The selected intern will assist refuge biologists with biological programs at both Kanuti and Yukon Flats refuges. In spring-early summer (mid-April-June), the selected intern will primarily assist Kanuti NWR’s biologist with a breeding biology and survival study of Lesser Yellowlegs. Research activities include re-sighting of marked birds, territory mapping, nest searching and monitoring, capture/marking of adults and chicks, and habitat descriptions. The two-person crew will conduct field work out of a remote cabin on the Kanuti River, accessible by small ski- or floatplane, about 150 miles northwest of Fairbanks. Intern will further assist biologist with documenting area’s hydrology (e.g., ice/snow break-up), phenology (including plants [leaf out, flowering, etc.], birds [arrival,