[RWG] JOB: Restoration Job at The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC (fwd)

[Olivia Kwong]

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The Nature Cosnervancy is looking for a strong and enthusiastic candidate
for a Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Assistant. The full job posting can
be found at this link, and I have posted the job summary below. Please pass
along to anyone you might think is interested.

http://www.nature.org/careers/dynamic/natureorg/20080102211117.html

Mary Travaglini
Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager
The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD  20814
(301) 897-8570 x210
fax: (301) 897-0858

"We still need conservationists who will attempt the impossible, achieving
it because they aren't aware of how impossible it is." David Brower



JOB TITLE: POTOMAC GORGE HABITAT RESTORATION ASSISTANT
SUPERVISOR: Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager
LOCATION: Bethesda, MD
JOB TYPE: One-Year Position


SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Assistant will work to address
invasive non-native plant species and recreational use impacts on rare
species and natural communities at The Nature Conservancy’s Potomac Gorge
cooperative conservation area, the fifteen-mile river corridor from Great
Falls to Key Bridge along the Potomac River, just outside Washington, D.C.
The Potomac Gorge has an exceptional diversity and concentration of rare
species, with more than 200 recorded state and globally rare plant species
and ten globally rare plant communities. Public parklands in the Gorge are
extremely popular for recreational use, visited by more than two million
people per year.


The Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Assistant will help implement
conservation strategies involving both on-the-ground habitat restoration
and public education and outreach.  This position will be supervised by The
Nature Conservancy out of the Bethesda, MD office.  S/he will spend most of
the time in the field working on public lands and in partnership with the
National Park Service’s Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
and George Washington Memorial Parkway, Fairfax and Arlington Counties, VA,
and Montgomery County, MD.


The primary focus of the position will be monitoring and controlling
invasive plant species on Nature Conservancy, National Park Service, and
county park lands in the Potomac Gorge. Invasive non-native species that we
are targeting in our habitat restoration efforts include garlic mustard,
Japanese stilt grass, Amur honeysuckle, Asiatic bittersweet, porcelain
berry, and English ivy. The Assistant will work independently and with team
members on invasive species control, and will plan and supervise volunteer
workdays to control invasive plants.  S/he will also help educate the
public on invasive species prevention and control issues, and benefits of
native species.


The secondary focus of the position will be to address recreational use
impacts on rare species and natural communities, both through trail
restoration and public education and outreach.  Education and outreach
activities in both sensitive recreational use and invasive species issues
will include developing educational messages, writing, and graphic design
of brochures and other print and web materials, as well as developing and
offering public presentations, including Power point slide shows.