[PCA] JOB OUTREACH: US Forest Service Mt. Hood National Forest Botanist (OR)

[Prescott, Leah]

OUTREACH

NOTICE

R6- Pacific Northwest Region



OUTREACH

USDA Forest Service, Region 6

Mt. Hood National Forest

Botanist

GS-0430-7/9

The Mt. Hood National Forest will soon be filling a Botanist (GS-0430-7/9)
position. This outreach notification is being circulated to inform
prospective applicants of this upcoming opportunity, as well as to help the
Responsible Official gain insight into the potentially interested pool of
candidates, and the best way to advertise this vacancy for the strongest
candidate pool. This position may be considered for a non-competitive
reassignment if there is qualified person in the same grade.

This position is located in Parkdale, Oregon at the Hood River Ranger
District.

If you are interested in this exciting job opportunity, please contact
Christina Mead by e-mail, at christinaamead at fs.fed.us, or by phone, at
541-467-5132.


[image: mt-hood]

For more information on the Mt. Hood National Forest

http://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood/

Duty Station:  Parkdale, Oregon

Position & Duties

The position serves as a Botanist for the East Zone of the Mount Hood
National Forest.  The East Zone is made up of the Hood River and Barlow
Ranger Districts. We are seeking a dynamic, energetic person with a
demonstrated ability to promote natural resource management and an interest
in community collaboration to help provide restoration opportunities on the
zone.  The successful candidate will have strong leadership, communication,
organizational and interpersonal skills.

Primary functions include but are not limited to:

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   Provides technical expertise regarding threatened, endangered and
   sensitive plant species;
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   Serves as a botanical expert on interdisciplinary teams;
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   Initiates, designs, and implements ecological restoration projects
   internally or with partners;
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   Assists with the implementation of the invasive plant management program
   of work;
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   Maintains databases and ensures completion of data entry and reporting
   requirements.

About the Mt. Hood National Forest:

Located twenty miles east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern
Willamette River valley, the Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from
the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than sixty miles
of forested mountains, lakes and streams to Olallie Scenic Area, a high
lake basin under the slopes of Mt. Jefferson. The Forest encompasses some
1,067,043 acres. One of the State of Oregon’s iconic landmarks, the
11,240-foot peak of Mount Hood stands sentinel in the middle of the Forest.

[image: http://dencat.net/Images/Mt%20Hood%20Lost%20Lake.JPG]

Straddling both sides of the Cascade Mountain Range, the Forest comprises
and serves two distinctly unique areas. The west-side of the Forest is in
close proximity to the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, with nearly 50
percent of the Forest’s perimeter characterized as urban interface.  The
interface experiences intense levels of recreational use; complex
communication challenges due to socio-economic and cultural diversity of
the area’s citizens; and, a high degree of interest from members of the
urban public and media. By contrast, the communities on the east-side of
the Forest are more rural in nature, with a unique sense of relationship to
place and a larger dependence upon the natural resource assets, such as
water to supply nearby orchards, farms, and ranches for irrigation and
domestic uses.

East-side or west-side, the Forest draws visitors from around the Pacific
Northwest and the Nation.  Nearly 2.4 million people per year come to view
the wildlife and wildflowers, camp, hike, boat the lakes, play in the
streams, ski, mountain bike, hunt, fish, climb Mount Hood, and participate
in a range of recreational activities in and around the Forest.  Some
popular destinations on the forest include Timberline Lodge, built in 1937
high on Mt. Hood, Lost Lake, Trillium Lake, Timothy Lake, Rock Creek
Reservoir and portions of the Old Oregon Trail, including Barlow Road.

Stewardship of the Mt. Hood National Forest and its natural and cultural
resources presents a unique set of management challenges, as well as many
opportunities to interact with the public in meaningful ways.

