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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Position:</b> Botanist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Deadline: </b>April 27, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Agency: </b>USDA Forest Service<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Location:</b> Sequoia National Forest (Porterville, CA)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Overview:</b> GS 9-12, Full time, Permanent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Compensation:</b> $54,727 - $79,363 per year<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Who Can Apply: </b>This job is open to the public.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Duties are listed at the full performance level GS-12:<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Make on-the-ground investigations related to long-term survival of rare plants and the effects of activities in complex ecological and botanical conditions<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Develop species-specific management direction for long-term survival of threatened, endangered, and sensitive (TES) plant species.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Represent the Unit at meetings with technical and scientific groups where environmental management problems are discussed.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Develop and implement a monitoring program for Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, Candidate, and Sensitive (TEPCS) plant species and rare communities.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Evaluate the needs of resource management programs for botanical and plant ecology information.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Assess biological evaluations to ensure technical and administrative compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Evaluate land management projects for compliance with the Endangered Species Act.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Write reports, evaluations, and biological opinions of investigations involving critical projects with potential for adverse impacts on natural resources.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information and to apply:</b> <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/648789400">
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/648789400</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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