The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is federally listed as a threatened species north and west of the Colorado River under the Endangered Species Act. In summer 2005, the Southern Nevada Complex fires burned over 597,000 acres in southern Lincoln County, NV, including almost 225,500 acres of desert tortoise habitat. The goals of this work are to assess the quality of desert tortoise habitat through habitat modeling and vegetation sampling in burned and unburned areas, and to determine densities of desert tortoises in Lincoln County through line distance sampling. In partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, Great Basin Institute will hire a Project Coordinator, Vegetation Sampling Technicians, and Desert Tortoise Population Density surveyors. Compensation, timelines and qualifications specific to each position are available for download on the research associate employment section of GBI's website (www.GreatBasinInstitute.org). For additional information or to submit application materials, please direct your correspondence to Dr. Lynn Zimmerman, Great Basin Institute Research Training and Project Coordinator, at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
