Ultimately, they appreciate that their labors are quiet work for the betterment of the world and humankind. Interns will be exposed to many cool fishes. The fieldwork in 2000 will be conducted at the southern terminus of the Appalachian mountains and on the Florida panhandle. Potential interns will be given individual attention, but will be expected follow instructions and carry out a wide range of tasks with little supervision. Field conditions will be wet, hot, sometimes festooned with biting insects, poisonous snakes, and large, dangerous reptiles.
Scientists work long hours in the field, laugh much, and sleep hard.
The ability to swim is necessary and experience with canoes or kayaks is desirable. Interns will be expected to operate instruments, record data, and possibly enter data into spreadsheet formats. We need people in the field to work with us in north Georgia in an environment that ranges from pretty mountain streams to degraded habitat. The volunteer plays an important role in the program because they will help to conserve threatened and endangered fishes by understanding habitat impacts and non-indigenous species. The Fish Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation Section conducts basic research across multiple levels of biological organization on non-game fishes in the southeastern United States.