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Description

Summer assistants support the delivery of our stewardship programs that promote conservation of prairie species at risk and their habitat.

Tasks and responsibilities: Assist program coordinators with program delivery; prepare communications and educational materials for distribution; assist in searches, monitoring, and other conservation activities; contact and communicate with rural landholders regarding target species and the stewardship programs; educate targeted public audiences about species at risk on the prairies; and help create and deliver workshops and presentations to agricultural producers and the public.

Specific requirements and qualifications: Willingness to do extended overnight travel, camp, work evenings and weekends, and adapt to schedule and protocol changes on short notice. Should also possess basic wildlife and plant identification skills, computer skills, communication skills; and familiarity with GPS, maps, and rural Saskatchewan are assets.