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Temporary//MI DNR//Education, outreach
All majors can apply. May be a good way to get your foot in the door.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 13, 2008
CONTACT: Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014
Help Wanted: DNR Hiring Now for Summer Positions at State Parks and
Visitor Centers
The Department of Natural Resources is now hiring to fill many
interesting and educational jobs at state parks, visitor centers and
fish hatcheries.
"We offer several positions in the summer in our State Park Explorer
Program, which is aimed at providing educational nature programs to
state park visitors," said DNR Education and Outreach Manager Kevin
Frailey. "We also have summer jobs available through our Interpretive
Services for positions at visitor centers, fish hatcheries and gift
shops. These positions provide summer job opportunities for people who
are interested in working for the DNR and helping educate and inform the
public about Michigan's natural resources."
Anyone interested in working for DNR Interpretive Services may apply by
filling out an employment application at one of 10 major interpretive
sites: The Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center near Mitchell
State Park in Cadillac; the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center at Waterloo
Recreation Area near Chelsea; the Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center at
Hoffmaster State Park near Muskegon; the Great Lakes Visitor Center at
Ludington State Park in Ludington; the Michigan Forest Visitor Center at
Hartwick Pines State Park near Grayling; the Saginaw Bay Visitor Center
at Bay City State Recreation Area in Bay City; Tahquamenon Falls State
Park near Paradise in the Upper Peninsula; Wilderness Visitor Center at
the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Silver City; Oden State
Fish Hatchery Visitor Center in Oden, about six miles east of Petoskey;
and Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center located in Mattawan.
Positions at the visitor center and interpretive sites include nature
program presenter, visitor center maintenance crew and gift shop clerk.
For the State Park Explorer Program, a list of 41 Explorer Guide sites
is listed on the DNR Web site under the Education and Outreach menu. For
more information on the State Park Explorer Program, please contact
Karen Gourlay at (248) 349-3858.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use
and enjoyment of the state's natural resources for current and future
generations.
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Joan Chadde, K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator
Western U.P Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education
Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
105 Dillman Hall - Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Tel: (906) 487-3341 Fax: (906) 487-1620 Email: jchadde@xxxxxxx
Center Programs reached more than 10,000 students, teachers, and community members in the Upper Great Lakes region in 2006-07. Find out more at: http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/
The Western U.P. Center is a partnership of Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University, serving 19 school districts and the communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties.
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Chris Hohnholt
Director of Recruiting & Advancement
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
906 487.2417
forest.mtu.edu