[APWG] Job Announcement in Homer, Alaska

[Graziano, Gino A (DNR)]

The Homer Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking a Natural Resource Specialist to implement invasive plant control and education/outreach projects.

 

Major responsibilities: Working cooperatively with landowners, providing project oversight and assisting with on the ground invasive plant management projects, trials and demonstrations. Building additional support for management efforts and coordinating invasive plant education/outreach projects.

 

Desired Qualifications:B.S. in Natural Resource Management, Biology, Environmental Science or equivalent degree/work experience, excellent communication and technical writing skills, ability to work independently and working knowledge of GIS applications. Background in botany or plant ecology preferred.


This is a permanent position based in Homer, AK. Pay is commensurate with experience and likely to start around $17/hr.

Please send cover letter and resume to Homer SWCD at 4014 Lake St, Ste 201 or via email to tara at homerswcd.org. Contact us at (907) 235-8177 ext 5 for more information. Application deadline: Feb. 13th, 2009

 
Gino Graziano, NRS
Invasive Weeds and Agricultural Pest Coordinator
DNR, Division of Agriculture
Plant Materials Center
5310 S. Bodenburg Spur Road
Palmer, AK 99645
907-745-8127
Gino.Graziano at Alaska.gov <mailto:Gino.Graziano at Alaska.gov> 
http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/ag_pmc.htm <https://ancmail.soa.alaska.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/ag_pmc.htm>  

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From: apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org on behalf of Olivia Kwong
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Subject: [APWG] NEWS: War Wtih Riverbank Invader, Waged by Muscle and Munching



http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/us/27tamarisk.html

War With Riverbank Invader, Waged by Muscle and Munching
By KIRK JOHNSON
Published: December 26, 2008

URAVAN, Colo. -- In the 1930s, when the federal government was
experimenting with an array of projects to address bad times,
tree-planting came into vogue as a tool to fight soil erosion here in the
West and on the Great Plains. The shelterbelt program, as it was called,
took trees from many parts of the world -- including a hardy species from
the Asian steppe, called tamarisk or salt cedar -- and planted them by the
millions.

See the link above for the full article text.


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