Seasonal Beaver Restoration Technician
About The Position
Trout Unlimited (TU) is a national organization dedicated to conserving, protecting, and restoring North America's cold-water fisheries and their watersheds. The Wenatchee-Entiat Beaver Project, established in 2018, focuses on resolving human-beaver conflicts through coexistence and relocation in Washington's Chelan and Douglas counties. The project partners with beavers by relocating them to enhance aquatic zones and floodplains, creating habitat for various species, including salmonids. The project also employs low-tech process-based restoration techniques, such as installing beaver dam analogs and post-assisted log structures, to promote natural stream healing. The Seasonal Beaver Restoration Technician will support this mission by implementing restoration efforts, installing coexistence devices, and relocating beavers to restore Central Washington's landscapes. This role also involves public outreach to share the project's mission. The technician will work collaboratively with project managers, reporting to the Restoration Program Director, and will be based at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery.
Requirements
- Field experience in fisheries, wildlife, or other natural resources discipline (gained through education and/or employment).
- Enthusiasm for natural resources conservation.
- Ability to work well independently and in a group setting with people of different ages and backgrounds.
- Ability to problem-solve, think creatively, and handle conflict and contentious situations to achieve a conservation mission.
- Must be adaptable to challenging field conditions and changing schedules.
- Ability to write and speak about complex or controversial information in a way that is both understandable and non-confrontational to different audiences.
- Ability to take interest in and understand the perspective of others.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and willingness to drive unimproved roads; no special certifications required.
- Ability to walk several miles on/off trail in remote forested, mountain, range, and stream settings.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience conducting restoration projects.
- Experience handling/trapping fish/wildlife, particularly mammals.
- Experience collecting/analyzing field data.
- Knowledge of culture, language, customs and traditions of Colville, Yakama, or other tribes.
- Experience with hand tools and power equipment.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications, ArcGIS software (including Field Maps and Survey123 applications), and GPS units.
- College-level coursework or degree in fisheries, wildlife, natural resources, water, parks and recreation management, landscape architecture, watershed planning, geography, land use planning, biology, forestry, environmental studies, or a related field.
- Experience communicating with resource professionals and the public.
Responsibilities
- Restoration (Beaver Dam Analogues, etc.) site preparation, construction, and maintenance (45%).
- Trapping, handling, acclimating, and releasing beavers (20%).
- Field site evaluation, preparation, and monitoring (10%).
- Acclimation facility and equipment preparation, maintenance, and cleaning (10%).
- Construction and maintenance of drip irrigation system and maintenance of riparian planting site (5%).
- Public outreach, and education/interpretation (5%).
- Administrative, collecting/analyzing field data, grant writing, reporting (5%).
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Technicians accrue sick leave biweekly.
- Mileage will be reimbursed at the current federal rate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
