Open Positions & Volunteer Opportunities

 

Positions Temporary Naturalist Position, Spring Desert Tortoise Natural Area, Kern County, California The Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee staffs a Naturalist at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area (DTNA) for three months each spring. The Committee seeks applications for the Naturalist position at the DTNA each spring. The Naturalist will be stationed at the DTNA's Interpretive Center from mid-March until early June each year. Duties include interacting with the public, leading tours, and providing information on the area's natural history and background, tortoise biology, threats to the tortoise and the Mojave Desert ecosystem, and the role that the Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee plays. Applicants are encouraged to submit their resume, a cover letter, and three references by e-mail dtpc@pacbell.net or by fax (951) 683 6949. Click here for a more detailed description of the Naturalist Position For more information about the naturalist position call (951) 683-3872 or send an e-mail to dtpc@pacbell.net.

Volunteer Opportunities & Work Parties Each spring and fall, DTPC hosts its popular work parties. Groups of 20-30 volunteers from all over California gather to spend a weekend maintaining tortoise preserve facilities and to enjoy a close encounter with the Mojave Desert. Spring 2010 Work Party March 13-14, 2010 Click here for flyer To reserve a place on a Work Party, for more information, or to join our volunteer e-mail list send an email to: <Melissa Nicholson>