Botany Technician (Eldorado National Forest)

GREAT BASIN INSTITUTE•Placerville, CA

2d•$21 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Great Basin Institute (GBI), in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), is recruiting a Botany Technician to assist with invasive plant management and botanical surveys in the Sierra Nevada region. The technicians will work alongside USFS staff to manage rare plants, control invasive plant species, and support the recovery of native vegetation in forested areas. This is a field-based position that will involve working outdoors in diverse and potentially challenging environmental conditions, including heat, cold, and insect exposure. The field season runs from April through Fall and focuses on the restoration of ecosystems impacted by wildfire as part of a multi-year effort to improve forest resilience and enhance biodiversity. Botany crews will assist with vegetation monitoring, data collection, botanical surveys, and invasive plant control methods, contributing to post-fire recovery and the broader goal of increasing forest health. These efforts are vital to protecting forest resources and reducing the threat of future wildfires.

Requirements

Experience conducting botanical field surveys, including rare plant surveys, under established project guidance
Familiarity with standard field methods for botanical surveys, vegetation assessments, and habitat characterization
Ability to identify plants using technical keys to the species or subspecies level, with support as needed
Ability to accurately implement established data collection, inventory, assessment, and monitoring protocols
Skills in GPS navigation and map reading
Physical ability for fieldwork in remote areas, including overnight camping if necessary
Ability to follow field instructions, work safely, and contribute effectively to team-based field projects
Effective communication skills for coordination with multidisciplinary teams
Possess a clean, valid, state-issued driver’s license with the ability to safely operate and maintain a 4WD vehicle on and off paved roads
Coursework Biology, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Botany, Forestry or a related field OR one season of botany/forestry/natural resource management fieldwork experience.

Responsibilities

Conducting botanical surveys to determine species identity, population characteristics, environmental conditions, factors affecting vigor, and the extent of species and their habitats.
Photographing or collecting specimens as directed.
Producing maps of survey areas.
Recording, entering, and summarizing data.
Using botanical keys to identify plants.
Supervise contractors work for the USFS
Assisting with reporting tasks as needed.

Benefits

Technician Wage: $21/hour with overtime at 1.5x hourly rate.
Full time, average 40 hours per week
Housing provided in the form of USFS barracks or rental properties.
In addition to a competitive base salary, this full-time,onsite position includes company-paid premium comprehensive medical, dental (with option to upgrade in coverage), and vision insurance, as well as $25,000 Life/AD&D policy.
Voluntary short-term and long-term disability policies are available, and voluntary Life/AD&D policies for family members.
Mental health support resources are employer provided, competitive PTO accrual, and paid holidays.
This exciting role contributes to GBI’s significant positive impacts within the fields of environmental research, education, and conservation.
TSA employees who serve a term under 52 weeks in duration, and have a thirty (30) day or less break between terms, and then sign a second term that (cumulatively) becomes greater than 52 weeks of employment, will be eligible for the >1-year TSA benefits (equivalent to Regular full-time employees).

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