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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Alderspring Ranch <alderspringjobs@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 05, 2022 10:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Fehmi, Jeffrey S - (jfehmi) <jfehmi@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]Internship Opportunity for Your Students--Please Forward!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm reaching out in hopes that you may know of some students who may be interested in a unique summer opportunity to get hands-on experience in conservation, agriculture, rangeland ecology, ranching, horsemanship, backcountry stewardship,
and stockmanship.<br>
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The position is a summer internship at Alderspring Ranch. Alderspring has been producing certified organic 100% grass-fed beef for 28 years. It comprises the largest certified organic contiguous area (46,000 acres) in the lower 48.<br>
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The ranch is run by its owners, Glenn (BS, Forest Ecology, University of Maine) and Caryl Elzinga (PhD, Environmental Science/Plant Ecology, University of Wisconsin), their daughters, and a small group of stellar employees.<br>
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Conservation rider interns will be part of our rangeland regeneration project, now in its 8th year. The goals of the study are to evaluate the efficacy of full-time intensive herding to reduce rangeland resource impacts (specifically endangered fish and sage
grouse, as well as riparian conditions and rare plant populations), allow coexistence with keystone predators (wolves, bear, and mountain lion), improve soils through increasing plant diversity and cover, and to eliminate livestock losses due to sickness and
poisonous plants.<br>
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Early results suggest that increases in cattle performance and weight gain resulting from full-time herding may completely or partially offset the increased cost of management, and that resource improvements are comparable to total removal of cattle from public
lands. The study involves both natural resource monitoring and financial monitoring to determine the feasibility of full-time conservation herding to address federal rangeland conflicts.<br>
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Each summer, we bring on a crew of interns to participate in this project. This is meant to be an educational position and is open to all applicants regardless of prior experience in these areas. Employees and interns will learn backcountry camping skills,
horsemanship, animal behavior, low-stress herding techniques, resource monitoring, western rangeland ecology, and how to work with diverse people as part of a team.<br>
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We maintain a clean, drug and alcohol-free, positive, can-do atmosphere. Many young people who have worked here claim that the experience was pivotal for their development, both personally and professionally.<br>
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We hope that you may have some students who would benefit from this unique experience and would so appreciate it if you would forward the flyer attached below to them. We would also be grateful if you forwarded this flyer to any colleagues you think may take
an interest in the project!<br>
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Additional information can be found at <a href="https://www.alderspring.com/about/employment-internships/">
https://www.alderspring.com/about/employment-internships/</a><br>
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Thank-you for your time in reading this,<br>
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Linnaea Elzinga<o:p></o:p></p>
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