Name: Bret Cleaver
Email: bdcleaver@malcoswcd.org
Organization: Malheur Soil and Water Conservation District
Job Position Title: Sage-grouse CCAA Rangeland Specialist
Job Location: Ontario, OR
Application closing date: 11/30/22
Short Job Description: This position is part of a collaborative effort among the Malheur Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and private landowners to promote working land conservation and restore sage-grouse habitat and populations in Malheur County. The successful candidate will work with landowners to enroll private properties in the Greater Sage-grouse Programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Private Rangelands in Malheur, Oregon (hereafter, CCAA). The position, in conjunction with landowners, creates site specific plans (SSPs) with appropriate conservation measures to reduce threats to sage-grouse on private lands and to secure grants to help fund the Malheur County CCAA efforts. This appointment serves as an integral member of the All County CCAA Steering Committee and Vale Sage-Grouse Local Implementation Teams (LITs). The position serves as a liaison between federal, state, and local government programs with funding and expertise to address threats to sage-grouse and landowners in matters regarding conservation of sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystems at the local scale.
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