<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Schultz, Barbara</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Barbara.Schultz@state.vt.us" target="_blank">Barbara.Schultz@state.vt.us</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:44 PM<br>Subject: Vermont Invasive Plant Coordinator: limited service position opening<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please distribute this to others who may be interested:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is to provide information about the limited service<span style="color:black">
</span>Invasive Plant Coordinator (<span style="color:black">Forester I</span>) position now under recruitment<span style="color:black"> within the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation</span>. The objective of the position is to coordinate invasive
plant management efforts within <span style="color:black">the Agency of Natural Resources</span>, as well as outside organizations and individuals.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The position has come into being thanks to several complementary grants<span style="color:black">, including
</span>a privately funded grant obtained by The Nature Conservancy expressly for this purpose, and a US Forest Service grant, focused initially on invasive plants in Chittenden County, but whose objective includes a sustainable invasives coordinator position
for the state. Lake Champlain Basin Program and Corps of Engineers funds for water chestnut management will also help support the position<span style="color:black">. FPR’s
</span>Forest Health program is providing a home for the position, <span style="color:black">
although direction will also come from other programs within ANR and The Nature Conservancy.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The position will be housed in Essex because of its initial focus on Chittenden County and Lake Champlain, but the intent is to facilitate invasive plant management statewide. It is currently scheduled to terminate in 9/30/17, with the
possibility to extend for the full three years.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The duties are at the Forester I level of responsibility, but will be focused exclusively on invasive plants. They are expected to be very much as in the job announcement, which is at
<a href="https://vthr.peoplesoft.state.vt.us/psp/VTHR/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=616570&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1" target="_blank">
https://vthr.peoplesoft.state.vt.us/psp/VTHR/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=616570&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1</a>:
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Organize community groups and partner efforts to identify high priority sites for protection.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Provide technical support to conservation organizations, CISMAs, volunteers, etc.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Lead efforts to standardize invasive plant geodatabases.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Staff the VT Invasive Exotic Plant Committee.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Provide information through <a href="http://vtinvasives.org" target="_blank">vtinvasives.org</a>, newsletters, and other platforms.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Pursue opportunities for additional financial support.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Provide field-based oversight of water chestnut volunteer work.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Coordinate plant mapping on ANR and TNC lands and provide assistance in implementing management.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Develop an early detection/rapid response plan for newly detected invasives.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Promote best management practices for highway maintenance.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3c3c3c">Complete required grant reports</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Applications need to be submitted to the VTHR website by
</span>03/12/2015 <span style="color:black">.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you would like more details.<span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Barbara Schultz
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Forest Health Program Manager<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">802-777-2082
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:green"><a href="mailto:barbara.schultz@state.vt.us" target="_blank"><span style="color:green">barbara.schultz@state.vt.us</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">100 Mineral Street, Suite 304<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Springfield, VT 05156-3168</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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