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Jerry O’Neal was a scientist, poet, and writer. He had a deep love of nature and was an outspoken proponent for the need to have sound science to support resource management decisions. Jerry began his nearly 30 years of public service as an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service and was the regional toxicologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Atlanta. He joined the National Park Service in 1998 as chief of science and resources management at Mammoth Cave National Park and later served as chief of the resource management program for 64 parks in the Southeast. He became deputy superintendent of Glacier National Park in 2002 where he was actively engaged in a range of environmental management projects and was a key park official during the wildfires of 2003.

Jerry grew up in a poor family from the south and was the first in his family to attend college. Education cultivated his commitment to preserving the natural world. In keeping with his model of learning as a way of improving one’s life situation and fostering environmental stewardship, the fellowship aims to provide educational assistance for students seeking to understand natural and cultural resource issues and how these intersect with human values. Special consideration will be given to proposals that address the following:

1. natural resource issues such as aquatic ecology, terrestrial ecology, fire ecology, invasive plants, and climate change
2. cultural resource issues, such as history and architectural studies, cultural landscape reports, ethnographic research and archeology
3. social science that informs resource management about a natural or cultural topic and/or that addresses visitor impacts to park resources

Duties:

• Establishes and coordinates internal and external wildland fire prevention and mitigation programs.
• Develops, presents, and evaluates fire education training, exhibits, and information.
• Coordinates fire investigation courses for field units and other federal agencies.
• Provides management, policy, and coordination of the statewide fire investigation program.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets fire occurrence data to develop preventions plans.
• Develops, implements, and reviews fire trespass policies and procedures.
• Oversees and tracks fire trespass cases.
• Provides guidance and assistance on wildland fire prevention and mitigation programs to the field, the public and to interagency cooperators.
• Coordinates with natural resource and fire specialists to provide program expertise and materials to all supported programs.
• Coordinates regularly with law enforcement, line managers, solicitor's offices, budget and fire business specialists and civil authorities on cost-recovery efforts.
• Exercises the minimum supervisory authorities and responsibilities 10% of the time.

Vacancy announcement for Natural Resource Specialist, GS-GS-0401-12/13 position, is set to open 03/02/2023 and set to close 03/07/2023.  Vacancy announcement number is 23-R5-GVA-11848119-DH-GVS (DEMO).

There are 36 Forest Service Region 5 vacancies to be filled.

These positions serve as a liaison with partners and stakeholders, helping to formulate national program policies and guidance, developing materials that communicate the intent and importance of the program, and assisting with the planning, development, and management of strategic plans and accomplishment tracking tools.

Six positions are on the Ecosystem Management Staff. These positions are:

• (1) GS-12 post fire forest recovery program manager
• (1) GS-13 consultation biologist
• (1) GS-12 carnivore program leader
• (1) GS-12/13 regional botanist
• (1) GS-13 wildlife ecologist
• (1) GS-13 vegetation ecologist

Remote worksite must be within CA. For more details, please contact Diana Craig at 707-562-8975 or diana.craig@usda.gov

Twenty positions are on the Pacific Planning Service Group. These positions include:

• (4) GS-13 senior planners (science/climate change lead, FACA coordinator, ESA consultation bio, revision cohort lead)
• (1) GS-12 botanist
• (1 ) GS-12 species specialist
• (1) GS-12 non-forest ecologist
• (1) GS-12 forest ecologist
• (1) GS-12 hydrologist
• (1) GS-12 fire ecologist
• (1) GS-12 silviculturist
• (1) GS-12 soil scientist
• (2) GS-12 planning specialist
• (1) GS-12 writer/editor
• (1) GS-12 engagement specialist
• (1) GS-12 GIS analyst
• (1) GS-12 fire/veg analyst

Remote worksite must be within CA, OR, WA, or AK. For more details, please contact Michael Goldstein at 907-209-6335 or michael.goldstein@usda.gov

Ten positions are on the Ecosystems Planning staff. These positions include:

• (2) GS-13 strategic planners (a regional planner and an engagement specialist)
• (2) GS-13 IDT leaders
• (1) GS-12 botanist
• (1) GS-12 fire/fuels management specialist
• (1) GS-12 silviculturist
• (1) GS-12 GIS analyst

Remote worksite must be within CA, OR, WA, or AK. For more details, please contact Alan Olson at 530-356-8129 or alan.olson@usda.gov

Final determination of the duty station will made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer. To see where Forest Service Offices are located click here. Click each region to see the different locations. Pay rates vary depending on location, the salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

Cal Poly Humboldt, the Department of Forestry, Fire, and Rangeland Management, and the Fire Resilience Institute invites applications for an academic year tenure-track faculty position in Applied Fire Science and Management (starting August 2023).

Cal Poly Humboldt is home to the largest undergraduate Forestry and Fire programs in California. The program prides itself on a strong tradition of field-based instruction and hands-on learning of forest, fire, and rangeland science and management. The ideal candidate will have a depth of experience in the application of fire as a management tool and be able to integrate these skills in teaching, service, and research.

