DOCSLIB.ORG

549-554-1019-901 Park Interpretive Specialist (Seasonal) ($12.54 - $15.20/Hour) – District Services / San Luis Obispo Coast District (San Luis Obispo County)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
549-554-1019-901 Park Interpretive Specialist (Seasonal) ($12.54 - $15.20/Hour) – District Services / San Luis Obispo Coast District (San Luis Obispo County) 549-554-1019-901 PARK INTERPRETIVE SPECIALIST (SEASONAL) ($12.54 - $15.20/HOUR) – DISTRICT SERVICES / SAN LUIS OBISPO COAST DISTRICT (SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY) The Park Interpretive Specialist reporting location is 750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, CA 93452. This position will work under the direction of the District Services Manager. This position may assist with the interpretation and education programs of the District to include Morro Bay State Park, Montaña de Oro State Park, Estero Bluffs State Park, Harmony Headlands State Park, Hearst San Simeon State Park and outreach throughout San Luis Obispo County. This position will assist with planning, coordinating, implementing and delivering interpretive and educational programming within the District and community designed to reduce disturbance to wildlife. This position will learn the natural, cultural and recreational resources within the District and may interpret them in programs such as educational walks and talks, Junior Ranger programs, school tours, campfire programs, roving interpretation/education stations, outreach programs, and special community events. This is a seasonal position that may work up to 1500 hours per year. The position works varied shifts (20-39 hours per week). Must be able to work holidays, weekends and evenings. This position will be responsible for complying with the Department uniform standards and as an employee of California State Parks; the incumbent shall adhere to the Department performance standards. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of education principles and practices and the ability to present information to a variety of audiences may be required. Applicant must have a basic knowledge of and strong interest in preventing human disturbance to wildlife. Applicant must have a willingness to learn about the natural/cultural and recreational history of the parks with a special focus on seabirds and the parks of the San Luis Obispo Coast District as listed above. Applicant should possess a strong desire to share this knowledge with the general public. Applicant should possess a valid California Driver’s License, a clean driving record, and have the ability to pass a driving test and safely operate park vehicles. Priority consideration will be given to any person receiving State public assistance under the CalWORKS program. Applicants who receive State public assistance need to identify their status as a Cal WORKS recipient in the comments area on the application. Applicants must submit a verification of their CalWORKS eligibility status, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing TANF eligibility or a copy of your last aid check stub. If verification is not submitted with the application, the application will not be processed. (Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKS program). State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Cara O’Brien at 805-286-1320 or email [email protected] . Please send your State Application, Form 678, to the contact address listed below. Please note the position number on the application and include any necessary documentation required to be eligible for the job. Department of Parks and Recreation San Luis Obispo Coast District Office Attn: Cara O’Brien 750 Hearst Castle Road San Simeon, CA 93452 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Biological Report
    Biological Report 3093 Beachcomber Drive APN: 065-120-001 Morro Bay, CA Owner: Paul LaPlante Permit #29586 Prepared by V. L. Holland, Ph.D. Plant and Restoration Ecology 1697 El Cerrito Ct. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Prepared for: John K Construction, Inc. 110 Day Street Nipomo, CA 93444 [email protected] and Paul LaPlante 1935 Beachcomber Drive Morro Bay, CA 93442 March 5, 2013 BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 3093 BEACHCOMBER DRIVE, MORRO BAY, CA 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ...................................................................... 4 LOCATION AND PHYSICAL FEATURES ........................................................ 10 FLORISTIC, VEGETATION, AND WILDLIFE INVENTORY ............................. 11 METHODS ......................................................................................................... 11 RESULTS: FLORA AND VEGETATION ON SITE .......................................... 12 FLORA .............................................................................................................. 12 VEGETATION ..................................................................................................... 13 1. ANTHROPOGENIC (RUDERAL) COMMUNITIES ................................................... 13 2. COASTAL DUNE SCRUB ................................................................................. 15 SPECIAL STATUS PLANT SPECIES ..............................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Legal Status of California Monarchs
