As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition (ENLC) is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to restoring the dynamic, diverse, resilient landscapes of the arid and semi-arid West for present and future generations through education, research, advocacy, partnerships, and the implementation of on-the-ground projects.
Our botany team leaders have been researching and working in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than two decades and have unparalleled expertise with the region’s species, habitats, regulatory environment, and habitat plans. A position working for H. T. Harvey & Associates is not for everyone–it is for those who strive for excellence in their everyday work, their science, and their long term careers and for those who are interested in continually improving their scientific knowledge, learning from others, and collaborating with experts in other fields of ecology.
NatureServe is a 501(C)3 organization that supports biodiversity conservation at the local, national and international levels through our network of member programs and other institutional alliances. NatureServe is recruiting seasonal biological field technicians to collect data in support of vegetation community sampling in dry sagebrush and woodland habitats in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada. The project involves field data collection of terrestrial Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) information on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Redding, Applegate and Eagle Lake districts in northern California and adjacent Nevada, with supplemental data collection in support of ongoing fire rehabilitation monitoring.
NatureServe is seeking to fill up to four full-time, seasonal field biological technicians and up to four lead field biological technicians to conduct field sampling. The field season is expected to occur from late March to early August. The work will include following established vegetation and soil sampling methods on new or existing ecological monitoring sites, including plot and line-based sampling, identification of plants to the species level, digging soil pits, and analyzing soils. Knowledge of native plants, the flora of northeastern California and northwestern Nevada, ecological field monitoring methods, field sampling and project management needed. Availability for participation in a BLM Terrestrial AIM training near Susanville, CA the first week of April is strongly preferred.
Lead Technician position includes responsibility for supporting crew safety in the field, coordinating sampling logistics and scheduling, and organization and quality control of paper and electronic field data.
Must be able to work 10-hour days for 8 days at a time (followed by 6 days off), while working and camping in remote locations.
Required qualifications:
· Two years of coursework in ecology, natural resources, range management, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
· Field experience collecting scientific data
· Ability to identify plants in the field to the species level and experience using dichotomous keys
Physical Requirements
· Ability to hike up to 5 miles / day while carrying a heavy pack (up to 40 lbs.)
· Ability to assist in digging soil pits and in analyzing soils and erosion data
· Consistent standing or walking, bending, crouching or stooping
· Willingness and ability to work long hours and unusual schedules while car camping
· Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus such as: analyzing data and figures; reading; identifying plants.
· A valid driver’s license
Required for lead technician:
· A completed bachelor’s degree with two years of coursework in ecology, natural resources, range management, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
· Experience coordinating logistics of data collection and safety planning for field crews
· Field experience sampling vegetation data
· Experience navigating with topographic maps and compass, aerial photography, and GPS to remote field locations
Desired qualifications:
· Willingness to work in challenging conditions including hot and cold weather, rugged terrain, and outdoor hazards while maintaining a commitment to team safety
· Careful attention to detail and strong organizational skills to complete lengthy field forms and electronic data entry
· Previous experience with the BLM AIM methodology
· Wilderness First Aid or other field safety training preferred for all positions
· Experience driving 4x4 vehicles and UTVs on rough roads
Native Plant Trust is offering one 13-week internships focused on facilitating rare plant conservation in New England. This conservation internship offers a range of learning opportunities from coordinating with landowners and volunteers to conducting botanical surveys and processing data.
Native Plant Trust is offering two 25-week internships focused on facilitating rare plant conservation in New England. The two conservation internships offer a range of learning opportunities from coordinating with landowners and volunteers to conducting botanical surveys and processing data.
Emerging Professionals: In accordance with Nevada’s noxious weed regulations emerging professionals will effectively coordinate with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) federal employees to drive efforts toward proactive prevention, control, and management of noxious and invasive weed species in Nevada to benefit all land uses in the state.
