AgReserves, Inc (Private)
Internship - Wildlife - Ranches Division - Florida
Wewahitchka, FL | Intern | Full - Med Only
$12.00 - $30.00
Description
We are seeking motivated wildlife students each semester (spring, summer, and fall), for paid, semester-long wildlife internships. Our property is managed for cattle production, forestry, and other natural resources, including wildlife and hunting operations.
Opportunity: Wildlife interns will be exposed to practical game and non-game wildlife management activities, while experiencing first-hand how a large agricultural operation manages for multiple uses.
Projects: Each intern is assigned a major project to work on throughout the internship. These projects will be related to wildlife management, conservation, and lease management.
Interns might also participate in:
· Food Plot Management: Soil testing, mowing, disking, mapping, fencing, planting, and fertilizing
· Survey: Aerial wildlife surveys, spotlight surveys, camera surveys, and various other wildlife and/or fishery surveys.
· Maintenance and management: Manage feeders, weed control, mowing, prescribed burning, preparation of harvest logbooks, data entry and analysis, etc.
Timing and Schedule:Internships are 3 to 4 Months beginning in January, May, and August. Exact timing is flexible. Work schedules may be tailored to allow time for on-line courses.
Qualifications:
· College students majoring in Wildlife Biology, Range Management, Forestry, Environmental Science, or other related fields.
· Experience with Hunting, Fishing, and Game Management is preferred. Experience guiding or otherwise supporting hunting leases is a plus.
· Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
· Able to meet the physical requirements of the role as well as being willing/able to work outside in year-round weather conditions including heat, cold, wind and rain.
· Available to work 3 to 4 months beginning in January, May, or August of each year.
· Able to reliably get to and from the internship location, per the assigned schedule.
· Note: the intern is responsible for their own personal transportation.
Compensation and Benefits:
· Paid Internship with 45 hrs plus a week
· Housing free of charge (rent/utilities/wifi covered), on-property transportation, and
· Travel stipend for relocation costs.
· Bonus at conclusion based on time worked and completion of training checklist.
To apply, please click HERE
Contact
Stephanie Nunery
contact via the web posting is preferred (see Details section)
AgReserves, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Qualified applicants must be legally and lawfully authorized to be employed and work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship - AgReserves, Inc is not sponsoring visas at this time.
AgReserves offers medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance coverage. Additionally, employees can contribute to an FSA, and to an employer matched 401(K). Employees can apply for Tuition Assistance for continuing education purposes. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a discretionary profit-sharing bonus. For more detailed information please visit our benefits site:https://www.agreserves.com/benefits/. AgReserves, Inc. complies with the current state minimum wage laws for all positions, regardless of the pay ranges posted.