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, serving as Crew Lead/Assistant Crew Lead for the purposes of implementing restoration, forestry, and maintenance projects on public lands, as well as 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:

• Supervising a 4-9 person crew
• Organizing and motivating a crew for maximum productivity and efficiency
• Implementing daily and weekly work plans
• Keeping detailed daily project logs, timesheets, and notes
• Coordinating with field supervisor, project managers, and staff
• Resolving conflict between crew members
• Conducting routine safety talks and training sessions
• Serving as primary driver for crew and equipment to and from work sites in State vehicles
• Safely operating tools and equipment including vehicles, chainsaws, chippers, brush cutters, various power/hand tools, and heavy equipment
• Caring for, maintaining, and ensuring security of vehicles, state tools, property, and equipment
• Performing and delegating warehouse maintenance and organization tasks
• Identifying property boundaries
• Representing Tahoe RCD and the California Tahoe Conservancy in a professional manner to the public

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