Description: The Great Basin Institute is hiring a Travel Management Intern to assist with activities related to recreation and travel management on public lands throughout our region. Sample activities include: Travel Management Plan inventories: collect data on existing travel routes utilizing hand-held GPS units and download data into an ArcMap program for analysis. Maintain Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) route signage: monitor sign conditions and needs, install or remove route open/closed signs, and/or create and install direction route signs. Monitor areas classified as Wilderness Study Areas: utilize OHVs and 4WD trucks to travel WSA boundaries to document incursions and/or resource damage. Route Restoration: assist and coordinate with Nevada Conservation Corps trail crews to implement travel management projects including, but not limited to, route decommissioning, revegetation and native seeding of closed routes, or development of trail barriers using rocks, post and cable fences, or other types of barriers.
A portion of the Interns time will be dedicated to updating, revising and maintaining www.NVTrailMaps.com and its associated database. Updates may include adding to and managing trail specific information, trail/backcountry ethics (Leave No Trace, Tread Lightly), and clean energy efforts in travel management (e.g. OHV activities and gas emissions). Additionally, the Intern will provide educational outreach on the impacts of renewable energy development for outdoor recreation. Project area terrain is typical of the Great Basin with wide long valleys bordered by mountain ranges. Resources present include big game habitat, Wilderness Study Areas, grazing allotments, abandoned mine lands, historic and prehistoric cultural sites, and wild horse and burro management areas. Nevada public lands are mostly used for dispersed types of recreation. The Technician could be expected to spend several nights a week either field camping or away from Reno. Compensation: o Living Stipend: $18,000 o Education Award: $5,350 o Health and dental benefits o Field per diem Timeline: o February 14, 2011 - February 3, 2012 Qualifications: o Coursework in Natural Resources or related field (with interest in recreation/wilderness management) or equivalent field experience; o Knowledge of flora, fauna, land management and natural resources of Nevada desirable local applicants are encouraged to apply; o Experience collecting field data and/or following established field collection protocols; o Knowledge of or ability to learn how to use hand-held GPS unit; o Experience creating maps and manipulating data using ArcGIS, desirable; o Ability to read and navigate using topographic maps and a compass; o Experience writing project reports and/or presenting technical data in an organized and understandable manner; o Motivated, self-starter, detail oriented, and possess good organizational skills; o Ability to camp and work in remote locations; o Willingness to work along or in small groups to accomplish the goals and mission of GBI and its partner agencies; o Ability to work in harsh and rapidly changing environments, traverse uneven terrain and hike cross-country for extended distances (8-10 miles); and o Clean, valid, state-issued drivers license with ability to safely operate an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) or motorcycle, as well as a 4WD pickup on paved and unpaved roads. o Meet AmeriCorps eligibility requirements: (1) U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status, (2) eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award (limit of four in a lifetime or the equivalent of two full-time education awards), and (3) pass National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) and federal criminal background checks. For a complete position description please visit our website at www.TheGreatBasinInstitute.org. How to Apply: Qualified and interested applicants should forward a cover letter, their résumé, and a list of three professional references to Bridget Walden, at [email protected]. Please include where you found this position posted. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religion. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
