Huron-Manistee National Forests
Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District
Baldwin, Michigan
Vacancy Announcement
Biological Science Technician (Wildlife)
GS-0404-6/7
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
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16-0904-217957DP-CP (Opens: 1/25/2016, Closes: 1/29/2016)
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Apply by January 29, 2016
The Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District of the Huron-Manistee National Forests (Forest) is currently seeking a candidate to fill a permanent part-time 18/8 Biological Science Technician position with a duty station at the Baldwin Ranger Station in Baldwin, Michigan.
The Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District has an active wildlife, botany, and fisheries program and has good working relationships with many partners interested in managing the Forest for game species and non-game species, including the federally listed Karner blue butterfly. This position requires applicants to possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
Duties include:
- Provides technical assistance in the wildlife management program.
- Evaluates, designs, and serves as Contracting Officer Representative for habitat enhancement and restoration projects.
- Works cooperatively with State wildlife resource agencies and partners.
- Conducts wildlife, botany, and fisheries surveys by making observations, gathering data, and reporting findings.
- Prepares field data to be digitized and processes data for use in geographic information systems (GIS).
- Gathers resource information to be used in environmental analysis documents affecting biological resources.
- Oversees the activities of seasonal employees.
- Assists other program areas in meeting the overall District program of work.
Duty Station for this position: Baldwin, Michigan.
Bargaining Unit Status: Eligible
Transfer of Station: The Transfer of Station cost will NOT be paid by the government.
The Huron-Manistee National Forests
The forests of northern Michigan are rich in history. Glaciers shaped the landscape as the frozen rock and ice formed many beautiful lakes. In the later 1800’s logging was in its heyday and the loggers unknowingly left a barren wasteland that nobody wanted. In 1909, the Huron National Forests was established and the Manistee National Forest was formed in 1938. Working hand in hand with the Michigan DNR and other partners, the Forest Service has changed the “lands that nobody wanted” to healthy forests again.
The Huron-Manistee National Forests are composed of approximately 964,700 acres of National Forest System lands. Terrain is generally flat with some moraine hills and includes wetlands, scattered prairie remnants, Great Lakes shorelines and dunes, and an assortment of hardwood and forest communities.
This Forest is truly a land of many uses. Commodity production includes a strong timber sale program. The recreation program features a large amount of developed and dispersed camping as the Forest is within easy reach of large metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Detroit, and Grand Rapids. There are many miles of hiking, snowmobile, and ORV trails. Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area is located along the shores of Lake Michigan on the Manistee District. There are five designated wild and scenic rivers of the Forests including the Pere Marquette River on the Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District.
For a complete description of features of the Huron-Manistee National Forests, visit our website at fs.usda.gov/hmnf
Baldwin, Michigan
Baldwin is located in the northwest portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Lake County close to the shores of Lake Michigan. Baldwin has a population of approximately 930 people and is centrally located between the communities of Big Rapids, Reed City, White Cloud, Fremont and Ludington. There generally is a good selection of housing in the $70,000 to $150,000 price range; however, rentals are limited and range from $350 to $1,000 per month. The area abounds with four season outdoor recreation opportunities, including the Pere Marquette Wild and Scenic River.
For more information on the Baldwin area, please visit the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at www.lakecountymichigan.com.
The following people can provide you with additional information on the Forests and the Baldwin area. If you are considering applying for this position, please contact one of these individuals:
Heather Keough, at 231-745-4631 or hkeough@fs.fed.us
Pamela Repp, at 231-745-4631 or pamelamrepp@fs.fed.us
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