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Stewardship volunteers are deeply involved in their park system by assisting with monitoring and inventory of Lake Metroparks natural areas. Knowledge and training is necessary for these projects, and volunteers make significant contributions as "citizen scientists."
Job Profiles
JOB: Birds in Forested Landscapes Project
Contact Information
Job location: Penitentiary Glen Reservation
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.
Kirtland OH 44094
Qualifications: Dependable, Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn how to identify forest thrushes and hawks by sight and by ear. Be able to hike off trail for up to 3 miles.
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Wears volunteer badge while monitoring
- Represents Lake Metroparks and its staff in a positive manner at all times
- communicates personal and public concerns or comments to Interpretative
- Stewardship Specialist.
- Works as a part of a team which surveys a number of pre-designated points within a specific Lake Metroparks property to collect information for the project.
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session.
Training: Completes orientation and training sessions conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist if needed.
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JOB: Bluebird Nesting Box Monitoring
Contact Information
Job location:
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.
Kirtland OH 44094
Qualifications: Dependable, Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn about birds.
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Must have a volunteer application on file prior to working.
- Must wear volunteer badge while monitoring.
- Represents Lake Metroparks and its staff in a positive manner at all times:
- communicates all personal and public concerns/comments to Stewardship Specialist.
- Monitors assigned bluebird nesting boxes on a minimum weekly basis during the bluebird nesting season. This includes removing house sparrow nests and eggs, taking measures against parasites, and reporting on the development of young and predator problems.
- Attends scheduled meetings for bluebird volunteers (usually 3 per year).
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session.
Training: Completes orientation and training sessions conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist if needed.
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JOB: Butterfly Monitoring
Contact Information
Job location:
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.
Kirtland OH 44094
Qualifications: Dependable. Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn about butterflies.
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Monitors Butterfly transect weekly and reports the records.
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session.
Training: Completes orientation and training sessions conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist if needed.
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JOB: Marsh Monitoring
Contact Information
Job location:
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.
Kirtland OH 44094
Qualifications: Dependable. Responsible. Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn about amphibians and/or birds vocalization
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Survey the marsh areas within LMP for birds and frogs.
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session.
Training: Completes orientation and training sessions conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist if needed.
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JOB: Non-Native Plant Control
Contact Information
Job location:
Park wide
Qualifications: Dependable. Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn about the complex ecological interactions and relate this information to the general public. Have a strong desire to improve the habitat. Must be in good physical condition.
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Represents Lake Metroparks and its staff in a positive manner at all times: communicates personal and public concern or comments to Interpretative Stewardship Specialist.
- May supervise groups of scouts, ages 10 and over as they work with tools like rakes and loppers, pull out plants, and carry and load bags of plant material.
- Maintains an awareness of safety concerns at all times and reports such concerns to the Interpretative Stewardship Specialist in a timely manner.
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session.
Training: Completes orientation and training session(s) conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist.
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JOB: Odonata Survey
Contact Information
Job location:
Park wide
Qualifications: Dependable. Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn about dragonflies and damselflies.
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Attends field sessions to collect and identify dragonflies and damselflies.
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session.
Training: Completes orientation and training sessions conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist if needed.
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JOB: Purple Martin Monitor
Contact Information
Job location:
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.
Kirtland OH 44094
Qualifications: Dependable. Good at keeping records. Knowledgeable or willing to learn about purple martins.
Duties:
- Works under the supervision of the Stewardship Specialist and the Chief Naturalist.
- Wears a badge while monitoring.
- Represents Lake Metroparks and its staff in a positive manner at all times: communicates personal and public concerns or comments to Interpretative Stewardship Specialist.
- Monitors assigned purple martin nesting boxes on minimum weekly basis during the purple martin season. This includes removing starling and house sparrow nests and eggs, taking measures of parasites, and reporting on the development of young and predator problems.
- If house sparrow predation is a problem, use humane methods of trapping. Traps must be observed at all times while set. Live house sparrows will be delivered to the Wildlife Center.
Requirements: Must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session. Must be at least 18 years old
Training: Completes orientation and training sessions conducted by Interpretative Stewardship Specialist if needed.
Job: Vernal Pool Monitoring
Contact Information: Susan Wiedmann
(440) 256-2115
swiedmann@lakemetroparks.com
Job Location: Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
Qualifications: Dependable, good at keeping records, knowledgeable or willing to learn about salamanders, frogs and various aquatic insects and crustaceans.
Duties:
- Works under supervision of the stewardship staff and the chief naturalist
- Monitors wetland at least 4 times during the spring and early summer.
- One visit should be during a warm rain (greater than 50 degrees)
Requirements: must complete a LMP volunteer application and attend an orientation session
Training: completes orientation and training sessions conducted by interpretive stewardship specialist if needed
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Lake Metroparks Eagle and Gold Scout Award Projects
- Bluebird nesting box kits: Cut pieces for bluebird nesting box kits out of lumber. Wood provided if available.
- Old field clearing: Organize and provide labor for removal of hardwood trees from success ional field areas. Manage project to maximize safety of participants
- Grapevine control: Manage specific forest areas by cutting problematic grapevines.
- Non-native plant removal: Manage a work group to remove non-native plants from sensitive plant communities. Oversee quality of work and safety.
- Bat houses: Construct bat houses (2-6) from plans. Materials list is provided.
- Large bat house: Construct a 7-foot tall by 7.5-foot wide bat house. This is an extensive, detailed project for a group with construction skills and time resources. Plans provided, some materials may be provided.
- Block unauthorized spur trails that damage natural habitats, by building brush piles.
- Build aquatic viewing boxes for use during public and school programs.
- Remove graffiti on trails, update trail markers, map unauthorized trails.
- Build cage-carts for Wildlife Center.
- Replace buckeye trail trail markers with new updated signage.
Service Projects for Scouts
Help Lake Metroparks natural areas, while earning credit for your service or conservation badges. As volunteers, you scouts can assist the parks with hands-on projects in the outdoors. Pre-set workdays are established each summer, and sessions can be arranged for groups of more than 15.
Lake Metroparks welcomes your group to contribute to the stewardship of park natural areas. Litter cleanups, non-native plant removal or special projects are available.
Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring
Birds in Forested Landscapes
Ohio Odonata Survey
Aquatic Insect Monitoring
Marsh Monitoring
Butterfly Abundance Survey
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Contact Jennifer McAnlis, Lake Metroparks Stewardship Specialist, for more information
Penitentiary Glen Nature Center
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-2106
fax: (440) 256-3827
jmcanlis@lakemetroparks.com
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