Seasonal Stream Habitat Technician

Trout Unlimited is hiring Seasonal Stream Habitat Technicians in Vermont to enhance cold-water fisheries and local communities through habitat restoration projects. Responsibilities include instream habitat improvement, streambank stabilization, and aquatic organism passage projects, primarily focusing on restoring remote streams. The role involves working with a team under the guidance of a full-time technician and project coordinator. Multiple positions are available, and no specific degree is required.
POSITION SUMMARY Projects implemented within this position will provide multiple benefits to cold-water fisheries and local communities including flood resiliency, improvement of aquatic habitat and water quality, and protection of aquatic health and biodiversity. The stream habitat technician will report directly to the full-time technician and project coordinator and will be responsible for working on a restoration team to conduct instream habitat improvement, streambank stabilization, and aquatic organism passage projects. The primary function of this team is to restore remote streams with woody structures through the implementation of strategic wood additions (SWAs), beaver dam analogs (BDAs), and post assisted logjams (PALs). Additional projects may include small dam removal, assessing streams for future wood loading, documenting the success of past projects/installations, etc. Multiple positions (2-4) will be filled working in conjunction with the full-time technician. Seasona...