Job Announcement: Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) for BLM

The Bureau of Land Management is hiring full time, temporary appointments not to exceed 1039 hours. Locations include Medford, Grants Pass, Lakeview, and Klamath Falls Oregon. Responsibilities may include: research, compile and tabulate wildlife inventory data (i.e., population counts, reproductive performance, food habits, prey densities, and habitat distribution;) conduct field surveys on proposed actions (i.e. timber sales, road construction proposals, land exchanges, etc.) for federally listed and sensitive wildlife species; conduct monitoring of known sites to ascertain site occupation and reproductive success; conduct habitat/vegetation monitoring; conduct inventories for specific species in potential habitat areas, document locations using maps and GIS/GPS technology, enter data into databases and study files; interpret aerial photos, landsat imagery and topographic maps to determine land use, vegetation distribution, and to plot nest/herd breeding sites. In some Oregon locations there are special conditions, where the primary duty will be to inventory and monitor marbled murrelets and spotted owl in specific locations to clear timber sale areas and provide baseline to assess management actions. For more information, go to: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/483388800#