The Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition (ENLC) is seeking applicants for the positions of Fire Monitoring Crew Lead and Fire Monitoring Crew Member. Monitoring Crew Leads and Members would be responsible for collecting and entering vegetation recovery data from burned areas on public lands of the Bureau of Land Management, Ely District. The Bureau of Land Managements Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) program initiates actions to prevent unacceptable degradation as a result of fire and to promote vegetative recovery in burned areas unlikely to recover naturally following fire. Common treatments include aerial and hand seeding of grasses, forbs and shrubs to stabilize soils and prevent the introduction and spread of invasive plants and noxious weeds. As part of the ESR program, crews will monitor aerial and hand seeding treatments, as well as unseeded, natural regeneration treatments from one, two, and three-year old burned areas. This is a great opportunity to learn about fire ecology in the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts and to develop skill sets that will be in high-demand in future years.
The Ely BLM district covers 11 million acres in East-Central Nevada, including portions of the Mojave and Great Basin Deserts as well as higher elevations typified by pinyon-juniper woodlands, scrub-oak, and montane conifer and aspen stands. The area is remote and sparsely-populated, and contains over 700,000 acres of designated wilderness. Monitoring crews would be based out of Ely, Nevada, but would be required to travel to burned areas throughout the Ely District. While the area is rather unknown, Eastern Nevada contains excellent outdoor recreation opportunities including hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, fishing and hunting. Position Duties Monitoring Crew Leads: The monitoring crew leads would be responsible for coordinating activities of a four-person crew at field monitoring sites. Monitoring crew leads would be responsible for navigating to burned areas as well as individual monitoring locations using GPS, topographic maps and compass. Crew leads will assist crew members in plant identification. Crew leads will drive 4X4 pickups through rough terrain and be able to camp in a remote backcountry setting for generally 3-4 day stints, perhaps longer. Crew leads must be willing to work up to 10 hour days when in the field. Hiking up to 10 miles a day carrying a 30 pound pack may be required to access monitoring sites. Crew leads would be responsible for checking in with ENLC on a daily basis when in the field. Crew leads would help identify plant specimens for collection and input into a herbarium. Monitoring Crew Members: The monitoring crew members would be responsible for activities related to collecting and entering vegetation recovery data from burned areas, including field plant identification, field note-taking, and data entry into a PDA. Crew members will drive 4X4 pickups through rough terrain and be able to camp in a remote backcountry setting for generally 3-4 day stints, perhaps longer. Crew members must be willing to work up to 10 hour days when in the field. Hiking up to 10 miles a day carrying a 30 pound pack may be required to access monitoring sites. Monitoring crew members will press, mount, and create labels for herbarium specimens. Salary and Duration May 30 August 25, 2006 with a possibility of work into September or even longer Crew Lead: $16/hour, 40 hours per week, plus per-diem rate of $62/per day Crew member: $13/hour, 40 hours per week, plus per-diem rate of $62/per day Application Instructions Please e-mail a cover letter and resume along with at least three references by May 12 (earlier received materials will be considered prior to May 12) to: Betsy Macfarlan Executive Director Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please type ESR Position in the subject line of the e-mail. For more information about the ENLC, visit www.envlc.org
