
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work a pre-determined hours and days of the week and a varied schedule including weekends is required.
• Typical scheduled shifts are between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., but may vary with advance notice.

Nice To Haves

• GPA of 3.00 or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cultivating food to feed rehab and education animals at the Wildlife Conservation Center.
• Cultivation and distribution of wild-caught insects from provided traps, as well as wild greens and wild berries. All wild foods harvested will be weighed and recorded in a daily log.
• Possible Internship Project: Collecting data to determine financial gain of wild food collection vs. purchased food.
• Weekly duties of aquatic plant harvesting, cutting branches with beneficial leaves, aero garden harvesting, dirt and rotting log collection, cleaning colony enclosures, cultivation of insects from any at capacity tanks, and feeding weekly colonies.
• Nuts and berry harvesting from other Stark Parks locations, aquatic species collection (fishing, crayfish collecting, etc.), deseeding produce, seed and nut drying/freezing, and working with the Natural Resources staff for native seed cultivation that can be used in food plots the following year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed