{"id":37172,"date":"2021-02-04T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=37172"},"modified":"2021-02-04T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:43:16","slug":"job-natural-resource-specialist-2-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-ellensburg-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-natural-resource-specialist-2-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-ellensburg-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Natural Resource Specialist 2, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Ellensburg, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Salary<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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$3,887.00 – $5,102.00 Monthly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kittitas County \u2013 Ellensburg, WA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Type<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Full Time – Permanent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Department<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dept. of Fish and Wildlife<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Number<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2021-00648<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Apply Here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/2970167\/natural-resource-specialist-2-permanent-00648-21<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Description<\/dt>\n
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Full-Time\/Permanent<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Natural Resource Specialist 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wildlife Program \u2013 Lands \u2013 Land Stewardship and Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

222 W. University Way, Ellensburg, WA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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*This position is considered essential.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WDFW staff comprise a talented and passionate group of people dedicated to protecting Washington\u2019s Natural Resources. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This position provides forest project design and management on wildlife areas in central Washington including local forest management planning, project planning and project implementation.<\/p>\n

Under the supervision of the Forest Management Team Lead, in Olympia, this position (Forester) supports the Department\u2019s mission and goals by implementing sound ecological forest management within the constraints of policy, applicable legal requirements and applicable collective bargaining agreements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This position independently develops, coordinates and implements forest management projects on wildlife areas in central Washington consistent with the Management Strategy for the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife\u2019s Forests. \u00a0Most treatments will focus on restoring fire dependent dry forest types including ponderosa pine savanna and mixed dry conifer forest.<\/p>\n

General duties include 1) developing and implementing forest restoration projects including commercial and pre-commercial thinning and 2) inventorying forests. \u00a0In all cases, the forester must ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Duties<\/dt>\n
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Primary duties may include but are not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Manage forests on wildlife areas in Chelan, Kittitas and Yakima counties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tasks include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project design and preparation.<\/p>\n

Identifying treatment units, locating unit boundaries, implementing leave tree strategies (marking and\/or operator select prescription), identifying harvest road and maintenance needs, designing roads, identifying harvest systems, laying out regulatory buffers (Riparian Management and Wetland Management Zones), identifying wildlife mitigation measures and timber cruising. \u00a0Identifies post-thinning follow up treatments (slash burning, prescribed fire, slashing, etc.) as needed.<\/p>\n

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Completes required pre-project paperwork and coordination. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepares Forest Practice Applications, Hydraulic Project Approvals, SEPA Checklists and Federal section 7 consultation\/biological assessments.<\/p>\n

Works with agency archeologist to ensure that cultural resource reviews are completed, etc.<\/p>\n

Coordinates internal project reviews via the Restoration Pathway process.<\/p>\n

Contract preparation. \u00a0Writes, advertises and administer timber sale, pre-commercial thinning, fuels management, road construction or repair, road maintenance, and reforestation contracts. While developing contract language, work with a wide range of individuals to ensure accomplishment of the planned activity consistent with agency policy and standards. \u00a0They may include DNR staff, stakeholder groups, industry, private individuals, and other agency personnel. The forester must be able to incorporate complex sets of environmental, social\/political, operational and agency issues into sale designs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Contract administration. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Responsible for supervising contractors, monitoring timber volumes and scale slips, managing project budgets including revenue\/costs of timber sales and\u00a0<\/strong>ensuring successful reforestation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Economic Analysis\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evaluate market conditions and timber values to determine project viability, develops management plan implementation strategies and maximize revenue for reinvestment into land management activities.<\/p>\n

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Evaluate the effectiveness of forest habitat manipulation strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tasks include:\u00a0<\/strong>Utilize ecological integrity monitoring approaches to evaluate project effects. \u00a0Conduct tree seedling stocking surveys to ensure compliance with Forest Practices reforestation standards. \u00a0Evaluates wildlife benefits as necessary.<\/p>\n

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Interagency coordination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tasks include:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRepresents WDFW on interagency forums, such as the North Central Washington Forest Collaborative, and in independent efforts with individual entities such as the USFS, BLM, DNR etc. to help promote coordinated or collaborative efforts for data sharing, project implementation and landscape level treatment. \u00a0Evaluates research results for application on WDFW projects.<\/p>\n

Other duties as assigned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tasks include:\u00a0<\/strong>Provide expert advice, participate in prescribed fire treatments, etc. Assist other foresters with projects elsewhere in the state.<\/p>\n

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Working Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Working setting, including hazards:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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