Environmental Services Intern

Are you interested in contributing to the protection of California's natural resources? Come join CDFW and help us expand our statewide ecological data network! Under close supervision of project managers in the Wildlife Branch Lands Program and the Science Institute, the incumbent performs a variety of duties leading the installation, management, and data analysis of climate and biodiversity sensors for the CDFW Climate-Biodiversity Sentinel Site network throughout California. The program aims to assess the potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity and provide data for adaptive management in support of the Department's mission. Duties include collecting field data with climate sensors, camera traps and acoustic recorders; supporting botanical surveys; helping to deploy MOTUS towers (used to track migratory wildlife); process field data using newly developed artificial intelligence tools and online platforms; map habitat features with GoogleEarth and ArcGIS; and compiling information for reports, publications, and presentations.