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Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) - iaswcd.org/icp - The mission of the Indiana Conservation Partnership is to provide technical, financial & educational assistance needed to implement economically & environmentally compatible l& & water stewardship decisions, practices & technologies. Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) – Indianapolis iaswcd.org – ICP Member - Across Indiana, 92 Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) - one in every county - help Indiana residents to conserve l&, water, forests, wildlife & related natural resources that encompass our state's 23 million acres. The IASWCD & local SWCDs strive to coordinate assistance from available sources - public & private, local, state & federal - in an effort to develop locally driven solutions to natural resource concerns. The IASWCD website lists job postings for many of the ICP Members. To subscribe to the IASWCD weekly updates, which includes job postings, email Jaclyn Casale, Project Manager ([email protected])

St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) stjoseph.iaswcd.org - South Bend ICP Member – IASWCD Member -

The St. Joseph County SWCD works in close partnership with the NRCS of St. Joseph County. In fact we are located in the same office & work together everyday. Together, we form the St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation Partnership. Won't you join us in the summer of 2010 as the SWCD Summer Intern? Job postings for the St. Joseph County SWCD may be found at St. Joseph County website via the Human Resources Department (stjosephcountyindiana.com) Postings for the St. Joseph County SWCD & SWCD's throughout the state of Indiana are also available thought the IASWCD weekly updates (see above).

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) of Indiana - Indianapolis

work done in rural Indiana every day. It aims to solve erosion & sediment-related problems occurring on the land or impacting pub& Local Offices - in.nrcs.usda.gov - lic waters & to implement ecoICP Member - NRCS employees nomically & environmentally comwork in every county in Indiana. patible l& & water stewardship District conservationists, resource decisions, practices, & technoloconservationists, wetland conser- gies. The Indiana state job bank vationists, soil conservationists, lists job postings for this agency soil conservation technicians, engi- (in.gov/spd). neers, biologists, agronomists, & Purdue Cooperative Extension soil scientists work with land users Service - Lafayette & County Ofto conserve natural resources on fices - ag.purdue.edu/extension private lands & are committed to ICP Member - The Cooperative providing high quality technical Extension Service is one of the assistance, conservation planning nation's largest providers of scien& program information support to tific research-based information & private land users. For information education. It's a network of colon careers with the Indiana NRCS leges, universities, & the U.S. De& the NRCS in general, go to the partment of Agriculture, serving NRCS website (nrcs.usda.gov) communities & counties across Indiana Department of Natural America. The Purdue University Resources (IDNR) – Indianapo- Cooperative Extension Service lis & Local Offices – in.gov/dnr – program areas are: (1) Agriculture ICP Member - The mission of the & Natural Resources; (2) ConIndiana Department of Natural sumer & Family Sciences; (3) EcoResources is to protect, enhance, nomic & Community Developpreserve, & wisely use natural, ment; & (4) 4-H Youth. Job postcultural, & recreational resources ings for the Purdue Cooperative for the benefit of Indiana's citizens Extension Service are found on the Purdue Univesrity website through professional leadership, (purdue.edu) management, & education. To satisfy such a broad & diverse Indiana Department of Enviresponsibility, the Department is ronmental Management divided into distinct areas of re(IDEM) – Indianapolis & Local sponsibility. For a better underOffices – in.gov/idem - ICP Memstanding of the vast array of job ber – IDEM was established in opportunities within IDNR, read 1986 to oversee & implement "DNR Employees Work in Many federal & state regulations regardFields" at in.gov/dnr/3243. The ing the environment. IDEM is Indiana state job bank lists job primarily a regulatory agency. It postings for IDNR (in.gov/spd). issues permits & pursues enforceDivision of Soil Conservation – ment action when violations occur Indianapolis & Local Offices that would harm the health of in.gov/isda/2343.htm - ICP MemIndiana's air, land, & water. IDEM ber - The Division of Soil Conservation is part of the Indiana State is primarily organized into seven main offices: Air Quality, EnforceDepartment of Agriculture (ISDA). It employs technical em- ment, External Affairs, L& Qualployees in the field all across Indi- ity, Legal Counsel, Pollution Preana, working alongside the United vention & Technical Assistance, & (IDEM OrganizaStates Department of Agriculture, Water Quality. tional Chart –

Natural Resource Conservation in.gov/idem/5211.htm). The IndiService (USDA NRCS) & local soil ana state job bank list job postings & water conservation districts for IDEM (in.gov/spd). (SWCD's) as part of a team to get

S ummer 2010 I nternship O pportunity

Info on Members of the ICP and Where to Find Career Opportunities

St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District

An Internship with the St. Joseph County SWCD, as a member of the Indiana Conservation Partnership, and a close partner with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) can open many doors for you...

QUALIFICATIONS Any natural science or agriculture major who has studied in the field of Natural Resources. Must be a currently enrolled student.

POSITION Technical Assistant/Environmental Education Assistant Internship

DESCRIPTION Assist in surveying, designing practices, construction checks, assist with field checks for USDA programs, assist educator with newsletters, programs, etc.

LOCATION Soil & Water Conservation Service/USDA Service Center of St. Joseph County, South Bend, Indiana

START DATE The internship will start at the end of May or beginning of June 2010 for a total duration of 9 weeks.

SALARY AND TAXATION $5,000 (9 weeks) - Taxes are the responsibility of the intern.

CONTACT Lisa Wynn, Office Assistant St. Joseph County SWCD 5605 US 31 S., Ste. 4 South Bend, IN 46614 Ph: 574.291.7444 ext.3 Email: [email protected] Visit: www..stjoseph.iaswcd.org

Consider a career with one of the members s of the Indiana Conservation Partnership…. Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD)

ISDA Division of Soil Conservation

Indiana's Soil & Water Conservation Districcts (SWCD's) There is an SW WCD in each of Indiana’s 92 9 counties

USDA

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Indiana Conservation Partneership (ICP) iasw wcd.org/icp The mission of the t Indiana Conservation Partnership is to o provide technical, financial and education nal assistance needed to implement econo omically and environmentally compatible lan nd and water stewardship decisions, praactices and technologies.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Purdue Cooperative Extension Service

The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion n, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-22600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportuniity provider and employer.