DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Job Type: Temporary

Salary Details: $16/hr Starting

 

See full job details at https://environment.uw.edu/career-opportunities/environmental-technician-i/

 

Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) partners with the California Tahoe Conservancy to manage their lands through a Joint Powers Agreement. Under this Joint Powers Agreement, Tahoe RCD hires and manages field crews and natural resource specialists to perform natural resource management activities on public lands, owned by California Tahoe Conservancy and Tahoe RCD. This 25+ year relationship of restoration and land management allows Tahoe RCD and the Tahoe Conservancy to collaborate and manage approximately 4,700 parcels, totaling nearly 6,500 acres on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. This tremendous responsibility includes forest habitat enhancement and hazardous fuel reduction, resource protection and restoration, streambank stabilization, property inspection and maintenance, and aquatic invasive species management.

Primary Duties

This is a labor-intensive and physically demanding position, working as an integral member of a crew implementing restoration, forestry, and maintenance projects, as well as performing other associated tasks. This position may require flexible work hours when needed including holidays, evenings and weekends.

Daily job duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Safely operating tools and equipment including chainsaws, chippers, brush cutters, various power/hand tools, and heavy equipment
  • Actively participating in routine safety talks and training sessions
  • Caring for, maintaining, and ensuring the security of State tools, property, and equipment
  • Serving as secondary driver for crew and equipment to and from work sites
  • Performing warehouse maintenance and organization tasks

Restoration Crew Projects may include:

  • Ecological restoration and site protection
  • Native tree planting and revegetation
  • Wildlife habitat enhancement
  • Fuel hazard reduction
  • Soil erosion control
  • Road and/or trail removal, rehabilitation, and stabilization
  • Invasive plant species management using non-herbicide methods
  • Large-scale river restoration project support

Forestry Crew Projects may include: 

  • Hazard tree removal
  • Fuel hazard reduction
  • Forest health improvement
  • Wildlife habitat enhancement
  • Roping/rigging for safe tree removal
  • Prescribed fire application, including hand piling, pile burning, and understory burning

Land Management Crew Projects may include: 

  • Property and facility maintenance including public recreation sites
  • Hazard tree removal and fuel hazard reduction
  • Roping/rigging for safe tree removal
  • Fence and sign installation and repair
  • Litter and debris removal

TO APPLY

Submit a letter explaining your interest in the field of natural resource management/restoration/forestry and your qualifications for this position, along with a current resume and three (3) references to jpajobs@tahoercd.org. Submittal via e-mail is preferred.