Shorebird interns will monitor and manage breeding populations of federally threatened piping plovers, state threatened Wilson’s plovers, American oyster catchers, and colonial nesting waterbirds. In addition, interns will respond to marine mammal and sea turtle stranding; assist with sea turtle nest monitoring and management; conduct federally endangered seabeach amaranth plant surveys; assist with invasive plant species monitoring and participate in environmental education and interpretation events.

More information at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Chincoteague/what_we_do/internships.html