GLIN==> Press release: Students for Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes Stewards, Salmon River jobs

PRESS RELEASE: March 30, 2009
Contact: Mary Penney, NY Sea Grant, Oswego, 315-312-3042
 
Students Needed as Salmon River, Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes Stewards:
Seasonal Jobs Promote, Protect Natural Resources
 
Oswego, NY ­ College and graduate students are needed to promote
ecologically responsible use of New York¹s natural resources along the
Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes & Wetlands Area and Salmon River Corridor. Up to
8 students will be paid to work with the Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Steward
and Salmon River Steward programs coordinated by New York Sea Grant in
cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, The Nature Conservancy and New York State Parks in 2009.

³The stewards promote environmentally-sound recreational use of these vital
and unique natural resources and encourage willing compliance with
guidelines designed to protect the resources. This year they will be
participating in research and monitoring surveys, hosting field walks and
programs on a variety of topics, interacting with those who enjoy the
outdoors and contributing to a new Steward program blog,² says Steward
Coordinator Mary Penney of New York Sea Grant, Oswego, NY.

Four Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Stewards will spend their summer on the
beaches of Eastern Lake Ontario providing public education programs,
patrolling a 17-mile stretch of fragile sand dune, beach and wetlands areas
in Oswego and Jefferson counties, and conducting habitat maintenance and
restoration. Assignment areas include El Dorado Nature Preserve, Black Pond
Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Lakeview WMA in Jefferson County, and the
Sandy Pond Beach Natural Area, and Deer Creek Marsh WMA in Oswego County.

Two Salmon River Stewards will work from late May through August monitoring
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation properties from the
upper Redfield Reservoir to Port Ontario in Oswego County. Their venues
include public fishing access sites, the Salmon River Fish Hatchery, New
York State Unique Areas, and State Forest lands. Two other Salmon River
Steward positions are available during the fall academic semester.

Students are encouraged to speak to faculty about whether the position may
meet internship requirements.

³Working as a Steward is excellent training for students interested in
careers in environmental law enforcement, natural resource management
including forestry, and teaching,² Penney says.

Penney is recruiting applicants with a minimum of two years combined
education and experience in environmental education, natural resources
management, biology, environmental studies or a related field. Desirable
candidates will have interpersonal and writing skills, a willingness to work
weekends and holidays, and enthusiasm for protecting the ecosystem. Dune
stewards must be prepared to walk up to 8 miles a day.

Interested applicants may send or email a cover letter and resume to Mary
Penney, New York Sea Grant, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126 or email
mp357 at cornell.edu. 

The Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Steward and Salmon River Program is a
cooperative effort of New York Sea Grant, New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, New York State Parks, and The Nature
Conservancy. # # #


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