Responsibilities

• Determine need for wildlife habitat restoration, enhancement or improvement project
• Provide input into the annual program of work determining budget and staffing needs to meet the objectives and targets of the unit
• Recommend habitat management and improvement plans for technical soundness and adequacy in meeting overall wildlife management objectives.
• Provide functional assistance to unit personnel to determine current progress in meeting planned programs and objectives, training needs and opportunities for cooperative work.
• Coordinate wildlife management activities with other resources in order to recognize problems and recommend preventative or mitigation actions.
• Compile data to determine wildlife habitat requirements and management needs; assessing habitat quality and quantity, interpreting biological requirements for all wildlife species and their habitat
• Execute administrative studies and surveys to obtain information on the effects of forest management on wildlife populations, harvest, and movements.
• Document the analysis of the effects of management activities on Fish, Wildlife and Plant Resources in an Environmental Assessment.
• Draft biological evaluations for review by journey-level biologists.
• Develop plans for information and education activities in wildlife conservation
• Review documents from contributing agencies reports and request information pertinent to the wildlife resources in order to prepare recommendations or reports.
• Contribute to the evaluation of alternatives and the development of final recommendations for environmental impact to wildlife resources.
• Prepare reports on wildlife program activities measuring responses to management activities, including annual surveys to determine the status of endangered, threatened, sensitive, and other wildlife species and animal damage surveys
• Provide technical advice and leadership for wildlife management program by gathering, compiling and analyzing data to determine wildlife habitat requirements and management needs.
• Evaluate habitat conditions and needs for unique, threatened and endangered species to document findings and recommendations.
• Provide analysis to assess the effects of management activities on Fish, Wildlife and Plant Resources to documents in Environmental Assessments.
• Plan the work to be accomplished by assigning work to employees and establishing production or quality standards for the unit?s work.
• Promote and support a positive work environment to create a climate of mutual respect and integrity.

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