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This position assists foresters in marking and estimating timber stumpage on sale areas using dendrology and mensuration skills; surveying timber sales and other projects; painting timber sale boundaries and block lines; assisting in laying-out timber haul roads and skid trails; completing 20 year exams, 4 year exams and tree planting surveys; re-vegetating areas for erosion control and wildlife benefits using lime, fertilizer and mix of legumes and grasses; and assisting in the installation of tree shelters. Duties also include plating trees/acorns in new clearcuts to improve species composition; applying herbicides; assisting in the installation and removal of deer fencing; assisting in the prevention, suppression and mop-up of wildfires; and assisting in identifying forest insect and disease problems encountered during routine work on State Forest Lands.

Duties: Work in a joint capacity with Pheasants Forever, Inc. (PF), the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to promote, coordinate and implement the conservation provisions of the Federal Farm Bill and other related wildlife conservation programs. Activities will include providing technical assistance to landowners regarding rangeland and wildlife management, habitat planning, contract coordination, conservation plan modification, site assessment and reporting. Conduct and coordinate training sessions that include workshops and tours for landowners and resource professionals. Provide technical assistance related to prescribed fire to private landowners and public organizations. Meet with local chapters of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever on to help coordinate and influence habitat and rangeland management efforts and participate in statewide habitat meetings. Implement conservation programs to improve rangeland management, wetland habitat management, grassland restoration, and wildlife habitat management on private lands. Assist or coordinate activities and projects as assigned.

The Fire Learning Network (FLN) Project Manager will be a member of the North America Fire Initiative team, which leads the North America Region’s Living with Fire priority strategy and administers the Promoting Ecosystem Resilience and Fire Adapted Communities Together Phase II: Collaborative Engagement, Collective Action and Co-ownership of Fire (PERFACT II) Cooperative Agreement between TNC, USDA Forest Service and the Department of Interior agencies. This agreement supports four national learning networks - the FLN, the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network (IPBN), and a Coaches Network to support the Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) - as well as other training, capacity-building and targeted implementation work. These networks and strategies touch down through people and place in 30 states, including at least 26 national forests, and are led by staff from over 70 organizations.

The FLN Project Manager works with TNC staff, key sub-recipients, and agency and private partners to coordinate and support a U.S. Fire Learning Network of 10-15 multi-landscape regional networks, 30-40 landscape collaboratives and associated innovative projects. Fire Learning Networks are composed of multi-stakeholder project teams working collaboratively to accelerate the restoration of landscapes that depend on fire to sustain both natural and human communities. The FLN Project Manager serves as an advisor and coach to project teams on effective strategy, integrated fire management, restoration, resilience, collaboration skills, and conservation planning issues.

The Northeastern Regional Cohesive Strategy Committee (NERSC) is redoubling its efforts to develop a document that tells “The Story of Prescribed Fire for the NE RSC Area” and has prepared a questionnaire designed to help collect data for this undertaking. This document will allow us to describe capacity, identify limitations to implementation, and describe opportunities for cooperative work with the specific objective of increasing the pace and scale of prescribed burning in the NE region.

Click HERE to fill out the Questionnaire 

For any questions on this questionnaire, please contact Larry Mastic

Responses will be compiled beginning April 1st

If your organization has already responded, there is no need to respond again, but if you are uncertain please don’t hesitate to complete the questionnaire. Please forward this message along to your partners, the region is large and we know we are missing important voices.

No single agency, organization, or landowner can adequately address complex and interrelated wildland fire challenges on its own. The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy) is a collaborative approach that addresses the increasingly complex challenges of wildland fire management in the United States while striving towards the three national goals: Resilient landscapes; Fire-adapted communities; A safe and effective, risk-based wildfire response. This effort is a cross-boundary approach involving all stakeholders including federal and state land management agencies, local governments, private landowners, environmental organizations, Tribes, fire professionals, non-governmental organizations, and others. The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) consists of over 40 agencies and organizations involved in wildland fire management and is dedicated to implementing the Cohesive Strategy in ways that are consistent with the needs and values across the 20 Northeast-Midwest States.

The Stewardship/Burn Crew Technician (SBCT) will assist with various prairie stewardship activities including: prescribed fire operations (including ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, and monitoring), tree/brush removal, noxious weed control, fencing, firebreak installation and other and other tasks as assigned. This is a full-time (40 hours/week) short-term position. There are three positions of different durations. Two positions will be from April 15 to August 30 and one position from April 15 to July 31.

SBCT will serve on a crew of 6 to 8 people. The crew travels throughout the Prairie Coteau (northeast SD/southwest MN) landscape. This crew is responsible for preparation and implementation of prescribed fire at various preserves in the landscape. Under the direction of a Burn Boss, the SBCT will assist with controlled burns and other land management activities which may include some or all of the tasks listed in the following Responsibilities and Scope section. The SBCT will work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.

This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been categorized as a Senior Firefighter, and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. Detailed information regarding IFPM positions can be found at http://www.ifpm.nifc.gov/.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a Forestry Technician on a Type 3 Engine Module crew performing wildland firefighting work and providing leadership to crewmembers in fire engine operations.
• Performs work directly related to wildland fire suppression and control activities including suppression, preparedness, prevention, monitoring, hazardous fuels reduction, and prescribed burning.
• Makes initial evaluation of fire situations, determines rate of spread, potential hazards to property and other improvements, suppression method to use, deployment of crew, point of initial attack, type of tools to use and application of water.
• Performs vehicle inpection on fire vehicles from utility trucks and fire engines. Inventiories fire tools and equipment to ensure necessary tools and equipment are available for firefighting tasks.
• Leads engine crew members (4 to 6 firefighters) in daily field operations; and provides leadeship for fire management projects.
• Instructs crew members in specific tasks and techniques; conducts on-the-job training; distributes work assignments among employees, assures timely completion of assigned tasks; ensures work is carried out safely; and reports on performance issues.
• Operates a variety of motor vehicles to transport equipment, supplies, crew members, etc.