Candidates should be committed to teaching excellence and to building a strong research record. Instructional assignments may include a subset of three or four of the following courses: Fire Weather, Fire Behavior and Effects, Applied Fire Use and Policy, Humans and Fire, Fire Capstone, and Fire Internship. Instructional assignments will be consistent with the programmatic needs of the department and students.

Successful candidates will be actively involved in implementing the new Applied Fire Science and Management degree program. Candidates will be expected to engage with applied research related to fire science, ecology, management, or policy and to be an active member of the Fire Resilience Institute.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: This position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to completed applications received no later than December 16, 2022. Early response is encouraged.

The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (FWRI), located on the campus of New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM, provides technical assistance and practical knowledge in forest and woodland restoration to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire and restore healthy and sustainable forested ecosystems across New Mexico and the Interior west. The FWRI is one of three Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes (SWERI) and supports a multi-year, national project funded through the bipartisan "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (IIJA) of 2021 working closely with the other SWERI. The program of work, as specified in the IIJA, includes compiling and managing geospatial data for federally funded fuels treatment projects and wildfires occurring across jurisdictions; coordinating and facilitating use of these data in assessing, planning, and monitoring fuel treatment interactions with wildfires; and reporting fuel treatment effectiveness to Congress and affected entities. The specific language authorizing the SWERI for this project in the IIJA and more information can be viewed here.

FWRI is hiring multiple positions:

Deputy Director
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7685
Through shared leadership, the deputy director will guide multi-faceted programs in GIS, monitoring, collaboration, education, and public information. This new position within FWRI will require experience in forest management and restoration, science communication, public and working lands engagement, and institutional development, administration, and capacity building. Responsibilities will run the gamut from cultivating and strengthening existing and new partnerships, direct engagement with federal and state collaborators and community organizations, representing and advocating for FWRI’s interests, budgets and function, and organizational administration of budgets, reports, and processes.

Collaboration Program Manager
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7711
The Collaboration Program Manager is responsible for coordinating the FWRI’s role in multi-stakeholder collaborative groups; for facilitating collaborative action among partners; for creating and building collaborative capacity in multi-stakeholder groups; for organizing and taking a leadership role in regional networks of collaborative organizations; for supervising FWRI staff working in collaboration; for conducting applied research on collaboration in an adaptive management context; and for compiling and reporting lessons learned from participation and collaboration in natural resources management.

GIS Coordinator
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/8064
This position will be responsible for oversight and administration of the SWERI’s IIJA GIS projects.

Special Programs Specialist
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/8066
This position will support Special Programs Manager in development of geographic information data bases, implementing and managing a field data collection project, and the assessment of vegetation treatment longevity though imagery analysis and field surveys. This position will also assist the Special Programs Manager in the implmentation and continued maintenace of an ArcGIS Hub-based website (or sites) that support post-wildfire response, recovery, and restoration.

Budget and Finance Manager
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7993
Working with the FWRI Director and program managers, the Budget and Finance Manager is primarily responsible for planning, managing, and assessing all aspects of the institute’s budgets in support of the NMFWRI’s mission. Specific responsibilities include identifying costs associated with programs and projects, assessing and tracking expenditures against annual budgets, working closely with campus administrative departments, maintaining contact with external partners, and assisting program managers with all financial and administrative paperwork, ensuring it is accurate and submitted in a timely manner.

Collaboration Technician
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7707
The Collaboration Technician will work closely with the Collaboration Program Manager and other FWRI staff to promote and support collaborative groups and networks in New Mexico and neighboring states. The Collaboration Technician will organize and administer sub-regional networks, on the Connecting for Conservation (C4C) model, and will link place-based collaboratives and sub-regional networks with multi-state networks, such as the Southwest Collaborative Support Network and the Western Collaborative Conservation Network. The job requires working with colleagues in public agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and the New Mexico State Forestry Division; with staff at non-profit organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Stewards Guild; with farmers, ranchers and soil and water conservation districts; with businesses; and with landowners and community members in rural, suburban and urban areas. The Collaboration Technician also will coordinate with partners at other SWERI institutes in Arizona and Colorado, and with partners in the Forest Restoration Triangle (FORT) from New Mexico Highlands University and New Mexico State University.

Monitoring and Data Technician
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7837
The temporary technician will support FWRI's ecological monitoring and restoration activities on public and private lands throughout New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Projects will require travel across the state. Activities are related to all phases of restoration from research and planning through project implementation and capacity building.

Monitoring Technician Aide (Temp)
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7577 -AND- https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7495
The positions are responsible for working on crews carrying out FWRI’s ecological monitoring and restoration activities on public and private lands throughout New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado.

Post-baccalaureate Conservation Fellowship
https://nmhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/7534
This 18-month position is designed as an early career capacity building apprenticeship to prepare young adults for their first position with a state/federal agency, community organization or graduate school. This position combines the development of professional skills andlife skills and serves as a pathway for the next generation of resilient STEM leaders in New Mexico. This is a term position and fellows are expected to leave the organization after 18 months.

