Houston Summer Ecology Project Associate

Currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Biology, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, or a related field

Ability to interpret environmental assessments and mapping

A strong work ethic and a willingness to learn

Field data collection discipline

Experience using GPS units and ArcMap

Technical writing basics

As the Ecology Intern, you will work with ecology and regulatory personnel to perform all aspects of fieldwork and assist with data entry and compilation of technical reports. Interns will learn the principles of Wetland and Stream Mitigation according to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and implemented by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the business of providing mitigation, and a familiarity with the vegetation, hydrology, and soils in the Gulf Coastal Region covering Texas and Louisiana.

You will work under the supervision of a senior member of the Ecology team, in a group of like-minded people who are all passionate about the earth and who occasionally get to work with their four-legged friends out in the field! Interns will be periodically quizzed to evaluate their developing skillset as they are exposed to multiple aspects of the mitigation business and ecological studies. By the end of the summer, interns will be responsible for writing a monitoring report for a RES mitigation site that will be delivered to the USACE and will produce a presentation for the Regulatory team discussing their experience and learning over the summer

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Did you know that our Ecology team in the Gulf Coast has project sites all over Texas and Louisiana? This gives them a great opportunity to explore the region’s diverse and beautiful landscapes from the salt marshes on the coast to the floodplain terraces of the Red River, the pineywoods of east Texas, and the Cajun Prairie of Louisiana. Each RES site has been designed, constructed, and implemented to provide specific mitigation needs for a client or the local watershed. Our sites are continually monitored and maintained to create a resilient habitat that provides value to the region.

What your day-to-day might look like?

Around 80% of your time, you will be assisting our Field Ecology team, so expect to be on the field.