TX Parks and Wildlife - Natural Resource Management Unpaid Intern, Ray Roberts

Unpaid Internship, Ray Roberts State Park

This position will serve as the Natural Resource Management Intern for the Ray Roberts Lake Complex (11 Park Units total). This is an unpaid internship for the State Park Division. Duties involve assisting with various assignments of natural resource management which may include, herbicide application in the park's prairie and wetland areas, shredding prairies, manual removal of trees, and controlling invasive species. Other duties include reporting information/data for all natural and cultural resource clearances needed for park project planning, assisting with ongoing natural resource projects, and monitoring cultural resource areas. Assists with park interpretive programs, park promotion, and volunteer recruitment. Performs duties that include, but not are not limited to participation in a full range of tasks to learn all aspects of park operations and management; facility maintenance and management; trail maintenance and management; customer service; and park administration. Periodically attends meetings with private landowners, community organizations, and other state and federal agencies.

        Under the direction of the Park Superintendent, the State Parks Operations Internship is an unpaid intern opportunity designed for students to obtain relevant volunteer work experience to be competitive for future positions in park operations, such as: management, interpretation/education, administration, maintenance, resource protection, law enforcement, etc. Responsible for performing a complete range of tasks to learn all the aspects of park administration, operations and management. Duties include, but are not limited to, natural and cultural resource management; facility, grounds and equipment maintenance management; interpretation and education programming and management; customer service, fee collection, revenue control and fiscal accountability; marketing and promotional programming; park patrols to include visitor contact and law enforcement observation. Performs special projects/assignments and attends selected training programs to enhance the overall working knowledge and skills related to operational and management activities. Performs additional duties as assigned. Complies with all Agency, Division, and branch rules, regulations, and procedures.