Individual Placement- Rangeland Management at Sierra National Forest

Job description

Position Summary Crew member would assist with conducting rangeland management inventory and monitoring on grazing allotments within the Sierra National Forest. Inventory and monitoring work would include collecting forage production information, forage utilization levels, herbaceous species composition and cover data. The work environment would include lower elevation Sierra Nevada foothills annual grassland oak woodland range type and higher elevation Sierra Nevada montane meadows. Primary goals are to assist the Forest's rangeland management specialist with inventory on vacant range allotments for restocking with livestock and inspect rangeland for compliance with permitted livestock activities in the actively grazed allotments. Location: North Fork, CA: Schedule: May 18, 2026 - September 4, 2026 Key Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct rangeland management inventory and monitoring on vacant and actively grazed allotments within the Sierra National Forest; Collect forage production information; Conduct forage utilization and stream channel alteration monitoring using Survey123 using various protocols; Inspect and record range improvements such as corrals, holding fields, drift f...