Snowy Plover Docent Internship

Position Description 

Our docents play a crucial role in this success by educating the public about Snowy Plovers and ensuring that the protected areas are free from trespassing and dogs.  Docents spend their shifts on Sands Beach teaching visitors about the threatened status of the Western Snowy Plover.  Docents also ask beachgoers to avoid sensitive habitat areas and exercise their dogs at another location.  The training will focus on the ecology of Snowy Plovers, their habitat needs, and successful strategies for communicating with the public.  
 
To sign up for the training, please email copr.conservation@nrs.ucsb.edu
More info on paid internships: Snowy Plover Docent Interns receive a stipend of $800 once they have completed 50 hours by the end of the quarter (generously funded by UCSB Coastal Fund).  If you would like to be considered for a paid internship, please send your resume and your availability between now and September 26th.  Please let me know of any dates that you know you will be out of town/unavailable.