Description
Provide technical support for conserving and managing soil, water, forests, wildlife, and related natural resources. Collect, map, and report field data; assist scientists and land managers with habitat restoration, resource monitoring, and protection activities; and train and lead crews in stewardship, safety, and wildfire prevention and response.
- • Train and lead natural resources crews in planting, habitat restoration, trail upkeep, and wildfire prevention and suppression.
- • Monitor activities of resource users and contractors (logging, grazing, mining, recreation) for regulatory compliance.
- • Identify, flag, and map treatment areas; mark vegetation or habitat features for thinning, removal, or protection.
- • Implement vegetation management and invasive species control using manual, mechanical, and approved chemical methods; supervise crews.
- • Coordinate resource protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, erosion control, and public education.
- • Survey, measure, and map natural areas, watersheds, access roads, trails, and project sites.
- • Patrol parks, forests, rangelands, and riparian areas to protect resources and prevent damage.
- • Provide information on, and help enforce, environmental, fire, recreation, and safety regulations.
- • Maintain records of resource uses and outputs, such as timber harvests, grazing, water withdrawals, and special-use activities.
- • Oversee native plant nursery operations, seed collection, propagation, and outplanting for restoration projects.
- • Issue or process resource-use permits, including fire permits, timber permits, grazing allotments, and recreation passes.
- • Develop and maintain GIS layers, GPS datasets, and resource monitoring databases.
- • Measure distances, establish control points, clear sightlines, and record data to support survey crews.
- • Plan and supervise construction or maintenance of access routes, trails, fences, water control structures, and related infrastructure.
- • Provide natural resources education, outreach, and technical advice to landowners, partners, and the public.
- • Carry out restoration activities such as site preparation, seeding, tree planting, riparian and wetland enhancement, and erosion control.
- • Conduct field and laboratory sampling of water, soil, vegetation, wildlife, insects, and diseases; process and analyze samples.
- • Provide technical support to research and monitoring programs, including study setup, data collection, nurseries, and experimental treatments.
- • Inspect vegetation, habitats, and water bodies; collect samples and observations to detect pests, pathogens, and environmental stressors.
- • Map and report natural resource data using GPS, GIS, remote sensing, and mobile data collection tools.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
