Individual Placement - Natural Resources Management
About The Position
This position will assist the Fort Leavenworth Natural Resources Specialist in accomplishing goals set forth in the Fort’s Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan. These goals will require work in most aspects of natural resources management on the 3,500 acres of unimproved lands on the Post. Over the course of the project the Individual Placement will conduct environmental education programs for K-6 graders and middle schoolers. There will also be opportunities to speak to adult audiences about the natural resources on the Post. UTV’s and tractors with implements such as disks, seed drills, and mowers may also be operated. Invasive species control will be undertaken using hand tools, chainsaws, and herbicides. Prescribed fires may be conducted. Various surveys will be conducted using live traps, seining nets, visual encounters. Data compilation and analysis might also be done. Trail maintenance, mowing, low skill carpentry projects, and equipment maintenance may all be required.
Requirements
- Drivers License
Nice To Haves
- Some construction skills
- Data entry abilities
- Operate UTVs
Responsibilities
- Environmental education programs for adults and children
- Trail maintenance
- Habitat manipulation - mowing, cutting brush and trees, assist with prescribed fire, invasive species control, and food plot establishment
- Monitoring plants and animals
- Writing articles to promote the natural resources of the Fort
- Ability to work independently
Benefits
- Health Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
