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<p><span style="color:black">Hi all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black;background:white">The Conservation and Land Management Program (CLM) at the Chicago Botanic Garden offers real-world experience to recent college graduates and early-career professionals interested in land management, applied ecology,
botany, and native seed collection. We hire folks to work with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service (USFS), and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Open positions for the 2024 season will be posted soon on the
</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=21ef98a3-d325-4110-a85a-7729320b6f80&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter" target="_blank" title="https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=21ef98a3-d325-4110-a85a-7729320b6f80&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter"><span style="color:#0078D7">CBG
Job Board Page</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white">. To find more information and
<b>provide your name and email address</b> for updates on applications opening, please visit:
</span><span style="color:#0078D7"><a href="https://www.clminternship.org/" target="_blank" title="https://www.clminternship.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.clminternship.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> and scroll down to ‘Apply
For A Position’. <span style="background:white">Positions will start from February to June 2024. Please forward this email on to folks in your network who may be interested!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black;background:white">For specific inquiries regarding Seeds of Success (SOS) positions, please reach out to Chris Woolridge at:
</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="mailto:cwoolridge@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:cwoolridge@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">cwoolridge@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white">.
For inquires regarding our internship positions, please reach out to Monica Depies at:
</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="mailto:mdepies@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:mdepies@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">mdepies@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black;background:white">Additional points of contact for SOS positions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black;background:white">Colorado Plateau: Reed Benkendorf (</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="mailto:rbenkendorf@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:rbenkendorf@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">rbenkendorf@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white">) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black;background:white">Mojave and Southwest: Rebecca Ubalde (</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="mailto:rubalde@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:rubalde@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">rubalde@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white">) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><u><span style="color:#0078D7"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" target="_blank" title="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection"><span style="color:#0078D7">Seeds
of Success</span></a></span></u><span style="color:#212121"> <u>positions:</u></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#212121">The Chicago Botanic Garden will soon be hiring 38 positions working on Seeds of Success crews in several Bureau of Land Management Field Offices. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#212121">Most teams will be made up of a Lead Botanist (5-6 months), a Natural Resources Specialist (5-6 months), and a Field Technician (3 months). We anticipate the Field Technician positions to be filled by undergraduates or newly graduated
folks. Positions and anticipated dates for the Lead Botanist and Natural Resources Specialist positions are below:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#212121">California:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Bishop Field Office: Bishop, CA – April 1<sup>st</sup> – August 30<sup>th</sup>, 22 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Cosumnes River Preserve: Sacramento, CA – April 15<sup>th</sup> – September 13<sup>th</sup>, 22 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Eagle Lake and Applegate Field Offices: Susanville, CA – May 20<sup>th</sup> – October 18<sup>th</sup>, 22 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Redding Field Office: Redding, CA – April 15<sup>th</sup> – September 13<sup>th</sup>, 22 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Ukiah Field Office: Ukiah, CA – April 15<sup>th</sup> – September 13<sup>th</sup>, 22 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Senior Botanist to assist in coordinating CA SOS crews: Sacramento, CA – March 18<sup>th</sup> – August 30<sup>th</sup>, 24 weeks. (Requires MS)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#212121">Colorado Plateau – additional point of contact: Reed Benkendorf –
</span><span style="color:#0078D7"><a href="mailto:rbenkendorf@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:rbenkendorf@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">rbenkendorf@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Grand Junction Field Office: Grand Junction, CO – April 1<sup>st</sup> – October 4<sup>th</sup>, 27 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Price Field Office: Price or Salt Lake City, UT area – April 1<sup>st</sup> – October 4<sup>th</sup>, 27 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Uncompahgre Field Office: Montrose, CO – April 15<sup>th</sup> – October 11<sup>th</sup>, 26 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Vernal Field Office: Vernal or Salt Lake City, UT area – April 1<sup>st</sup> – October 4<sup>th</sup>, 27 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#212121">Southwest – additional point of contact: Rebecca Ubalde –
</span><span style="color:#0078D7"><a href="mailto:rubalde@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:rubalde@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">rubalde@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Arizona Strip District Office: St. George, UT – March 18<sup>th</sup> – September 13<sup>th</sup>, 26 weeks (Senior Botanist position requires an MS)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Eastern Mojave (Mojave portions of AZ Strip Field Office, Caliente Field Office, St. George Field Office, Kingman Field Office, and Parashant National Monument): St. George or Cedar City, UT – February 5<sup>th</sup> – November
15<sup>th</sup>, 41 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">El Centro Field Office: El Centro, CA – March 18<sup>th</sup> – August 15<sup>th</sup>, 22 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Southern Nevada District Office: Las Vegas, NV – January 15<sup>th</sup> - September 27<sup>th</sup>, 37 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#212121">Great Basin:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Cedar City Field Office: Cedar City, UT – April 1<sup>st</sup> – October 4<sup>th</sup>, 27 weeks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#212121">USFWS Midwest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black;background:white">We plan to hire a Botanist (10 months, starting late Jan) and two Field Technicians (5.5 months, starting early May) conducting Seeds of Success collections in support of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in
the Midwest. This team will likely be based at a USFWS office in East Lansing, MI, scouting and collecting at public and private partner lands, as well as USFWS refuges. For questions, please reach out to Chris Woolridge at:
</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="mailto:cwoolridge@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:cwoolridge@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">cwoolridge@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><u><span style="color:black">CLM Internships:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black;background:white">CLM Internships (~5 months). For questions, please reach out to Monica Depies at:
</span><span style="color:#0078D7;background:white"><a href="mailto:mdepies@chicagobotanic.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:mdepies@chicagobotanic.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">mdepies@chicagobotanic.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black">
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<span style="background:white">USFS National Forest locations:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Flathead - Kalispell, MT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Helena-Lewis & Clark - Neihart, MT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Bitterroot - Hamilton, MT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Beaverhead-Deerlodge - Dillon, MT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Dakota Prairie Grassland - Lemmon, SD</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Bighorn - Sheridan, WY</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Lincoln - Ruidoso, NM</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Tonto - Phoenix, AZ</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Coronado - Tuscan, AZ</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Uinta Wasatch Cache - Ogden, UT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - South Lake Tahoe, CA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Lassen - Susanville, CA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- El Dorado - Pollock Pines, CA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Sierra - North Fork or Prather, CA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Plumas - Oroville, CA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Malheur - John Day, OR</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Willamette - Detroit, OR</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Umpqua - Toketee Falls, OR</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie - Wilmington, IL</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Chugach - Moose Pass, AK</span><br>
<span style="background:white">- Tongass - Ketchikan, AK</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black;background:white">USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station positions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Boise, ID: native seed and plant tissue collection, common garden data collection, alpine vegetation monitoring</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="background:lime"> </span></span><span style="color:black;background:lime">Rapid City, SD: assist in botanical field data collection for a drought, climate change, and grazing study on northern mixed-grass prairie communities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">USFWS:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Klamath Falls, OR: survey and monitor various threatened animal species in support of the Klamath Falls FWS office; focus on fish and electrofishing</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#212121">Thank you, let us know if you have any questions!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chris Woolridge</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Senior Program Manager, Conservation Training</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chicago Botanic Garden</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">1000 Lake Cook Road | Glencoe, IL 60022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Cell: (224) 436-6642</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Office: (847) 835-6919</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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