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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Outreach Notice
Botanist
GS-0430-11
Pacific Northwest Region – North Bend, WA
The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS) in Region 6 is currently outreaching for a GS-11 South Zone Botanist to be filled under the GS-0430 series. This is a temporary, full-time position – not to exceed one year. The duty station will be North Bend, Washington. The position will serve the Snoqualmie and Skykomish ranger districts, although duties might occasionally be assigned on other ranger districts of the MBS to balance workload.
If you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please apply to the vacancy announcement advertised on USAjobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/. The announcement will be open from February 5th through February 18th.
Announcement number: 14-TEMP110605-011808LD-DT.
For additional information on this position, please contact Shauna Hee, Acting Botany/Invasives Program Manager and North Zone Botanist (Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest) at 360-854-2635.
Position Information:
This position will be located at the Snoqualmie District Ranger Office of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS). The incumbent serves as South Zone Botanist with responsibility for the South Zone botany program and project support.
Duties include:
- Serve as a Botanist providing technical expert assistance to the units in matters dealing with threatened, endangered and sensitive plant species, including non-vascular plants and lichens, and plant community and vegetation management.
- Responsible for species identification, management and plant ecology.
- Serve as a botanical expert when working on interdisciplinary teams interpreting complex botanical situations involving specialist from several management groups and agencies.
- Prepare biological evaluations for the Endangered Species Act and Forest Service policy requirements for proposed endangered, threatened, and sensitive species.
- Prepare scopes of work and government estimates for contracted service. Monitor contract progress and resolve problems with the contractor.
- Develop and conduct a monitoring program at selected plant sites. Recommend management strategies for rare, threatened, and endangered plants.
About the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest:
The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest extends 140 miles along the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains from the Canadian border to Mt. Rainer National Park. The Forest encompasses eight designated wilderness areas, four ski areas, the Skagit Wild and Scenic River, and over 1500 miles of trail, including 100 miles of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The Forest covers portions of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King and Pierce Counties. Together, these counties contain over 55 percent of the state’s total population. Nearly five million people live in or near the Puget Sound metropolitan area. Another two million people live in southwest British Columbia and make frequent use of the north end of the Forest. This coupled with the fact that four major mountain passes cross the Cascades through the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, makes this one of the most visible National Forests in the country. It is also one of the busiest recreation Forests in the nation. Hiking, camping, mountaineering, and backpacking are among the most popular recreational activities in the Puget Sound area and the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is the largest supplier of these recreational opportunities.
The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie is a Forest rich in natural diversity, with a complex ecosystem that includes glacier-covered peaks, volcanoes, alpine lakes and many, many rivers and streams, old-growth stands of timber, and a multitude of plant, animal, and fish species. About 48 percent of the MBS is designated wilderness; the Skagit Wild and Scenic River includes about 158 miles of portions of four rivers; and large areas of the forest are allocated to Late Successional Reserve and Riparian Reserve (under the 1994 Forest Plan Amendment commonly known as the Northwest Forest Plan). The MBS provides habitat for a number of federally-listed threatened and endangered fish and wildlife species, including grizzly bear, the northern spotted owl, Chinook salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and more. Recreation opportunities abound, including winter sports at four major ski areas.
The Forest Supervisor’s office is located in Everett, Washington, located approximately 29 miles north of downtown Seattle. District offices are located in Sedro-Woolley and Darrington to the north, Skykomish to the east and North Bend to the south.
For more information about the MBS, including on-going plans and projects and/or recent decisions, visit the Forest website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/
About the North Bend Area:
The Snoqualmie Ranger District Office is located in North Bend, WA. North Bend, population 30,000, is a small town on Interstate-90 nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, about 40 minutes’ drive from downtown Seattle. The region is probably best known for recreation opportunities along the I-90 corridor. These opportunities include two developed campgrounds, two picnic areas, eleven trailheads, and four major ski areas. Also nearby are the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Mt. Si Natural Resource area, and Twin Falls and Iron Horse State Parks.
Puget Sound residents have access to a number of top quality hospitals and health care facilities, excellent educational systems which offer numerous programs for students with varying needs and interests, and a variety of cultural activities which include performing arts and museums, sports and recreational activities.
Additional information about North Bend and the surrounding Snoqualmie Valley can be found at the following websites:
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