There are many outdoor recreational opportunities in Yosemite National Park, including backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, bicycling, birding, fishing, rafting, swimming, and hiking.
Intern will survey for Great Gray Owls in remote wilderness and front-country locations. Primary field duties include: conducting broadcast surveys, nest searching, implementing a protocol involving passive recording devices, collecting molted feathers for genetic research, and conducting vegetation/habitat surveys. Requirements include ability to work long night-time hours, enthusiastic and positive attitude, good work ethic, vigilance for driving long distances between sites, diligence in data collection, ability to hike 15 miles wearing a 40 pound pack, and excellent hearing and observation skills.