Sea Turtle Day Patrol Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: National Park Service
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IMPORTANT: Before submitting an application, please recognize this volunteer position is on the island of St. Croix. Lodging and transportation are NOT provided by the National Parks of St. Croix.
Day Patrols are split between the spring and fall seasons. May-July is focused on recording early sea turtle nesting activities. Volunteers are partnered with a technician to conduct regular beach patrols and record the activities of nesting sea turtles. For each nesting activity, the Volunteer will record location, species, sector, marker number, habitat type, distance to high water, distance to vegetation, nesting type and various other factors on a data sheet.
Operations from September to November are primarily focused on excavation of imperiled nests, evaluation of nesting success, and any…
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2100 Church St. #100Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820
DATE POSTED
September 19, 2024
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REQUIREMENTS
- Sunday;Monday;Tuesday;Wednesday;Thursday;Friday;Saturday