We seek research assistants for a crew that will carry out studies on understory plant growth after fuels treatments and wildfire in mixed- conifer forest in Plumas and Lassen National Forests. Studies involve censusing understory plants and mapping tree neighborhoods with laser rangefinder and digital compass. We need people with knowledge of or ability to learn Sierra Nevada plants, aptitude to operate laser mapping gear and verify the tree maps created with it, and fortitude to hike in hot steep terrain among prickly shrubs. The positions are stationed near Quincy, California, and will be filled at the GS-5 and GS-6 level; the season will run from late May to the end of September. Email Seth Bigelow ([email protected]) if you wish to be notified when the position is posted several weeks from now on www.usajobs.com.
