JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in a National Park Service (NPS) Unit. The purpose of the position is to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard biological science technical support assignments in plants. Open to the first 84 applicants or until 01/10/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. MAJOR DUTIES: Some of the duties you will perform include, but are not limited to, Manage exotic plants by using chemical, mechanical, and biological techniques. Use GPS equipment to record treatment areas. Maintain and operate application equipment. Establish and maintain vegetation restoration projects. Utilize a variety of computer programs to compile, store, retrieve, analyze and report data including GIS. Additional Park and duty information listed below: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: This is a seasonal position within the Division of Planning and Resource Management. You will be responsible for completing a variety of natural resource projects including exotic and native vegetation, habitat and wildlife monitoring. You are expected to work both independently and as a member of a team/field crew. Work also involves extensive travel by boat on Lake Superior. Fieldwork will involve hiking through dense vegetation and navigating using GPS and compass. Apostle Islands contains 21 islands and 13 miles of the Wisconsin coastline of Lake Superior and is located at the northern tip of the Bayfield Peninsula of Wisconsin 75 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota. The park is best known for its sea caves, kayaking, sailing, beaches and lighthouses. Badlands National Park: You will serve as a member of an invasive plant management team. Operation of on-and off-road vehicles is a job requirement. ATV Rider course, First Aide/CRP classes and South Dakota Commercial Pesticide Applicator License will be given when you arrive. The required exam for the license may be taken on work time and you must pass within 30 days of your start date. Overtime, weekend, evening work, and travel may be required. Badlands National Park is in southwestern South Dakota, 75 miles east of Rapid City. There is plenty of hiking, biking, and wildlife viewing; the night skies are famous. The park is also surrounded by other National and State Parks. Wind Cave National Park: This position is in the Resource Management Division. You will be required to work both indoors and outdoors, often under adverse weather conditions. Work requires frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing and working in cramped positions. Wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be required. You must be able to operate ATV, UTVs and herbicide equipment. You will be given an opportunity to take the South Dakota Pesticide exam. Wind Cave National Park includes the sixth longest cave in the world with 150+ miles of surveyed passages and numerous backcountry caves. Approximately 70% of the park is mixed-grass prairie with remaining ponderosa pine forest. The park is located in the southern Black Hills of southwest South Dakota. The community of Rapid City is 60 miles away. Government Housing may be available at each location. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
