What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tern Colony Assistant (Seasonal) position at Department of Fish And Game?
Who We Are:
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.
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At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees are vital in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is the state agency responsible for conservation of the state's natural resources. DFG exercises responsibility over the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife, plants, and natural communities, and provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public.
MassWildlife is responsible for the conservation of freshwater fish and wildlife in the Commonwealth, including endangered plants and animals. It restores, protects, and manages land so that wildlife thrives and people enjoy it.
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Job Opening:
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG), MassWildlife seeks applicants for a Tern Colony Assistant (seasonal contract position) to perform the following duties:
Responsibilities include:
- Assist Site Managers with:
- Protection and censusing colonies of Common and endangered Roseate Terns, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls
- Discouragement of nesting gulls
- Monitoring tern growth and productivity; trapping and banding adults and chicks; participating in other studies as needed.
- Reading bands on adults through spotting scopes
- Predator control and habitat management
- Maintaining field notebooks, data management, and writing an end-of-season report.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience banding birds
- BIRD/RAM ISLANDS: Experience handling outboard motorboats in the marine environment is helpful.
- PENIKESE ISLAND: Experience camping under primitive conditions is desirable. The person hired will be required to set up and live in a field camp on the island.
- At PENIKESE ISLAND, must be able to carry ~40 lbs. of field equipment a distance of ½ mile.
- Ability to work independently, live, and work cooperatively and harmoniously with others.
- PENIKESE ISLAND: must be comfortable living with others in close quarters in a remote island setting with limited facilities for 2-3 weeks at a time.
- Willingness to work at night when required
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