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Purpose/summary of the position:
Performs a variety of tasks for our Parks and Recreation Department's Forestry team including, updating and completing the city’s tree inventory. The candidate will drive and or walk to city’s trees with in the Parks and Right-Of-Way and perform basic measurements, identification and health assessments to add to the city’s inventory.
Ideal Candidate: Ideal candidate would be 17 years of age or older with a current valid driver license, that has an interest in Forestry.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
10-week, 40-hour/week summer intern position for 2024Examples of Essential and Important duties:
• Workers in the Forestry/Horticultural Section could expect to be responsible for watering, weeding, mulching, chemical application, planting, general plant maintenance of various of annuals, perennials, bulbs, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs in various parks, landscaped beds planters and right of ways within the City of Wheat Ridge. Maintain accurate records/reports as directed. Also responsible for site cleanliness and following safe practice and trash pickup.
• This intern, ideally pursuing a career in forestry or a related field, would spend about 80% of their time updating and correcting Wheat Ridge’s public tree inventory on DRG TreeKeeper software. Currently, the data within TreeKeeper is incorrect/incomplete. The remaining 20% of the intern’s time would be spent doing on-the-ground forestry work with the Wheat Ridge forestry team as a way of giving the intern a well-rounded educational experience and insight into the industry and to increase Wheat Ridge’s forestry capacity in summer 2024.• For all sections, may help with the set-up, clean up and assisting with operations during special events and if working during a snow event, snow removal duties would be assigned.
Supervision:
• Workers in the Forestry/Horticultural Section work under the indirect supervision of the Forestry and Open Space Supervisor. Direct supervision from the assigned supervisor either the Forestry or Horticulture Technician with oversight given by assigned Forestry or Horticulture Assistant.
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Intern
$86k-109k (estimate)
04/27/2024
05/24/2024
wheatridge.co.us
Wheat Ridge, CO
25 - 50