[PCA] Great Basin SOS Crew Lead position

[Kulpa, Sarah]

Please share this position widely!

The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is recruiting a Great Basin Seeds of Success (SOS) Crew Lead, housed within the FWS office in Reno, NV. The lead will work directly with the FWS Restoration Ecologist/Botanist and partners and will coordinate and manage regional components of SOS Seed Collection on behalf of the Department of Interior (DOI).

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Duties include:
• Coordinate 10 to 15 SOS collection crews (teams of two) working throughout the Great Basin ecoregion;
• Assist with recruitment of seasonal SOS Botany Field Technicians;
• Train crews in SOS and other seed collection protocols, safety, working in the field, offroad and defensive driving, and relevant GBI and agency policies;
• Provide day-to-day oversight of SOS Botany Field Technicians;
• Work closely with the FWS Restoration Ecologist/Botanist, GBI Senior Ecologist, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Great Basin Ecoregional Lead all located in the BLM Nevada State Office/FWS Reno Field Office.
• Regularly work with the SOS national curators and GIS specialists to update and review data entered by SOS crews in SOS ArcGIS Online database;
• Maintain relationships with field office, refuge, and park contacts to ensure proper support of crews in the field;
• Coordinate with land managers adjacent to the Great Basin Ecoregion to avoid duplicate scouting and collections;
• Perform regularly scheduled field visit audits of crews working in the field to ensure adherence to collection and safety protocols;
• Conduct field data quality assurance/control;
• When needed, assist crews with scouting and identifying populations of target native plant species suitable for the program, including monitoring the phenology of plant populations to identify optimal seed collection times;
• Assist crews with collections in the field when appropriate;
• Assist with the coordination of volunteer seed collection and restoration events;
• Maintain and organize accurate records of field collection activities;
• Coordinate the collection and proper processing of herbarium vouchers;
• Work with DOI and state partners to ensure populations receive appropriate source identification (SID) through relevant state protocols and that crews are trained in and adhering to SID protocols;
• Report accomplishments and provide recommendations for program improvements, priorities, and future projects;
• Approve OnCorps timesheets on time for SOS Botany Field Technicians;
• Regularly review expenses of SOS crews;
• Assist with FWS efforts to coordinate and communicate with internal and external stakeholders;
• Serve as a liaison between and with GBI, FWS, National Park Service (NPS), and BLM staff;
• Ensure that all administrative paperwork is completed and submitted on time and correctly; and
• Ensure GBI and agency equipment are maintained and treated properly.



Sarah Kulpa
Restoration Ecologist/Botanist
Reno Fish and Wildlife Office
1340 Financial Blvd. Suite 234
Reno, Nevada 89521
(775) 861-6340
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