Monday, May 19th, 2008
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CES News
- Garden not lawns!
- CES table at Campus Dance
Feature
- Invitation to comment
Internships & Opportunities
- Seasonal Research Assistant
- Green jobs and more
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Gardens not lawns!
Watch for the reconstruction of the UEL garden…
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CES Campus Dance table…be sure and visit our CES table at the campus dance, May 23rd night. The CES table will be just off the south side of the main green – where you’ll find lots of good food and company!
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Invitation to comment
NOAA has released the Draft Management Plan for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The document can be accessed at: http://stellwagen.noaa.gov. If you'd like to see a hard copy of the document, see Heather Leslie in UEL 207. Comments are invited on the plan, and there is a nearby public hearing in mid June. Alternatively, submit comments via the US mail - see the website for more details.
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Seasonal Research Assistant
Marine Ecology Seasonal Research Assistants (3) with the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO).
Job IDs# ONSH 11, 12, or 13 2008
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to assist in rocky intertidal research on the Oregon Coast. The marine ecology research focuses include mussel and barnacle larval recruitment and settlement, community ecology, and species interactions projects. This position involves both lab and field work. The lab work will include counting samples at a stereo microscope. The field work activities will involve hiking to field sites, climbing on coastal cliffs with heavy equipment and working on rocky exposed shores. The individual must be willing to work early mornings or late nights, some weekends, and some overnight stays at field sites.
Salary: $9.25
Dates: June 1- November 30 (one position); June 1 - August 30 (two positions)
Location: Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon
Housing: We do not offer housing.
Transportation: Transportation is provided to and from field sites.
If you would like to apply for this position, please email with Job ID# ONSH 11, 12, or 13 2008 as the subject (11= 6 month, 12&13 =3 month): a letter of intent explaining your interest in this work, your background, your dates available; a CV or resume; a copy of your college transcripts (unofficial copies accepted); email and phone contact information for at least two references.
To: Jerod Sapp; PISCO lab manager; pisco@science.oregonstate.edu
For more information, contact Jerod by email or check out our website at http://www.piscoweb.org
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Green jobs and more
For more green jobs and to learn about Rhode Island’s environmental world, go to: http://www.naturalnews.net/Joomla/Green-jobs/
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Please send questions, comments and stories to:
CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couët
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
Thanks!