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The Wilderness Fellow Program is seeking qualified candidates to fill Wilderness Fellow positions.  Fellows are based in locations around the country, with a significant amount of travel within their base region.   Work is roughly 80% office based and 20% field-based and is performed at USFS offices to directly support the goals of a collaborative wilderness character monitoring initiative currently underway in the USFS.

Primary Wilderness Fellow Responsibilities

  • Attend one-week training in Granby, Colorado (travel provided; training may be remote).
  • Work out of remote USFS locations, residing in USFS housing.
  • Coordinate meetings with USFS resource specialists and line officers to gather information regarding wilderness character.
  • Research, compile, and analyze legislative and administrative historical data per wilderness area.
  • Travel to and into wilderness areas.
  • Select indicators relevant for each wilderness area to monitor wilderness character over time.
  • Compile and analyze data for selected monitoring indicators and complete a baseline assessment for wilderness character monitoring.
  • Implement inventory and monitoring strategies for tracking wilderness character.
  • Write a wilderness character baseline assessment for each wilderness area worked in.
  • Participate in weekly conference calls.
  • Set and meet benchmarks and deadlines for data collection, meetings, and draft and final reports.
Contact: Jacob Wallhiringmanager@wildernessstewardship.org