- Agency
- Southeastern Section of The Wildlife Society
- Location
- Newton, Georgia
- Job Category
- Training
- Salary
- n/a
- Start Date
- 06/12/2023
- Last Date to Apply
- 06/01/2023
- Description
- The Southeast and Northeast Sections of The Wildlife Society, in collaboration with Castleton University, will be hosting a 2-week field course on Wildlife and Forestry Field Techniques. The course will be taught June 12 – 25, 2023 and hosted by the Jones Center at Ichauway (http://www.jonesctr.org/) in Newton, Georgia. The Jones Center is a 29,000-acre working forest managed for longleaf pine, northern bobwhite, and numerous plant and animal species native to the southern United States. The purpose of this course is to offer a field experience that covers numerous topics, including hands-on learning in capture, handling, and tracking wildlife (e.g., birds, small mammals, bats, meso-mammals, amphibians, reptiles), species identification, and assessing wildlife-habitat relationships. Additionally, we plan to offer exposure to firearms, equipment operation, plant ID, and prescribed fire. All are important skills for any wildlife biologist, manager, or natural resource specialist.
- Qualifications
- The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students from any college or university, or recent (< 3 years) graduates who have already completed a degree and are looking to gain field skills. Students should be majoring in a natural resource program and have completed at least 8 credit hours of their core curriculum (e.g., natural resources, biology, wildlife, ecology, forestry). This course will be filled on a first-come first-served basis up to a maximum of 20 students. The cost is $1,200 and will include instruction, food, housing, material and equipment, on-site transportation, and 3 hours of college credit that may qualify as elective credits in a student’s program of study. Several State Chapters of The Wildlife Society offer partial or full scholarships to eligible students; please contact your local chapter officers for funding opportunities. For more information on the field course, including a full list of planned course topics, and how to apply, please contact Dr. Daniel Greene (Southeastern Section: dgreene.tws@gmail.com) or Dr. John McDonald (Northeast Section: twsmcdonald@gmail.com).
- Contact Person
- Dr. Daniel Greene
- Contact eMail
- dgreene.tws@gmail.com
