The position includes at least 12 months of work, beginning in early April 2023, and will likely be extended. The Ecologist will be responsible for supporting regional vegetation inventory, classification, mapping, and monitoring efforts in northwestern California and other areas through coordinating field missions and promoting the Manual of California Vegetation and Sensitive Natural Communities Initiative. This position requires a detail-oriented individual to coordinate fieldwork and crews in vegetation inventory and mapping efforts, help organize and integrate vegetation data in regional efforts, classify and describe vegetation, and increase training, outreach, and communication on California’s vegetation.
Other opportunities include training staff, students, or volunteers on data collection, data entry, and Geographic Information System (GIS) tasks using CNPS vegetation methods and related work (e.g., plant identification & specimen collection). Field time will likely be 10-25% of the position duties.
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