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Forest-Wide Outreach INTERDISCIPLINARY FOREST BOTANIST/SOIL SCIENTIST/ECOLOGIST GS - 0430 / 0470 / 0408 - 9/11 Shoshone National Forest, Cody, WY Seeking Interest for Permanent Position Outreach Rocky Mountain Region, USDA Forest Service Position Information the mouth of the spectacular Clarks Fork Canyon, to The Shoshone National Forest is interested in 13,804 feet on Gannett Peak, Wyoming's highest identifying candidates with the skill sets to fill an point. interdisciplinary position with primary responsibility for the Forest Botany, Soils, and There are five Ranger Districts on the Shoshone Ecology Programs. Responses to this interest National Forest: the Clarks Fork, Wapiti and Greybull outreach will be utilized to evaluate how to best Ranger Districts are consolidated into the North Zone structure a permanent position for these resource which is headquartered in Cody, Wyoming; Wind areas. The position would be located at the Forest River located in Dubois, WY; and Washakie located Supervisor’s Office located in Cody, Wyoming. If in Lander, WY. interested, please return the attached response form by March 6, 2015 to [email protected]. For a complete description of the Forest, including photos, see our WEB PAGE see Please see the following information on the position, http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/shoshone/. the Shoshone National Forest, and the community. The Position The Forest This position serves as Staff Specialist for the, The Shoshone National Forest was established in Botany, Soils, and Ecology programs with 1891 as a part of the Yellowstone Timberland responsibility for leadership, coordination, planning, Reserve. The forest is an integral part of the 10 and implementation in these areas. These million acre Greater Yellowstone Area which is responsibilities include providing expert advice to centered in Yellowstone National Park. The Interdisciplinary Team members, Forest Supervisor, Shoshone consists of 2,470,430 acres of varied terrain Resource Staff Officers, and District Rangers; serving ranging from sagebrush flats to rugged mountain as liaison between the Forest and the Regional Office; peaks. Over one half of the forest is designated formulating and recommending local policy; wilderness. With Yellowstone National Park on its representing the Forest at meetings and workshops; western border, the Shoshone encompasses an area developing program budgets for out-year planning; from the Montana state line south to Lander, serving as internal and external Forest contact for Wyoming, and includes portions of the Absaroka, botany, soils, and ecology activities; and developing Wind River, and Beartooth mountain ranges. The and implementing in-service educational programs western boundary of the forest to south of for Forest personnel. Yellowstone is the crest of the Continental Divide. Elevations on the Shoshone ranges from 4,600 feet at -- 1 -- The incumbent develops and integrates botanical, soil degrees in July. Annual rainfall averages 9.4 inches; resource, and ecological, information into Forest snowfall averages 35.20 inches yearly. Sunshine activities. Typical projects could include revegetation brightens the sky more than 300 days a year. Snow plans, assisting with ecological site descriptions, does not stay long on the ground here in the winter. botanical inventory and monitoring, rangeland In January or February, 50 degree days are not vegetation identification support, and analysis which unusual. Warm Chinook winds usually melt the snow will require strong technical proficiencies in soils and within two or three days of a storm. botany. The community of Cody offers numerous churches, In particular the position will: provide technical doctors, dentists, an excellent hospital, a nursing advice for plans, programs, and projects; makes on- home, public library, 6 banks, local shopping, a the-ground investigations of complex situations; movie theatre, a senior citizen center, a volunteer fire write reports of findings; recommend and develop department, Search and Rescue, police department, management practices for practical application and sheriff's department, and an airport with daily implementation by land managers; develop connects to Denver and Salt Lake City. procedures and set standards to investigate new and unusual problems on the Forest; conduct Cody's school district is one of the finest in the Rocky environmental analyses of proposed projects and Mountain area. Five elementary schools, one middle activities; develop responses for appeal and litigation school and one senior high school have an average records; monitor the effectiveness of mitigation