Project Titles:

• Employ 6 SCA Interns (FFS #R2NB)
• Employ 8 Temporary Hires (FFS #R2NC)

State: Region-wide

Project Description: Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has helped the Southwest Region offer employment and on-the-job training to college students interested in field biology work in the Southwest Region. The Recovery Act also supported national wildlife refuges throughout the Region in employing students and other temporary hires to complete projects that would otherwise have been delayed due to a lack of funding or available staff.
 

Watch an interview with Jerome Romero, a Bio Technician at Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge who was hired as a summer worker, using Recovery Act funding, to test water quality, map invasive species, and carry out herpetological studies on the refuge.

Watch an interview with Carlos Herrera, another Bio Technician hired by Las Vegas NWR with Recovery Act funding.

Watch an interview with Refuge Manager,Rob Larranaga, about the positive impact of Recovery Act funding on Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge.

Read more on how the Recovery Act supports employment in the Southwest Region

Originally posted 08/21/2009
Updated 12/3/2009