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Public Land Name: Position Title: Agency: NPS Position Type: GipGuest Position ID Number: Location: Kailua Kona, Hawaii Accepting Applications? # of current Applicants: 0 Position Description: Kaloko-Honokohau NHP is a 1200-acre national park unit located on the west coast of the island of Hawai‘i. The Park was established in 1978 for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of traditional Hawaiian activities and culture. The Park contains spectacular cultural sites and history, Hawaiian fishponds, anchialine pools, native endangered waterbirds and other wildlife, coral reefs, and coastal dryland forest. ‘Aimakapa Fishpond is a 30-acre Hawaiian fishpond/wetlands complex within Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. The GIP will assist with science and field monitoring activities associated with the Park’s wetlands ecosystem restoration project at ‘Aimakapa Fishpond. The GIP will regularly survey and record data on endangered Hawaiian waterbird and migratory bird species at ‘Aimakapa Fishpond; monitor endangered Hawaiian waterbird nests for productivity and success by using both foot and kayak surveys; collect water quality samples for analyses; actively participate in the nonnative predator control program (mongoose) by opening and baiting traps, checking traps and removing animals, and closing traps, and monitor predators with tracking tunnels (setting, collecting, and "reading" cards); monitor established invasive plant plots for regrowth and assist with care of native outplants; and collect and download GPS data, and make simple GIS maps. The GIP will assist the Project Lead with organizing and running a monthly (weekend) community volunteer day. The intern will also perform office work, entering and managing survey data, mining the park’s files for existing data on fishponds and other resources and provide an annotated bibliography and resource brief for fishpond resources. The incumbent will work with the park interpretation division to develop an interpretive product regarding the wetlands restoration. This position is offered through the National Park Service's Geoscientists-in-the-Parks (GIP) Internship Program in partnership with Stewards Individual Placement Program (Stewards) and The Geological Society of America (GSA). Upon successful completion of the GIP internship, the participant is eligible for an AmeriCorps Education Award. If you have questions about the application and selection process, please contact GSA's GeoCorps managers. If you have questions about any aspect of the position — description, qualifications, housing, dates — please direct them to the contact(s) listed in the project description. Remember, application materials can only be submitted online. The project contact(s) will not accept application materials sent to them via e-mail, mail, fax, etc. See the full program details at the GeoCorps homepage. |
