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Audubon’s Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Trabuco Canyon, CA

FIELD ASSISTANTS
NON-CHEMICAL INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL AND RESTORATION
Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Trabuco Canyon, CA

Audubon California's Starr Ranch Sanctuary in Trabuco Canyon, CA solicits applicants for positions as field assistants with our artichoke thistle control and needlegrass grassland/coastal sage scrub restoration project. This is a research-based program to control Cynara cardunculus (artichoke thistle) and other invasive species without chemicals and restore to rare native habitat.  Must work well with people as part of a field crew (5) who work on mechanical and physical removal of artichoke thistle and all aspects of invasive species control and restoration including non-chemical control of other invasive species, native seed collection and planting, experimental tests of weed removal and restoration techniques, and quantitative monitoring. During fire season in the fall, field assistants will spend limited time helping with a fire watch on the Ranch. Experience in plant sampling in the field desirable. Enthusiasm for working outdoors.  Opportunity to live on our 4000-acre Sanctuary. Positions start in either October or November 2010 or January 2011 and run six months from start dates.

Salary: $350/week plus housing (private rooms).

Qualifications: College graduates with ecological, biological, or conservation background who seek weed control, restoration and research experience.

To Apply: Send cover letter stating career goals, résumé, and two letters of recommendation (letters can arrive separately) to: Dr. Sandy DeSimone, Director of Research and Education; Starr Ranch Sanctuary, 100 Bell Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679; ; (949) 858-0309; fax (949) 858-1013.

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