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Subject: Paid Internships with the U.S. National Park Service Description: Two paid internships are available with the U.S. National Park Service National Capital Region (NCR), Office of Natural Resources and Science (NRS) beginning in the spring semester. Interns will work closely with the NPS Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance’s Science Education Coordinator. Students must be enrolled in spring semester of 2018 in a degree program at the University of Maryland. Two positions are currently open: 1. Species Baseline and Recovery (application deadline 1-19-18) The U. S. National Park Service (NPS) National Capital Region (NCR), Office of Natural Resources and Science (NRS) is seeking an upper level student with a background in Ecology, Habitat/Community Structure, Plant Identification, Fire Recovery or related fields. The intern will review planting plans, park documentation, and conduct a site inspection for the native plant meadow at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts during winter 2018 in preparation for a controlled fire scheduled for March 2018. Post-fire the intern will conduct a recovery investigation, documenting the return of species. Lastly, a site review of the native woodland garden will be conducted to provide a baseline of pollinators for park reference. The highly urbanized and rapidly growing region around NCR parks makes them increasingly important as a critical refugia for biodiversity as species expand their ranges from the south in response to climate change. We anticipate that the internship will begin in February of 2018 (part time, up to 20 hrs/week) and could continue through August of 2018 (full time, up to 40 hrs/week in the summer). 2. Stormwater Infiltration Rate Calculation (application deadline 1-12-18) The U. S. National Park Service (NPS) National Capital Region (NCR), Office of Natural Resources and Science (NRS) is seeking an upper level student with a background in Soils, Hydrology, or related fields. The intern will evaluate infiltration rates at several locations within Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The highly urbanized and rapidly growing region around NCR parks makes them increasingly important as a critical refugia for biodiversity as species expand their ranges from the south in response to climate change. The intern will be calculating infiltration rates and model rate changes with variation in surface cover and in precipitation rates using standard infiltration equations. We anticipate that the internship will begin in January of 2018 and continue through May of 2018 (part-time, up to 20 hrs/week). More information and application instructions are available at http://bsci.umd.edu/internships-with-the-national-park-service/ Contact Person: Kaci Thompson Contact Email: [log in to unmask] Website URL: http://bsci.umd.edu/internships-with-the-national-park-service/