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Opportunity Details
Grassland Bird Monitor - NCM
Opportunity Overview:
The Trustees is seeking local birders and ecology lovers to help survey grassland habitat to assist us in evaluating the management of the grassland and agricultural resources on our properties. The Trustees has long identified the management of suitable habitat for grassland birds as a key goal, but has also found it challenging to balance the needs of grassland birds with the production of viable agricultural products such as high quality hay. The Trustees has taken measures, such as delayed mowing, to protect nesting grassland birds whenever possible. However, the effectiveness of our management is not clear without the ability to properly monitor our grasslands.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
Minimum of three morning visits (before 10:00 am) in mid-May, mid-June, mid-July; each visit will take approximately 90 minutes (more frequent visits would be preferable)
For more information
Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
The Trustees is seeking local birders and ecology lovers to help survey grassland habitat to assist us in evaluating the management of the grassland and agricultural resources on our properties. The Trustees has long identified the management of suitable habitat for grassland birds as a key goal, but has also found it challenging to balance the needs of grassland birds with the production of viable agricultural products such as high quality hay. The Trustees has taken measures, such as delayed mowing, to protect nesting grassland birds whenever possible. However, the effectiveness of our management is not clear without the ability to properly monitor our grasslands.
Reports to: Lead Ecologist
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home
- If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or someone displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home
- Volunteers will be required to wear masks while on property
- Volunteers will be required to maintain proper social distancing
- Volunteers will be required to wash hands or use hand sanitizer upon arrival to the property
- Conduct a minimum of three site visits from May – July to grasslands
- Conduct a standardized survey on each visit for bobolink, eastern meadowlark, savanna sparrow, red-winged blackbird and American kestrel
- Record survey results on a standardized data sheet
- Photograph survey points
- Submit data to The Trustees ecology staff
- Adhere to The Trustees safety and COVID-19 protocols
- Log volunteer hours weekly
- Confidence in identifying target grassland birds by sight and sound
- The ability to make a minimum of three morning visits to their grassland habitat (time and transportation)
- The ability to interpret aerial photographs and follow survey protocol
- Ability to participate in light walking/hiking
- Ability to withstand hot/humid conditions
- Access to binoculars, and preferably a digital camera
- Commitment to reporting your service hours via the Trustees volunteer website.
Minimum of three morning visits (before 10:00 am) in mid-May, mid-June, mid-July; each visit will take approximately 90 minutes (more frequent visits would be preferable)
For more information
Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Ecology
Age Minimum (with Adult): 10+, Minimum Age:16+
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