The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) is filling the following prescribed fire positions on behalf of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission:

Prescribed Fire Single Resource Boss - Seasonal
SWCA is seeking an individual with experience/qualifications in fire suppression and management; heavy equipment operation and supervision to provide leadership and oversight of prescribed fire management/control, as a seasoned, experienced firefighter on an engine or otherwise as a single resource boss for a comprehensive forest management program focused on prescribed fire operations. This position exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities in the coordination, use, maintenance and training in the use of prescribed fire equipment and fleet including engines, heavy equipment, power and hand tools and the supervision and mentorship staff/crew related to prescribed fire operations. This position will be based in the Central Pine Barrens Commission office located in Westhampton Beach. This individual will report directly to the Fire Management Specialist.

Prescribed Fire Crewmember/Squad Boss (FFT1)
SWCA is seeking an an individual with experience/qualifications/course work in fire suppression and fire management, heavy equipment operation or a related field, to serve as a seasonal Squad Boss (first line supervisory wildland firefighter) for Prescribed Fire Operations conducted under the Commission’s comprehensive prescribed fire program for the Central Pine Barrens region and will be based in the Central Pine Barrens Commission office located in Westhampton Beach. This individual will report directly to the Fire Management Specialist.

Prescribed Fire Crewmember (FFT2) - Seasonal
SWCA is seeking four (4) individuals with experience/qualifications/course work in fire suppression and fire management heavy equipment use or related fields, to serve as a seasonal crew member for Prescribed Fire Operations conducted under the Commission’s comprehensive prescribed fire program for the Central Pine Barrens region.

The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) on behalf of the Central Pine Barrens Commission is seeking an Ecologist who will undertake responsibility for the planning and implementation of ecological management activities in the Central Pine Barrens. This employee will work under the supervision of the Science and Stewardship Manager.

The NC Coastal Plain Burn Crew Member participates in preserve operations, restoration, maintenance, and management. This may include the following functions:

• Participates in prescribed fire activities, which may include burn unit prep, fire operations, managing staff and volunteers, maintenance of equipment and supplies, mop up, and monitoring.
• When weather is not conducive to prescribed fire, the crew member will participate in longleaf pine restoration such as timber stand improvement, thinning, planting, monitoring, and other projects.
• Assists in maintaining preserves and buildings, which may include maintaining tools and equipment, repairing fences and gates, posting boundaries, and maintaining grounds and structures at historical sites.

The Burn Crew Member may assist on prescribed fire operations in other parts of the Coastal Plain with federal, state, or private partners, or travel to other areas of the state or out-of-state to assist other TNC programs or partners on prescribed or wildland fires.

The Prescribed Fire Specialist (PFS) will be a key staff member within the Washington Chapter’s new programmatic effort focused on accelerating the use of ecological fire to build wildfire resilience in the frontline communities of central and eastern Washington. The PFS supports and guides Chapter programs to ensure the scientifically defensible execution of forest restoration and management throughout WA, with the goal of increasing resilience of forest ecosystems and frontline communities in the face of climate change. This position will work closely with a broad set of state, federal, and local partners to advance forest planning and on-the-ground implementation of a fire management initiative to improve forest condition and landscape integrity. The PFS will engage with private landowners and the public in facilitating a vision for increased use of prescribed burning as a tool for ecological restoration. This position, along with the Cooperative Fire Director, is a new investment for the Washington Chapter. The successful candidate will have ample opportunity to shape this program through partnerships with public and private organizations and through engaging local community support for prescribed fire efforts, and negotiating complex and innovative solutions with agencies, tribes, and landowners to restore forest health and build fire resilient communities. This position will work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.

Three Fire Management Officer, GS-0401-12 positions are available at Olympic National Park in WA, North Cascades National Park in WA and Crater Lake National Park in Oregon within the Resources Management Division, Branch of Wildland Fire.

Duties:

• Lead and manage all operational fire, prescribed fire and fuels, fire ecology, fire information, planning and administration.
• Ensures that the fire management program is in compliance with environmental laws, regulations and policies.
• Develops and reviews fire prevention plans.
• Ensure that all phases of fire management planning are completed.
• Monitors fire season severity predictions, fire behavior and fire activity levels and takes appropriate action.

The Washington State Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC) is a network of 106 people representing 39 organizations who regularly connect and learn from each other to increase understanding of wildfire and community resilience.

The network links people to resources and shared strategies that can be applied to on-the-ground projects or inform and influence programs at different scales. Network members – individuals, agencies, affiliations, and organizations - try new approaches to reduce the risk of wildfire to communities, help communities prepare for and recover from wildfire, and apply what they learn to help Washington better coexist with wildfire.

WAFAC is seeking a Program Associate to support strategy development and facilitate in-person and virtual network connections, training, and learning events.

Duties:

• Provides professional guidance on the development and implementation of multiple resource objectives.
• Develops and analyzes fuels treatment alternatives to support management decisions while adhering to applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Evaluates individual fuels treatments as well as the effectiveness of the overall program and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team planning, developing, and implementing land management plans, compliance documents, and agreements.
• Provides input and recommends strategies for fuels and fire management.
• Implements and administers prescribed fire activities, wildfire incidents, and other fuels management activities to ensure targets are achieved, management objectives are met and mitigation measures are adequate. Monitors fire behavior, evaluates fire effects, identifies potential problems and takes appropriate action.