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The AmeriCorps Forest Restoration Assistant will work with Conservation staff in teams to ensure the coordination, community support and implementation of preserve/forest management plans. Essential functions include:
- Collect forest measurement data and apply basic data summary and analysis methods to report on findings, with training and direction from supervisor.
- Assist supervisor in marking legacy trees, designating patch reserves, characterizing canopy gaps and planting seedlings for a late-successional forest management project.
- Identify, map, and remove invasive species at restoration sites.
- Use GIS and mobile map apps to map monitoring and treatment sites.
- Assist supervisor during drone missions conducted as part of restoration projects by establishing ground control points.
- Maintain a geodatabase with spatial data and conduct basic image processing/analysis with training and direction from supervisor.
- Work with a burn team to implement prescribed burn and participate in prescribed burning after meeting the following requirements:
- Receive certificate and training in prescribed burns
- Pass physical Pack-test for s130/190 certification
- Receive CPR/First Aide Training
- May organize volunteer events, engage local participants to treat invasive species, remove fencing, plant native plants, etc.
- Improve coordination among stakeholders and partners working on controlled burning, forest restoration, and invasive plant control
- Communicate conservation efforts being implemented such as forest restoration, controlled fire, and invasive plant control to stakeholders, partners, and the general public
Regions: Eastern