The Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Montrose, Colorado is looking for field staff for the 2010 season. Field-going staff will be helping with the Uncompahgre Mesas Ecological Restoration and Demonstration Project, a collaborative forest restoration project on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Western Colorado. The purpose of this project is to use a combination of mechanical fuels treatments, commercial timber sales and prescribed fire to increase the resiliency of local mixed conifer forests to natural disturbance and promote diversity and productivity of the native ecosystem. More information about the Uncompahgre Mesas project can be found at: http://www.upproject.org/landscape_assessments/unc_mesas.htm
Primary duties will relate to preparing forest stands for ecological restoration activities. This will involve: -Using of forest inventory tools and techniques -Marking trees for harvest in several different forest types. -Delineating and surveying (using GPS)stand boundaries. -Developing and applying map and compass skills for navigation. Staff may also take part in insect and disease surveys, tree regeneration and survival surveys, fence repair related to long-term browse studies and preparation of small, beetle kill and/or blow-down salvage harvests. Positions start June 1, 2010 and will continue through mid-November (weather permitting). Staff will work 4, 10 hour days per week and stay nights at a USFS administrative site. Pay ranges between $11.95 and $15.00 an hour, plus per diem compensation, depending on education and experience. ***HOW TO APPLY*** All applicants must apply before April 9, 2010 through :www.avuedigitalservices.com/usfs/applicant.html This position is being advertised at multiple grades ranging from GS-2 (HS Diploma) to GS-5 (undergraduate degree). Applicants can review the qualifications for each grade at www.usajobs.opm.gov or search for this position using Job Search-->Filter Search-->Announcment Number using one of the following vacancies codes shown below. Grade Vacancy Code GS-2: TEMP-OCR-462-2-GEN GS-3: TEMP-OCR-462-3-GEN GS-4: TEMP-OCR-462-4-TSP GS-5: TEMP-OCR-462-5-TSP Again, all applicants must apply through www.avuedigitalservices.com/usfs/applicant.html and MUST specify Montrose, Colorado as their preferred duty location. Applications for this position will be pulled on April 9, 2010 Montrose is situated in the Uncompahgre Valley of West-central Colorado on the northern edge of the San Juan Mountains and minutes from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. World-class fly fishing, rafting, boating, mountain biking, climbing and several large wilderness areas are within a short drive of town. Housing withing the area is generally affordable compared to most areas in Colorado, and temporary housing MAY be available with the USFS on a first come, first serve basis. For further information contact Matt Tuten at: [email protected]
