[PCA] JOB: Sawtooth National Forest Botanist/Ecologist (Twin Falls, Ketchum or Stanley, ID)

[Olivia Kwong]

USDA FOREST SERVICE
Sawtooth National Forest
GS-0430/408 -11 Botanist/Ecologist
Please Respond by Friday, November 12, 2010

Duty Location: Twin Falls, Ketchum or Stanley, ID
Organizational Unit: R4 - Sawtooth National Forest, Supervisor.s Office.
Opportunity Type: Pre-announcement
Primary Contact:  John Chatel, Acting Natural Resource, Recreation, and 
Lands Staff Officer; jchatel at fs.fed.us; (208) 737-3218

This position will be advertised on the USAJOBS website, www.usajobs.com. 
It is the intent of the Forest to advertise specific to the unit and 
position, as opposed to an open continuous recruitment. The position will 
be advertised as merit promotion and demonstration (open to the general 
public) depending on outreach response. Applicants must locate these 
announcements in the USAJOBS website and follow the How To Apply 
procedures. To locate these announcements click on Search Jobs, then 
Agency Search and select Forest Service, then select Idaho, type in series 
.0430/408. in the Series Number Search. The closing dates will be shown on 
the announcements. Outreach respondents will be notified when the 
announcement is posted.

About the Position
This position is a Botanist/Ecologist for the Sawtooth National Forest. 
Specific duties are to provide professional, scientific assistant to the 
Forest Supervisor.s staff and to provide assistance and training to the 
District Ranger.s staff in dealing with Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, 
Candidate, and sensitive (TEPCS) plant species and botany.  The incumbent 
serves as a specialist in the field of botany with responsibility for 
managing the Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, Candidate, and sensitive 
(TEPCS) plant species program, including advising the Regional Office 
regarding changes and updates to the Forest Sensitive Species List.  The 
incumbent serves as the Research Natural Area coordinator for the Forest 
and provides input into the designation and management of Botanical 
Special Interest Areas (BSIA).  The incumbent provides leadership, 
training and supervision for the other botanist(s) on the Forest (zone 
and/or temporary botanists).  The incumbent writes reviews and signs 
biological assessments/evaluations to insure compliance with Section 7 ESA 
1973 as amended and FSM 2670-R6, 2672.24b-2676.17e, and covers management 
of fieldwork on the Minidoka Ranger District.  The incumbent is the lead 
for the Castilleja christii, a candidate species, conservation agreement 
implementation.  This involves coordination with USFWS, annual population 
monitoring, invasive species treatments and detailed reporting.  The 
incumbent coordinates with other Federal and State agencies and develops 
partnerships with the private sector regarding TEPCS plants and Botany 
program. The incumbent serves as the Forest TESP and TERRA data steward 
and is responsible for implementation, population and quality control of 
this and the WFRP national corporate databases.  The incumbent also 
provides leadership in the development of Native Plant Materials for 
restoration and Special Botanical Products programs for the Forest. The 
incumbent provides Botany and TES plant related environmental education 
and products for Celebrating Wildflowers, Pollinators, and interpretive 
Native Plant Gardens. The incumbent acts as contracting officer.s 
representative (COR) for botany related contracts on the Forest.  The 
position is the Forest representative on the Level 1 Team for 
consultation.  The position reports to the GS-13 Natural Resource, 
Recreation, and Lands Officer.

About the Forest
The 2.1 million acre Sawtooth National Forest is divided into four 
management units . the Minidoka, Ketchum and Fairfield Ranger Districts 
and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.  Elevations range from 4,513 to 
12,009 feet above sea level offering a great variety of land forms and 
vegetation. The Forest extends from northern Utah to the Salmon River 
country in Idaho and includes 149 range allotments on which more than 
44,570 sheep and 24,348 cattle graze.  More than 2 million visitor days of 
recreation occur annually on the Forest with four downhill ski areas, 
including the world-premiere Bald Mountain Ski Area at Sun Valley.  The 
Forest administers the 217,088-acre Sawtooth Wilderness in addition to 
three other areas, totaling more than 270,700 acres, recommended for 
wilderness classification.  The Forest provides habitat to 10 listed T & E 
Species, 17 Sensitive Wildlife & Fish Species and 36 Sensitive Plant 
Species.  Approximately 5 million board feet of timber are offered 
annually.  There are approximately 100 permanent/full-time employees on 
the Forest in addition to 100 seasonal employees.

For additional information you may contact:
jchatel at fs.fed.us or (208) 737-3218
Outreach Notice Form:
If interested, please complete the form below and send via e-mail to 
jchatel at fs.fed.us  or fax to:  (208) 727-3236.  Again please respond by 
Friday, November 12.