Emerging Professionals: In accordance with Nevada’s noxious weed regulations emerging professionals will effectively coordinate with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) federal employees to drive efforts toward proactive prevention, control and management of noxious and invasive weed species in Nevada to benefit all land uses in the state.
The Great Basin Institute is an interdisciplinary field studies organization that promotes environmental research, education, and service through the west. The Institute’s mission is to advance applied science and ecological literacy through community engagement and agency partnerships, supporting national parks, forest, open spaces and public lands.
The Aquatic Monitoring Program at GBI serves as an excellent professional development opportunity for natural resource professionals seeking experience in aquatic, riparian, and rangeland surveys. This Program is a component of our well-established Research Associate Program, which focuses on the conservation and management of natural, cultural, and recreation resources in the Intermountain West while providing emerging professionals opportunities to begin or enhance their careers.
GBI’s Aquatic Monitoring Program is dedicated to providing college graduates and emerging professionals with hands-on survey, inventory, monitoring, and reporting experience in natural resource management. Extensive training and technical field skills development provides employees a unique opportunity to obtain valuable experience in executing monitoring protocols that will increase their future employment success.
Description:
GBI is recruiting Riparian Botanists to assist in the implementation of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Aquatic Monitoring Framework (NAMF) for Assessment, Inventory, Monitoring (AIM) of lotic ecosystems, as well as the Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM) of stream channels and streamside vegetation. The Riparian Botanists will work with BLM staff, GBI staff and Aquatic Monitoring Field Leads and Technicians. Each Riparian Botanist will work as part of a three-person crew (one Crew Lead, one Riparian Botanist, one Technician) in Eastern Oregon to sample streams and rivers and assess riparian vegetation on BLM-managed land using the BLM’s Aquatic AIM protocol for lotic systems and the MIM protocol, respectively. AIM seeks to standardize the collection of quantitative data that can be used at multiple scales to assist the BLM in making resource management decisions. The key objective of the MIM protocol is to assess riparian vegetation. All Riparian Botanists will assist in collecting aquatic AIM data at various points throughout the season, as well as collecting MIM data.
More information about AIM and AIM implementation can be found at http://aim.landscapetoolbox.org/
More information about MIM can be found at: https://www.blm.gov/documents/national-office/blm-library/technical-reference/multiple-indicator-monitoring-mim-stream
Aquatic Monitoring Crews will sample streams and rivers on BLM-managed lands in Eastern Oregon using the BLM’s AIM protocol for wadeable lotic systems. Crews will interact with local BLM staff, national level staff at the National Operations Center (NOC), and GBI senior monitoring staff. Data collection involves measuring a variety of attributes including water chemistry and instream physical habitat, collecting aquatic macroinvertebrates, and conducting visual estimates in the riparian zone. Additional data collection for MIM sites will involve classifying streamside vegetation and identifying riparian vegetation to species and subspecies. Successful applicants will be required to work and camp in the field during 8-day sampling efforts (8 consecutive 10 hour days, followed by 6 days off). Applicants should be prepared to encounter strenuous working conditions, including off-trail hiking and traversing streams. Additional effort may be required to reach difficult sites, including overnight backpacking and the use of off road vehicles and UTVs.
Field work and duties may include:
Collecting riparian vegetation data, including species inventory (greenline composition, green-line width, cover and constancy, stubble height, wood), stream bank stability, age and height classes of woody species, canopy cover, etc. and making qualitative ecological assessments
Identifying plants to species or subspecies using dichotomous keys.
Establishing sampling plots and transects (within the stream channel and streamside riparian area);
Entering data into Excel data modules
Aiding in the collection of Lotic AIM data
Maintaining safety awareness and practices;
Additional duties include:
Participation in GBI and BLM-led trainings, including required attendance of BLM-led Lotic AIM Field Methods training in addition to the BLM-led MIM training
Route planning utilizing ArcMap, Google Earth, Avenza, and CalTopo;
Navigating unmaintained roads and off-trail to sampling sites utilizing GPS and backcountry navigation techniques;
Regular communication with GBI support staff and BLM staff;
Locations and Tentative Timelines:
Locations and timelines listed below are tentative, some with potential for additional locations and extension. Please indicate your availability and top choice when applying. We encourage applying early in order to gain the best chance at getting your top-choice location.
