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PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into a Partnership Agreement with the American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Reason: The proposed agreement will authorize the Forest Preserves to participate in the American Fisheries Society’s Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program, a paid summer internship and mentoring initiative that recruits high school students from underrepresented backgrounds to engage in fisheries science and aquatic resource management. The 8-week summer program will provide an intern the opportunity to get hands-on experience alongside Forest Preserves fisheries biologists to manage lakes and fish populations in Cook County. Said intern will receive hands-on training in ecological restoration, monitoring, data collection, and analysis while exploring careers in fisheries conservation. The American Fisheries Society will recruit the interns for the program, while the Forest Preserves staff will supervise their daily programmatic activities.
Contract Period: Date of execution - 12/31/2027
Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $13,500.00 ($4,500.00 per calendar year)
Account(s): Professional Services 51036.520840; Grant and Mitigation 51010.521314 and 51010.521444; and all future Professional Services accounts
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final agreement is subject to legal review and approval.
District(s): Districtwide
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