    The Legal Status of Monarch Butterflies in California International Environmental Law Project 2012 IELP Report on Monarch Legal Status The International Environmental Law Project (IELP) is a legal clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School that works to develop, implement, and enforce international environmental law. It works on a range of issues, including wildlife conservation, climate change, and issues relating to trade and the environment. This report was written by the following people from the Lewis & Clark Law School: Jennifer Amiott, Mikio Hisamatsu, Erica Lyman, Steve Moe, Toby McCartt, Jen Smith, Emily Stein, and Chris Wold. Biological information was reviewed by the following individuals from The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Carly Voight, Sarina Jepsen, and Scott Hoffman Black. This report was funded by the Monarch Joint Venture and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. For more information, contact: Chris Wold Associate Professor of Law & Director International Environmental Law Project Lewis & Clark Law School 10015 SW Terwilliger Blvd Portland, OR 97219 USA TEL +1-503-768-6734 FX +1-503-768-6671 E-mail: [email protected] Web: law.lclark.edu/org/ielp Copyright © 2012 International Environmental Law Project and the Xerces Society Photo of overwintering monarchs (Danaus plexippus) clustering on a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) on front cover by Carly Voight, The Xerces Society. IELP Report on Monarch Legal Status Table of Contents Executive Summary .........................................................................................................................v I. Introduction .........................................................................................................................1 II. Regulatory Authority of the California Department of Fish and Game ..............................5 III. Protection for Monarchs in California State Parks and on Other State Lands .....................6 A. Management of California State Parks ....................................................................6 1.
    [Show full text]
  • San Luis Obispo County Coastal Plan Recreational and Visitor Serving Policies
    APPENDIX E San Luis Obispo County Coastal Plan Recreational and Visitor Serving Policies 60 - SLO North Coast Scenic Byway Corridor Plan CHAPTER 3: RECREATION & VISITOR-SERVING FACILITIES INTRODUCTION One of the primary goals of the California Coastal Act is to "... maximize public recreational opportunities in the coastal zone consistent with sound resource conservation principles and the constitutionally protected rights of private property owners." To achieve this goal, the Coastal Act requires local government to provide and protect recreational opportunities in the coastal zone through appropriate land use designations and management techniques in the Local Coastal Plan. Relationship to Coastal Act Policies To ensure that the Coastal Act goal of providing maximum recreational opportunities, the following Coastal Act policies must be addressed in the preparation of the Local Coastal Plan: 30212.5. Wherever appropriate and feasible, public facilities, including parking areas or facilities, shall be distributed throughout an area so as to mitigate against the impacts, social and otherwise, of overcrowding or overuse by the public of any single area. 30213. (Part) Lower cost visitor and recreational facilities ... shall be protected, encouraged, and, where feasible, provided. Developments providing public recreational opportunities are preferred. 30220. Coastal areas suited for water-oriented recreational activities that cannot readily be provided at inland water areas shall be protected for such uses. 30221. Oceanfront land suitable
    [Show full text]
  • Nature Notes Quarterly Newsletter, Discounts to CCSPA Events and Discounts at Participating Public Lands Alliance Stores
    natureVOLUME 9 • SPRING 2021 notes CENTRAL COAST STATE PARKS ASSOCIATION CCSPA - SPRING 2021 | 1 ust like the ocean, our lives are in constant STAFF DIRECTORY J motion. The one thing we can rely on is change. I Kristin Howland remember some of the first Executive Director parenting advice I received: [email protected] “Just when you feel like you (805) 548-0391 are going to break, the situa- tion will change, remain pa- Alissa Maddren tient.” That advice has rung Membership and Events Coordinator true on more fronts than just [email protected] parenting, and this past year Kristin Howland (805) 548-0384 has made evermore clear that change is inevitable. The ebb and flow of the daily grind fluctuate like tides. Sometimes Sheri Robesky it feels like our lives are so full we are eroding at the banks, Retail Operations Coordinator and then just like that it drains back out again and we find [email protected] ourselves exposed. I am grateful for the currents that push (805) 548-0392 new life and wonder into our paths. I love that the tides of life test our strengths and allow us room to grow. We find BOARD MEMBERS resolve in the protections that offer us respite and security. Marylou Gooden - Board Chair Our Central Coast State Parks continue to be those special Cassandra Hammer - Secretary places we go to ground and reconnect. We camp on their Robert Priola - Treasurer earth, hike their trails, bike their mountains, surf their Tyler Conrad - Vice Chair waves, play on their beaches and admire the beauty and Valerie Glahn - Director wonder they provide us.
