Padre Island National Seashore Youth Resource Management Border Internships

The National Park Service intends to award a single-source cooperative agreement for the Padre Island National Seashore Youth Resource Management Border Internships project. The project aims to document natural and cultural resource damage, improve the condition of the park's natural and cultural resources, and encourage park stewardship among youth through service learning. The recipient will be responsible for carrying out the statement of work, which includes tasks such as data collection, restoration of resource damage, and training and mentorship of interns. The project is expected to last for 51 weeks of full-time work, with a total anticipated award amount of $94,044. Key aspects of the project include: • Data collection and entry to support the creation of maps and other media to document resource conditions • Restoration of resource damage through revegetation of dunes, removal of trash and other debris associated with illegal activities in the park • Training and mentorship of interns, including 40 hours of training and monthly check-ins • Surveying archeological sites disturbed by illegal activities, cleaning and cataloging artifacts, and recording vegetation and soil damage • Collection and removal of trash and other debris, data entry, and data analysis.