OUTREACH NOTICE Wildlife Biologist COMING SOON We are recruiting for a Wildlife Biologist position with duty station in Orofino Idaho to support projects primarily on the North Fork and Palouse Ranger Districts. |
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The North Fork |
WHY COME TO NORTH IDAHO AND THE CLEARWATER NF?
- Friendly small-town living in Orofino - population 3,500.
- Not a single traffic light in Clearwater County - We sometimes have a "rush minute" though.
- Only an hours drive to Lewiston ID - a city of 35,000 with most large city amenities and stores.
- Miles and miles of gorgeous streams and rivers including Kelly Creek - world renowned for cutthroat trout.
- Lewis & Clark and Nez Perce National Historic Trails
- Motivated and committed project teams.
- An amazingly mild four-season climate in the Clearwater Canyon at Orofino but all the winter and snow you'd ever want just minutes above.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This position primarily supports project activities on the North Fork and Palouse Ranger Districts. You'll work with several different project teams providing wildlife input to watershed-level assessments and project-level NEPA analyses that will range from CE's to EIS's. While most projects will be on the North Fork or Palouse Districts, teams may take on projects anywhere on the forest and possibly on the adjoining Nez Perce NF. The position is a full member of the North Fork District Staff and will serve as acting Ranger at times. The projects and issues are as diverse as the districts - see below. The Forest enjoys a strong working relationship with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Nez Perce Tribe who both have considerable interest in projects that benefit or otherwise affect wildlife. Both districts have strong recreation programs with OHV and other trail developments in progress. A forest-wide travel planning effort is underway which will lead to implementation of the national OHV rule.
North Fork RD
- 777,000 Acres - almost 99% National Forest land within the boundary and over 74% roadless.
- Lots of local and state interest in recovering a once-famous elk herd
- Healthy and growing wolf population
- Aggressive program to restore historic vegetation patterns using prescribed fire and managed wildfire in the backcountry.
- Moderate-scale vegetation management program using timber harvest as the primary tool in the roaded landscape
- Vast, steep, heavily timberered landscape
Palouse RD
- About 150,000 acres of National Forest lands heavily intermingled with private timberlands.
- Close to numerous communities and rural properties creating wildland-urban interface issues.
- University of Idaho at Moscow and Washington State University at Pullman are nearby.
- Very active and progressive vegetation management program primarily using timber harvest and other mechanical treatments.
- A moderate-size grazing program covering 17 allotments
- Rolling, timbered landscape.
THE LOCATION
The North Fork Ranger Station is co-located with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Orofino, ID, a full-service town of about 3,500 people located along the main Clearwater River, which is the duty station for this position. During the field season you may also stay intermittently at Canyon and Kelly Forks Work Centers (see photo) while doing project work in the more remote areas of the North Fork.
IS THIS YOU?
- Equipped with a strong land ethic and excited about making a visible difference on the landscape.
- Able to see things as they are and things as they could be.
- Interested in working with progressive interdisciplinary teams to design a variety of projects and learn from their implementation.
- Skilled in the wildlife field and ready to put your knowledge to work.
- A good verbal communicator with the ability to contribute ideas for the location and design of projects.
- Able to put your input in writing effectively and clearly for different audiences.
- Committed to team success; for the Districts and the Forest.
- Enjoy working and living in a rural community.
INTERESTED?
Let us know by filling out the outreach form and email or fax it to us. If we hear from you we'll drop you an email to let you know when the advertisement comes out on USAJobs.
NEED MORE INFO?
Contact: Doug Gober, North Fork District Ranger (208) 476-8223. dgober@fs.fed.us
More info about the forest and duty station.
Clearwater National Forest WWW Site: www.fs.fed.us/r1/clearwater
Community Information: www.orofino.com
Lower Cayuse and Kelly Creeks |
Canyon Work Center |
Kelly Creek |
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Palouse River Drainage from Gold Hill |
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Orofino Area |
Orofino |