Position Locations in Oregon (OR District Interactive Map)
1 Riparian Botanist, BLM Prineville District
Field office: Prineville, Oregon
1 Riparian Botanist, BLM Vale District
Field office: Baker City or Vale, Oregon
1 Riparian Botanist, BLM Burns District
Field office: Burns, Oregon
1 Riparian Botanist, BLM Lakeview District
Field office: Klamath Falls, Oregon
There is a potential that the Riparian Botanist assigned to one region will assist with other regions as the season progresses
Projected Season Length: May - September, 2022
Compensation: This is an hourly position. Total approximate compensation: $3230/month before taxes (approximate hourly equivalent: $20.19), plus health insurance and paid time off
$17/hr
$150 non-taxed biweekly housing stipend ($300/ month)
$15/ night Camping per diem
Paid Federal holidays
Paid personal leave
Paid health insurance (medical, dental and vision) at no cost to the employee
Dependent on performance and completion of work term this position qualifies for Public Lands Corps (PLC) status given that the applicant is 30 years old or younger at the time of application for federal employment
Required Qualifications:
Experience in plant identification, capable of identifying 95% of plants encountered to the species level, experience in riparian plant identification and field based monitoring is preferred. Qualifications may be met through education, experience, or a combination.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Botany, Biology, Ecology, or Rangeland Ecology or other Natural Resources with at least 9 semester hours in plant or biological sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, and plant ecology are acceptable subjects.
Experience: minimum of 1 year field data collection identifying plants
Experience conducting vegetation data with a strong interest in riparian vegetation
Experience with data entry and management;
Ability to swim, sample in cold water, walk on uneven surfaces, and bushwack on steep terrain, sometimes hiking up to 10 miles a day.
Willingness to spend 8 consecutive days camping in the field where multiple hazards may be encountered, while sometimes working irregular hours and camping in a new location each night
Willingness to work multiple days in the field with limited or nonexistent phone or internet service.
Ability to work in harsh and rapidly changing environments, carry 40-50lbs in a backpack, traverse over uneven terrain and otherwise maintain good physical condition.
Valid, state-issued driver’s license and clean driving record;
Willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic setting, and to consistently enact high performance standards and a strong work and team ethic in support of the goals and objectives of the AIM program and the mission of GBI;
Ability to complete a Department of Interior (DOI) Background Investigation (BI) and submit paperwork to BLM human resources prior to beginning position indicating that an active and fully adjudicated BI has been started or completed;
Ability to work productively independently as well as part of a team to accomplish mutual goals;
Ability to communicate effectively with team members, agency staff, and a diverse public;
Excellent organizational skills;
Familiarity with best practices for field safety and Leave No Trace principles;
Preferred qualifications
Familiarity with riparian vegetation in the western United States
Ability to read, interpret and navigate using topographic maps;
Experience navigating and collecting coordinates with hand-held GPS units;
Experience creating maps and performing basic functions with ESRI software (ArcMap, ArcGIS, ArcGISPro);
Experience using Google Earth, CalTopo, Avenza;
Backcountry travel experience and solid navigational skills, including navigating off trail
As part of Great Basin Institute’s Covid-19 Vaccination Policy, all employees are required to receive and provide proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccine prior to the first day of employment, unless a medical or religious exemption is submitted and approved. All employees covered by this policy are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Great Basin Institute. Employees are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine, with, if applicable, at least the minimum recommended interval between doses.
Application review will continue until all positions are filled. We encourage applying early in order to gain the best chance at getting your top-choice locations. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Please Apply at: https://www.vscyberhosting.com/greatbasin/careers.aspx?rf=ASPT&req=2021-AIM-011