    [Show full text]
  • CA State Parks MPA Watch Semi-Annual Report Jan-Jun 2021
    Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch Regional Report Humboldt, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Orange, and San Diego Counties January 1 – June 30, 2021 California State Parks has received Once-Through Cooling funding from the Ocean Protection Council to support a team of MPA interpreters and an MPA Outreach and Education Project Coordinator in eight State Parks districts along the California coast. One of the grant deliverables includes training these specialized MPA interpreters as well as additional State Parks staff and docents in MPA Watch protocol and data entry. Executive Summary ● In spring of 2021, one State Parks MPA interpreter, one State Parks Volunteer Coordinator, and 16 State Parks volunteer docents were trained in MPA Watch survey protocol and data entry. ● 2 new transects were set up in San Luis Obispo County at Morro Bay State Park ● 237 surveys were completed by the State Parks MPA team in the first six months of 2021 ● Two in-person MPA Watch trainings are planned for Mendocino and Humboldt Counties in August 2021. Additional trainings will be offered in southern California later in the fall. mpawatch.org [email protected] www.ports.parks.ca.gov California State Parks MPA Watch Report June-July 2021 Page 2 Human Use of MPAs January – June 2021 Overview California State Parks MPA Watch Report June-July 2021 Page 3 Activity by MPA HUMBOLDT COUNTY California State Parks MPA Watch Report June-July 2021 Page 4 MENDOCINO COUNTY California State Parks MPA Watch Report June-July 2021 Page 5 MENDOCINO
    [Show full text]
  • President's Message
    WBCCI Region 12 Unit 13 Issue 25 March/April 2019 GLAAC Club Officers President’s Message President:Alan Amundsen [email protected] We are the Greater Los Angeles Airstream Club. 1st Vice President: Tim Murphy We are a camping club. Boy, are we a camping [email protected] club! This year started with a meeting at Bor- rego Springs RV Resort where the views were 2nd Vice President:Pamela Pall spectacular and companionship with fellow [email protected] ‘streamers memorable. In February we Treasurer: Dennis Pall gathered at East Shore RV park situated near [email protected] the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds, Brackett Beachcombing at Refugio Air Park, and Puddingstone reservoir. The Secretary: Marion Kuhns weather was cool but clear accented by And in May the club will be congregating at the [email protected] gorgeous views of the San Gabriel Valley and V-6 ranch in Parkfield, CA for a Blue Grass snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains. San Festival. If you missed the Cali Rally last year at Membership Chair: Nancy Murphy Dimas RV park is elevated above the valley with V-6 you need to add this event to your must-do [email protected] trailer spaces well away from city influence yet list for this year. Later in the month the club will easily accessible to shopping. All who attended Webmaster: Jim Cahill convene in Bishop for the annual Mule Days agreed that San Dimas deserves a return visit. [email protected] festival. The event is already fully booked which says lots about the interest in this event.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report for the Western Snowy Plover at San Luis Obispo Coast District in 2014
    ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER AT SAN LUIS OBISPO COAST DISTRICT IN 2014 Submitted by California State Parks San Luis Obispo Coast District 750 Hearst Castle Road San Simeon, CA 93452 Recovery Permit #TE-082237-6.2 i INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 METHODS.................................................................................................................................................... 2 Survey Area ................................................................................................................... 2 Hearst San Simeon State Park (CA-69 through CA-77) ............................................ 2 Villa Creek Beach (CA-78) ........................................................................................ 3 Morro Strand State Beach (CA-80) ........................................................................... 4 Sandspit (CA-81) ........................................................................................................ 4 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 5 Nesting Habitat Substrate .......................................................................................... 6 Determining Nest Fate ............................................................................................... 7 Current Management ..................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Sample Chapter
    REVIEW COPY NOT FOR PUBLIC USE First light on Morro Rock from Montaña de Oro Chapter 12 central coast 212 Photographing California VOL. 2 – SOUTH central coast 213 Morro Rock & Morro Strand State Beach Morro Bay State Park The volcanic plug, Morro Rock, towers 581 feet above the adjacent ocean and Although Morro Rock itself is techni- beach. There are over two miles of sandy beach north of Morro Rock. The beach cally within Morro Bay State Park, another close to the rock offers a very gradual slope towards the water. From the southern section of the same park next to Morro end of the beach, low tide can provide you with wet sand to capture Morro Rock Bay, south of town, provides better views and its reflection. A minus low tide is even better. of the rock. There are no trails on Morro Photo advice: The Bay itself provides a Rock and climbing is prohib- better mirror surface before afternoon ited, as it is a sacred site to local winds come up and in winter months with Salinan and Chumash tribes. less fog. The mud flats south of the town You can drive up to its base, of Morro Bay provide excellent habitat for though, and park at Coleman birds such as egrets and herons. Park. In the spring, you may find sea otters with pups here in Getting there: From downtown Morro the relatively calm waters of the Bay, take Main Street south to the vicin- entrance to the Bay. ity of the Morro Bay Golf Course and the Morro Bay State Park campground.
    [Show full text]
  • Decals of California State Parks
    Decals of California State Parks Craig A. Mattson Michael G. Lynch Page 1 1970’s Boat Patrol Page 2 Decals of California State Parks Craig A. Mattson Michael G. Lynch Page 3 About the Authors Craig Mattson started his career with California State Parks in 1975 at Carpinteria State Beach. After 32 years of service he retired in 2007 as a Superintendent in the Bay Area. Michael Lynch began his career with California State Parks in 1972. After 31 years of Service he retired in 2003. He is currently working as a retired annuitant serving as a Superintendent at Auburn State Recreation Area. Michael has also written books on the history of rangers, and Insignia of California State Parks. Special Acknowledgement A special thank you to Eric Mattson for helping with lay- out of this book. Eric also recreated the first Division of Parks Decal using old photographs. Page 4 Introduction Contents By Craig Mattson Introduction I started collecting early in my career. My first decal was an old Department of Natural Resources decal found at Castle Chapter 1 Crags State Park. Throughout my career Vehicle decals I found many other older decals and soon had a collection that I displayed in my of- Chapter 2 fice. In 2006 Mike Lynch and I started ex- Other decals changing information on decals. Through our Chapter 3 discussions we agreed that it would be Miscellaneous Decal and- good to produce a book showing each of Stickers the decals of California State Parks. Chapter 4 This book is the result of our discussions.
