Gflo -- we actually recommend to our students that they take the paying positions. Now, pay is not always very good -- there are a lot of $9-12/hr positions in this temporary job classification. However, that's better than zero. In your case, I am NOT making a recommendation that you pass up the non-paying positions, as you may want something closer to home, and I'm not familiar with your options on the west coast. I am saying that in the interior of country, there are more paying summer positions than the agencies can fill (counting both the field positions and the fish culture positions). Hope that makes sense.