student to teacher ratio of less than 20 to 1. Several measures; implement appropriate soils monitoring private and Christian schools also are available. protocols; and maintain the Forest soils and botany Thirty minutes away in Powell is Northwest College, inventory information. a fully accredited junior college. Cody has available housing for rental or purchasing. Vacancy Announcement Average rental price is $700 per month for singles and Shoshone NF is considering all Outreach Responses. $900 to $1,200 for famlies with a median purchase Based on interest, this position could be hired using price of $240,200 Property taxes are low. Cody the Federal Government direct hiring authorities, boasts tax rates among the lowest in the nation. State such as; Schedule A (Persons with Disabilities), VRA sales tax is 4%, with NO State or local income tax. (Veterans with 30% disability or more) and possible reassignments for qualified GS 9/11 employees Visitors come from all over the world to see the currently working for the Federal Government. Buffalo Bill Historical Center--actually four museums under one roof--The Whitney Gallery of Cody, Wyoming Western Art, The Buffalo Bill Museum, The Plains Cody, Wyoming, located 52 miles from the east Indian Museum, and the Cody Firearms Museum. entrance to Yellowstone National Park, was founded Cody has a lively fine art community and several art in 1887 by Colonel William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. galleries. Annual cultural events include the Jazz Cody continues to prosper with its diverse economy, Festival, Plains Indian Pow Wow, and the Cody which includes oil/minerals, agriculture, timbering, Stampede Rodeos, just to name a few. light industry and tourism. Year-round recreational opportunities are almost limitless in Cody with the There are five rivers flowing out of the Absaroka surrounding mountains, forest and wilderness areas. Mountains near Cody and modern day explorers have spent a lifetime learning their way around just one of Cody is the county seat of Park County and is located those drainages. Each river begins back in the high 100 miles south of Billings, Montana; 492 miles north mountains where meadows team with wildlife and of Denver, Colorado; 214 miles northwest of Casper, glacier fed streams and lakes are full of native Wyoming and is 5,095 feet above sea level. cutthroat trout in one of the largest wilderness ecosystems in the world. Choose from rodeo, fishing, The population of Cody is approximately 10,000. hunting, horseback riding, backpacking, Temperatures average 23 degrees in January and 72 mountaineering, mountain biking, wind surfing, -- 2 -- golfing, water skiing, boating, rock hunting, bowling, roller skating, ice skating, tennis, hiking, snow skiing, snowmobiling, camping, picnicking, or just take a relaxing day on any one of several world class scenic loop tour drives. For more information contact the Cody Chamber of Commerce at http://www.codychamber.org/ -- 3 -- OUTREACH NOTICE APPLICANT REPLY FORM INTERDISCIPLINARY FOREST BOTANIST/SOIL SCIENTIST/ECOLOGIST, GS - 0430 / 0470 / 0408 - 9/11 Shoshone National Forest – Supervisor’s Office USDA Forest Service, R2-Rocky Mountain Region Please return this form and a copy of your resume by March 6, 2015 to: Karri Cary: [email protected] If you are interested in this position, please complete and submit this form to the person identified above as contact. This will help us determine the level of interest of prospective candidates and establish the area of consideration. Thanks for your cooperation. Name: Email Address: Mailing Address: Telephone Number: Work: Home: Agency Employed with: USFS Other (Please list): Type of appointment currently under (please check one): Permanent Temporary Term Other (Please list): Current Region/Forest/District: Current Series and Grade: Current Position Title: Primary Educational Background: Botany Soils Ecology Other (Please list): Secondary Educational Background: Botany Soils Ecology Other (Please list): Primary Career Experience: Botany Soils Ecology Other (Please list): Secondary Career Experience: Botany Soils Ecology Other (Please list): If not a current permanent (career or career conditional) employee, are you eligible to be hired under any of the following special authorities: Persons with Disabilities Veterans Recruitment Appointment Disabled Veteran w/30% Compensable Disability Veteran Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 Former Peace Corp Volunteer Student Career Experience Program Other (explain): 4 What strengths/skills do you bring to this position? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS VACANCY 5 .
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