Northwest Oregon Interagency Fire Management is advertising for two Assistant Fuels Specialists to serve the Northwest Oregon District BLM in Salem and Springfield. These are permanent full time GS-0401-07/09 positions. The District Fuels Management organization consists of a Lead and an Assistant located in Salem, primarily serving the Cascades, Marys Peak, and Tillamook Field Offices and another Lead/Assistant pair in Springfield, primarily serving the Siuslaw and Upper Willamette Field Offices. The duties for this position consists of planning timber sales and other land management activities as a member of interdisciplinary teams. Additional duties include creating and administering contracts and agreements, inspecting timber sales and fuels treatments, and planning and implementing prescribed burns.

Interested candidates should review advertisement OR Merit-2019-0083 at USAJOBS.GOV.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/527565000
This advertisement closes March 25th.

Refer to the advertisement for minimum requirements to qualify for these positions. In a nutshell, your application must clearly show that you:

• Have a minimum of 90 days experience performing fire suppression duties
• Possess NWCG qualifications as CRWB or ENGB or HMGB and ICT
• Meet the positive education requirement of the 0401-series.

Responsibilities:

• Participates as a member of interdisciplinary teams working on land management planning, emergency burn rehabilitation, or other Forest projects.
• Prepares and carries out water quality monitoring programs, including preparation of plans, collection and analysis of samples, and interpretation of data.
• Prepares environmental analysis reports for restoration projects being considered for implementation.
• Prepares reports of findings for assigned parts of interpretive studies summarizing the results of hydrologic investigations.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets watershed data for input to environmental reports.
• Conducts water resource inventories following established procedures to assemble data bases required to support management programs and Forest planning.
• The incumbent makes frequent contacts with other watershed professionals and professionals in other disciplines and occasional contacts with State and Federal agencies, permittees, and cooperators.
• Contacts are made to exchange information with other specialists on interdisciplinary teams, to resolve problems, and to test theories and method concepts against peer groups concepts and procedures.
• Collects and analyzes hydrologic data relating to one or more of the three disciplinary fields (ground-water, surface-water, quality-water), determining apparent reasons for data anomalies, and correlating the factors that affect the information.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

The Forestry program is responsible for the ecological enhancement, economic development and sustainable use of forest resources of allotted, Tribal trust and Tribal fee patent lands for the CTUIR. The Supervisory Forester oversees the development and implementation of activities and functions to carry out provisions of 25 Code of Federal Regulations.  The Supervisory Forester develops, implements, and continues programs designed to secure optimum conservation and utilization of soil, water, and forestry resources to provide a reasonable income to Indian landowners consistent with other resource values. The CTUIR employs the best available science to forward our mission through participation in policy, administrative processes, public outreach and education.  The position will be under the supervision of the CTUIR Range, Agriculture and Forestry Program Manager.  The Forestry Program is required to:

1. Integrate the protection, conservation, utilization, and enhancement of Tribal fee, trust and/or restricted Indian forestry lands with the desires of the beneficial owners;
2. Ensure that beneficial owners receive fair market value for forestry production; and
3. Accomplish 1 and 2 in conjunction with natural resource management objectives and cultural values of the Tribes.

Park Rangers support the Bureau's recreation program. They work with the public to provide information, conduct permit compliance, and address visitor public health and safety issues. They respond to emergency situations. They participate in evaluating visitor use patterns, by collecting field data, administering surveys, and preparing necessary documentation. They also assist by preparing and maintaining developed and undeveloped recreation areas/sites which includes cleaning toilets, picking up trash, removing weeds, and monitoring the condition of sites and natural and cultural resources. In some locations some of the positions may be Park Ranger (Hike Leaders). Duties for these positions focus on guiding a variety of age groups on interactive, interpretive hikes that explore the natural and cultural history of a geological formation. Hike leaders develop educational displays, curriculum, and staff various educational events around the region. In some locations, some of the positions may be Park Ranger (Interpretive Center). Duties for these positions focus on interacting with a variety of age groups interpreting Center resources and presenting interpretive programs. Programs include orientation talks, interpretive programs, environmental education, conducted walks, demonstrations, and campfire programs. They develop and maintain interpretive materials and educational displays, and staff information desks.

This position provides support and assistance to foresters and assistant district forester in day to day activities on the State Forest.

Duties include surveying and marking timber sale boundaries, herbicide spray blocks and planting sites laid out by a forester; assisting foresters in the collection of field data for stand analysis and sale layout; assisting in lead work for a crew of semi-skilled laborers and/or other maintenance workers for the execution of projects planned by foresters to include projects such as deer fence construction and maintenance, tree planting, timber marking, seed collection and wildlife habitat management; assisting with wildfire prevention, pre-suppression, suppression and prescribed burning; and applying pesticides for forest management and maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in planning rangeland management support projects by applying a wide variety of interrelated range management practices, methods, and procedures to assess range conditions, range improvements and maintenance needs, and user compliance.
• Inspects structural range improvements and notifies supervisor of needed maintenance.
• Prepares charts, graphs, and/or reports using well-established specified procedures.
• Makes a number of measurements using a variety of instruments.