Primary responsibility will be to assist instructors during our summer program for children ages 8 - 13, Starr Ranch Junior Biologists (SRJB). The assistant will help with setup for research-based programs that simulate what it’s like to be a wildlife biologist and might work with small groups of kids on some facet of a wildlife research simulation or week long study. In the summer program, kids participate in the scientific process through observation, exploration, and field research during a series of week-long sessions. SRJB I kids explore native ecosystems and have fun with some of the techniques scientists use to study wildlife. In SRJB II, children participate in ecological research as they identify simple research questions, learn techniques for answering questions, and collect