Seasonal Marbled Murrelet Surveyor

Hamer Environmental is seeking 5-10 Seasonal Marbled Murrelet Surveyors in Oregon to conduct surveys for a threatened seabird on forest lands. Responsibilities include early morning surveys, establishing routes, collecting habitat data, and reporting findings. Candidates must be comfortable navigating rugged terrain, often in low light and adverse weather. The role provides training, housing, a 4WD vehicle, and necessary field equipment.
5-10 field biologists are needed to conduct surveys for a threatened seabird, the Marbled Murrelet, on private and government-owned forest lands in western Oregon. Some positions may also involve assisting on other nearby wildlife survey projects. The work includes: conducting early morning surveys in mature and old-growth coniferous forests following a strict protocol, establishment of survey routes, collecting habitat data, conducting surveys, transcribing data and reporting to your supervisor. Applicants should be comfortable navigating and working alone in the forest under low light conditions and inclement weather. Some survey stations are located on roads, while most stations require hiking 15 min – 1 hour each way through steep and rugged terrain. Hiking into survey stations will be done in the dark as surveys start 45 minutes before sunrise. For the project we will provide a mandatory full survey certification training, housing, 4WD work vehicle and all field equipment....