About the Community:

The Barlow and Hood River Ranger Districts are part of the Mt. Hood
National Forest.  The land base encompasses approximately 385,000 acres and
provides a diversity of geographic, climatic, and biotic areas.  Elevations
range from 100 feet at the Columbia River to 11,235 feet at the summit of
Mt. Hood. The land base is located east of the Cascade Crest and annual
precipitation ranges from 45 inches in the Hood River area to 25 inches in
the Dufur area.  Spring and fall are wet with temperatures dropping into
the 30s and 40s. Summers are usually dry with temperatures in the 70s and
80s. For additional information about the Mt. Hood National Forest visit
the Forest Web Site at www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood.

Mt. Hood/Parkdale is a small community located 15/17 miles south of Hood
River, and approximately 75 miles southeast of Portland (the largest city
in Oregon).  Mt. Hood/Parkdale has a grocery store, post office, 2
convenience stores, an elementary school, several churches, 2 community
centers, a gas station, brewpub, several restaurants, and several
gift/artisan shops.  The community is a mix of tourism and orchard based
industry. Housing is limited.

Hood River is a full service community.  Local services include 33
churches, public library, hospital, motels/hotels, banks, local shops, 2
grocery stores, 3 pharmacy/department stores, brewpubs, restaurants, fresh
fruit stands, movie theaters, sports/health clubs, swimming pool, tennis
courts, parks, bowling alley, gardening outlets, and a small municipal
airport.  Ample medical care facilities as well as dental and optical
services are available. The City of Hood River remains the Gorge capital
for the sport of windsurfing.

Hood River County encompasses the Hood River Valley and includes the
communities of Mt. Hood, Parkdale, Dee, Odell, Pine Grove and the cities of
Hood River, and Cascade Locks. Mt. Hood, with an elevation of 11,235 ft.,
marks the southern end of the valley.  The Columbia River and a view of Mt.
Adams mark the northern end.

The views and vistas are incredible and outdoor recreational opportunities
abound.  The fertile farmland of the Hood River Valley includes more than
14,000 acres of commercial apple, cherry, pear and peach orchards.  Orchard
crops provide much of the county’s economic base. Tourism is also an
important part the county’s economy.

Housing is available throughout the Hood River Valley, with the average 3
bedroom home cost of $250,000.00+.  Rental units vary from $500.00/month
(for a one-bedroom apt) to $1,100.00 - $1,500 for a house. Rentals are
somewhat limited during the summer months.

Additional information:

www.gorge.net

www.hoodriver.org

www.econ.state.or.us/HoodRiver.pdf

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Date: ____________

Outreach Response Form

Mt. Hood National Forest

Botanist, GS-0430-7/9

Name: _________________________________________________

Email Address: ____________________   Telephone No: _______________________

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________

For current Federal employees:

Agency Employed With: _________________________________

Type of Appointment: ☐ Permanent   ☐ Temporary   ☐ Other

Current Region/Forest/District:  ____________

Current Series and Grade: ________________________

Current Position Title: ____________________________

This position may be considered for a direct reassignment for an eligible
person currently in a PFT position at the same grade. Please indicate if
you are interested in a direct reassignment from a current Forest Service
position, or if you are interested in this as a promotion, and would like
to apply for a competitive promotion.

☐ I am interested in a non-competitive reassignment, and I am currently a
career employee with the Forest Service

☐ I am interested in applying competitively for a promotion

If not a current permanent (Career or Career Conditional) employee, are you
eligible to be hired under any of the following special authorities?

☐ Person with Disabilities

☐ Veteran's Reemployment Act

☐ Disabled Veteran's w/30% Compensable Disability

☐ Veteran's Employment Opportunities Act Of 1998

☐ Returned Peace Corps Volunteer

☐ Resource Assistant/Public Land Corps Authority

☐ Other _______________________

Thank you for your interest in our vacancy!

Return this form & resume to:

Christina Mead

Eastzone Botanist and Invasive Species Coordinator

Mt. Hood National Forest

541-467-5132

christinaamead at fs.fed.us


-- 
Leah Prescott
Bureau of Land Management
Plant Conservation & Restoration Program
Data Coordinator
202-912-7232

National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
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