Individual Placement - Botany Crew Member at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Student Conservation Association · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Ajo, Arizona, United States
- On-site
- Contract · Entry
- $720 per week
Fieldwork focused on vegetation monitoring, invasive species management, and landscape restoration at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Compensation
$720 per week housing allowance, $1100 Roundtrip Travel Allowance (Paid Once), Housing Provided at no charge
Responsibilities
- Invasive plant management – mapping and documenting invasive plant populations, hand-pulling invasive plants, and assisting with herbicide application
- Native plant nursery – watering and maintaining current nursery stock, propagating native plants, assisting with germination trials
- Landscape restoration – restoration of illegal off-road vehicle routes via raking, vertical mulching, and outplanting native plants
- Rare and endangered plants – assisting with surveys for rare and endangered species
- Quitobaquito Springs – assisting with removal of invasive plants and performing vegetation maintenance
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Degree or coursework in botany, ecology, natural resources, or a related field
- Nice to have: fieldwork in a desert environment
- Nice to have: flora of the Sonoran Desert
- Nice to have: identifying plants using a dichotomous key