    [Show full text]
  • Campings Californië
    Campings Californië Angels Camp - Angels Camp RV & Camping Resort Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Palm Canyon Hotel & RV Resort - The Springs at Borrego RV Resort Bakersfield Cloverdale - River Run RV Park - Cloverdale/Healdsburg KOA - Orange Grove RV Park - Bakersfield RV Resort Coleville - A Country RV Park - Coleville/ Walker KOA - Bakersfield RV Travel Park - Shady Haven RV Park Crescent City, Jedediah Smits Redwood SP - Kern River Campground - Crescent City / Redwoods KOA Holiday - Jedediah Smith Campground Banning - Redwood Meadows RV Resort - Banning Statecoach KOA - Ramblin' Redwoods Campground and RV Barstow Cuyamaca Rancho State Park / Descanso - Barstow/Calico KOA - Paso Picacho Campground - Green Valley Campground - Shady Lane RV Camp - Calico Ghost Town campground Death Valley NP Blythe - Fiddlers Campground - The Cove Colorado River RV resort - Furnace Creek (NPS Campground) - Hidden Beachers Resort - Stovepipe Wells RV Park - Stovepipe Wells (NPS Campground) Bodega Bay - Sunset Campground - Porto Bodega Marina and RV Park - Mesquite Springs Campground - Bodega Bay RV Park - Shoshone RV Park Let op! Tussen juni t/m sept staan de meeste verhuurders Boulevard het niet toe dat je door Death Valley rijdt. - Boulevard/Cleveland National Forest KOA Eureka Buellton (Highway 1) - Shoreline RV Park - Flying Flags RV Resort & Campground - Mad River Rapids RV Park Carlsbad Fresno - South Carlsbad State Beach Campground - Fort Washington Beach Campground - Paradise by the Sea RV Resort - Blackstone
    [Show full text]
  • Northern California Marine Ecoregional Assessment February 27, 2006
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINE ECOREGIONAL ASSESSMENT FEBRUARY 27, 2006 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CALIFORNIA 201 MISSION STREET, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 Northern California Marine Ecoregional Assessment February 27, 2006, Version 1.1 The Mission of The Nature Citation: The Nature Planning Team: Conservancy is to preserve the plants, Conservancy of California. Mary Gleason animals and natural communities 2006. Northern California Matt Merrifield that represent the diversity of life on Marine Ecoregional Assessment. Chuck Cook Earth by protecting the lands and Version 1.1, Feb. 27, 2006. Miguel Hall waters they need to survive. Photo credit. Cover: Whale tail off the Contact: Carmel Coast. ©Rebecca Wells, TNC. Mary Gleason The Nature Conservancy of CA Design & Layout: Audrey Davenport, Sylvia Stone th 201 Mission Street, 4 Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Introduction ………….…………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Description of Ecoregion ……………………………………………………………………………… 12 Ecological Setting …………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………12 Socioeconomic Setting…………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………16 Coastal and Marine Planning in the Region ………………………………..…………………..………………………24 Existing Marine Protected Areas and Coastal Public Lands ………………………………..……………..26 Selecting Conservation Targets ………..……………………………………………………….. 27 Ecological Systems and Communities …………………………………..……………………………………………………30 Benthic Habitats ……..…………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………..39
    [Show full text]
  • Ready Returned from His Annual Winter Sojourn in Mexico
    THE AMERICA ISSUE FINDING BEAUTY INOUR OWN BACKYARD Look closely at the rugged, wintry landscapes of the Golden State’s Central Coast, and you might California be lucky enough to spot them: red-tailed hawks, yellow-rumped warblers, blue-gray gnatcatchers. Betsy Andrews encounters these and many more on a on the bird-watching trip of a lifetime. Wing A great blue heron at Morro Bay State Park. Opposite: A turkey vulture soars over the Bluff Trail in Montaña de Oro State Park. 84 TRAVEL+LEISURE | JANUARY 2021 PHOTOGRAPHS BY TOM FOWLKS San Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake. San Jose Carmel California PACIFIC OCEAN Cayucos Morro Bay Los Osos San Luis Obispo Pismo Beach GORY,” said the docent, a retiree “It’s volunteer. We were standing on a cliff at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, which occupies a peninsula shaped like a lion’s paw scraping the Pacific just south of Carmel, California. The winter sun glinted off waves that splashed rocks draped in harbor seals. The docent was describing the plight of a three-foot-tall, ear-tufted bird perched near a posse of avian toughs in black, gray, and white formalwear. “He’s a Brandt’s cormorant, and they’re western gulls,” she said. Come blame these seabirds for wanting Carmel. During a mushroom hunt, Chuck Bancroft, a spring, they would all nest there, to raise their young here. Millions former ranger who’d spent 35 years working at Point and the cormorant’s chin would turn of years ago, the North American Lobos, told me it was “the world’s greatest meeting of land blue to attract the ladies.
    [Show full text]