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BROAD JOB FUNCTIONS - NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

• Inventory forest stands.
• Recommend silvicultural practices.
• Assist in development of fire management plans.
• Assist in forest nursery programs.
• Cruise timber (i.e. measure height and circumference of trees)
• Scale (i.e., measure) cut logs.
• Compile, verify, and analyze appraisals (i.e., check at the mill).
• Assist in laying out timber sales.
• Prepare appraisal documents.
• Assist in operational forestry.
• Assist in preparation of fire suppression and prescribed burning plans.
• Implement prescribed burning.
• Manage and use pesticides and herbicides.
• Propagate and plant woody and non-woody species.
• Identify and control noxious weeds.
• Inventory the resource (e.g., wildlife species and populations for the Wildlife Technician; plant species and vegetative communities for the Range Technician).
• Assist in species breeding/propagation programs.
• Assist in habitat restoration.
• Perform park maintenance.
• Develop public information programs.
• Conduct environmental education programs.
• Inventory, evaluate, and assist in development of resource management strategies for sites and areas with unique scenic, recreational, historical, cultural, paleontological, and other resource values.
• Assist in development of designs for the protection, maintenance, rehabilitation, or enhancement of visual resources.
• Assess environmental impact of proposed development projects.
• Collect and analyze geological data.
• Identify fossils and rock samples.
• Collect data for use in identifying geologic structures and determine extent of formations.
• Assist in checking geologic maps and reports.
• Calculate rates of sediment production.

• Conduct surface and groundwater inventories and studies (i.e., watershed analysis).
• Interpret surface and groundwater inventory and study data.
• Examine water quality and quantity from streams and aquifers.
• Comply with local, state, and federal water pollution control acts.
• Implement urban wildlife management strategies.
• Trap and relocate wildlife.
• Participate in tag/release and tracking studies.
• Rehabilitate injured wildlife for release.
• Introduce rare/endangered species into ecosystem.
• Collect and analyze water samples.
• Label, preserve, and store samples.
• Decontaminate sampling equipment.
• Follow standard operating procedures.
• Follow chain-of-custody procedures.
• Follow established quality control procedures.
• Select and use proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Interpret water quality information.
• Operate boats and utilize seining, trawling, and electroshock equipment.
• Sample and identify aquatic organisms.
• Assist with fish hatchery management.
• Practice techniques of aquaculture.
• Implement plans to improve aquatic habitats.
• Stock lakes and streams with fish.
• Implement farm pond management techniques.
• Determine soil types and physical soil characteristics.
• Inventory soil conservation practices (e.g., terracing, grassed waterways, zero-till, crop rotation).
• Assess farm land for eligibility in federal programs.
• Implement erosion control strategies.
• Identify and delineate wetlands based on plant/animal species and hydrology.
• Implement wetland restoration and construction activities.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Utilize computers and software.
• Calibrate, operate, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment.
• Prepare maps.
• Use aerial photography.
• Organize and analyze data.
• Develop reports on findings.
• Monitor compliance of plans/projects.
• Oversee project maintenance.
• Follow and apply local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
• Assist in preparing environmental documents.
• Assist in recommendations to federal, state, local, and private organizations.
• Perform literature searches.