[PCA] JOB OPPORTUNITY: USFS Forest Botanist, GS-0430 9/11 (Modoc NF, CA) (October 7, 2020)

[Carr, Amanda (Mandie) N]

*Deadline: OCTOBER 7, 2020
*Overview: GS-9/11; Permanent; Full-Time
*Position: Forest Botanist


  *   Serves as a Botanist providing technical expert assistance to the unit in matters dealing with threatened, endangered and sensitive plant species and plant community and vegetation management.  Is responsible for the identification, management and plant ecology.  Ensures consistency throughout the unit in developing and implementing programs to manage and protect these plants.
  *   Works with other federal land agencies and state agencies in developing sensitive plant lists and plant species management guidelines for plants found on the unit.
  *   Provides advice to the unit in development of species management guides and in maintenance of the unit's sensitive plant lists.  Prepares biological evaluations for the Endangered Species Act and Forest Service policy requirements for proposed endangered, threatened, and sensitive species.  Makes recommendations concerning which plants should be considered sensitive on the unit, and conducts training in habitat analysis, plant identification, and documentation procedures for threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant species in accordance with forest management plans and objectives.  Maintains a current inventory of all known and proposed endangered, threatened, and sensitive species plant occurrence records.
  *   Serves as a botanical expert when working on interdisciplinary teams interpreting complex botanical situations involving specialists from several management groups and agencies.
  *   Monitors effects of Forest Plan implementation on plant communities and interprets trends where management emphasis changes, including fire and grazing programs.  Prepares scientific information for environmental assessments or draft and final environmental impact statements for the unit.
  *   Prepares scopes of work and government estimates for contracted services.  Monitors contract progress and resolves problems with the contractor.  Designs and conducts environmental data collection field surveys for threatened, endangered, and sensitive plants; prepares schedules and cost estimates for field surveys for plants; and interprets the field data.
  *   Develops and conducts a monitoring program at selected plant sites.  Provides professional advice and guidance regarding area responsibility as required.  Recommends management strategies for rare, threatened, and endangered plants.
  *   Coordinates with academic institutions regarding specific research and surveys that are periodically conducted on the unit.  Attends seminars and meetings and reviews publications and documents to keep informed on status of threatened, endangered and sensitive plants.  Prepares statistical and narrative reports, correspondence and briefings as required.
  *   Reviews environmental assessments and environmental impact statements and makes recommendations to ensure that botanical resources and ecosystem integrity are adequately addressed and considered.  Maintains communication with, and exchanges sensitive plant and native re-vegetation program information with, other botanists, ecologists, and horticulturists associated with the Forest Service, other Federal and State programs, the scientific community, arboretums, and botanical gardens.
  *   Prepares botanical reports, biological evaluations, and assessments to provide input for various environmental documents.  Makes on-the-ground investigations of complex ecological and botanical conditions of the effects of specific activities on the long-term survival of rare plant species, providing recommendations for action in specific cases.

*Location: Modoc National Forest, CA

*Who may apply:
- Current permanent (career or career conditional) Federal employee
- Special authorities:

  *   Person with disabilities
  *   Veterans Recruitment Act
  *   Disabled veterans w/30% compensable disability
  *   Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998
  *   Former Peace Corps volunteer
  *   Pathways Program

***Full announcement and application form attached


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Amanda (Mandie) Carr
Coordinator of Botanical Communication and Outreach
Bureau of Land Management (Contractor)
1387 S Vinnell Way | Boise, ID 83709
Tel (208) 373-4087
Pronouns: she/her/hers

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