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For nearly 20 years, Mori Point was repeatedly threatened by development proposals, but each time residents of Pacifica fought to protect this local landmark. In September 2000, the fate of Mori Point was resolved once and for all when the Trust for Public Land (TPL) successfully outbid developers and acquired the 105-acre property at a real estate auction. TPL used funds from private donors, the Pacifica Land Trust and its own capital to purchase the property. The state Coastal Conservancy and federal Land and Water Conservation Fund provided public funding for the NPS purchase of the property from the TPL.
Interns have worked at Mori Point (near Pacifica) in the Site Stewardship program which is dedicated to the restoration of disturbed areas and the protection of rare and endangered plants and animals. The newly added park lands at Mori Point are home to the endangered California red-legged frog, the San Francisco garter snake, and an array of native and exotic species. The park has limited data about the natural resources of the site. The Interns collected baseline data to help Park Administrators make decisions about the protection and management of Mori Point’s natural resources. Interns are trained in plant identification, in the use of GIS, GPS, and hand mapping techniques in order to map species of priority plants.
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Intern Responsibilities/Duties
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Mapping Invasive Species, Mori Point : The internship involves mapping invasive species at Mori Point near Pacifica, with the Site Stewardship program.
This involves the use of GPS/GIS technologies and plant identification at
the field site and the use of computers in analysis.
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Intern Skills/Qualities
· Intern must be dependable, on time, responsible, fulfill hours commitment.
· A self-starter, organized and motivated. Comfortable doing fieldwork independently
· Detail-oriented – requires attention to detail, identifying a specific plant or drawing a map
· Enjoys working outdoors on and off trail in steep terrain, in all types of costal weather
· Desire to learn GPS and produce maps
· Excited about plants (not necessarily experienced), the natural world, habitat restoration.
Intern Transportation
The training in mapping and plant identification will occur at the Site Stewardship Office in Fort Mason, however most of the fieldwork will be done independently at Mori Point (Pacifica).
Intern must get to the Site Stewardship Office (Fort Mason) and to Mori Point.