Wildlife Technician (AmeriCorps, USFS) (Boise NF & Payette NF)

The Great Basin Institute is hiring two AmeriCorps Wildlife Technicians for fieldwork in Boise and Payette National Forests, Idaho. The role involves conducting surveys, collecting data, and assessing wildlife habitats, focusing on sensitive species like the northern Idaho ground squirrel. Technicians will support management objectives for threatened and endangered species. This is a full-time position with no degree required.
Great Basin Institute / USFS, Boise & Payette NF The Basin Range and Forestry Program at GBI, in cooperation with the USFS at Boise & Payette National Forests, is recruiting (2) AmeriCorps members to serve as Wildlife Technicians. The Wildlife Technicians will support the study and review of proposed actions on the Council and New Meadows Ranger Districts of the Payette National Forest. The technicians will be responsible for performing field surveys, collecting data, and assessing wildlife habitat for various species. Fieldwork will consider federally listed species, candidate species, those proposed for listing, and regional sensitive species while assessing the ecosystems upon which they depend. The technicians will assist agency personnel with applied management objectives for sensitive, threatened and endangered species. The majority of surveys will focus on the northern Idaho ground squirrel but the surveys may include other sensitive and management ind...