Mukwonago River Watershed Land Management Intern

The Mukwonago Land Management Intern works with the Southeast Wisconsin Stewardship Coordinator and other staff to maintain habitat quality and manage preserves in the Mukwonago River Watershed. The intern will conduct land management work on TNC preserves, assist with preventing and controlling aquatic invasive species (AIS) and assist with agricultural research.

General Land Management: (40%)

• Participate in field work such as restoring oak savannas and prairies, removing invasive species, maintaining trails and signs, and removing interior fencing on preserves.
• Operate equipment such as tractors, UTVs, mechanical brush cutters, chainsaws and apply herbicide.
• Assist the Stewardship Coordinator with implementing ecological monitoring on the preserves.

Agricultural Research: (40%)

• Contribute to partner projects by setting up field trials, weeding research plots, and collecting data.
• Engage professionally and positively with farmers, agency and university staff, the non-farming community, and other conservation partners.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to work under both close supervision and independently.

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS): (20%)

• Assist with public outreach on invasive species by working at a boat launch through the Clean Boats/Clean Waters program.
• Assist with mapping populations of AIS, AIS removal and raising and releasing purple loosestrife beetles.

This is a full-time, 12-week summer internship position with an approximate start date of June 4th, working 35 hours a week from June through September 2025. Housing is not provided, and transportation to and from the office and work sites is the responsibility of the applicant.