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Dakota County · 2 days ago

Natural Resources Temp

Apple Valley, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$19/hr - $20.75/hr

0+ years exp

Dakota County is seeking seasonal Natural Resource Temps who are enthusiastic about natural resources. The role involves performing skilled work, coordinating tasks, and assisting with natural resource restoration and stewardship projects for the Parks Department.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Vegetation Surveying and Monitoring Track - This track will include tasks such as conducting and recording relevés, transects, photo monitoring, and plant community inventories; preparing, mounting, and submitting herbarium specimens for new County records

Wildlife Surveying and Monitoring Track - This track will include tasks such as: trapping and handling turtles, small mammals, snakes, salamanders, bees, and butterflies, as well as surveying for bats, anurans, and birds, and also setting up trail cameras. Work directly with bison technician to perform the following tasks as needed: weekly monitoring of bison herd, surveillance and maintenance of fence and gates, record keeping. Assists with wildlife program efforts such as: improving habitat for wildlife, developing and implementing new survey methods, and assisting with deer management program

Native Plant Propagation Track - This track will include tasks such as: ?Oversee and perform all aspects of seeding and maintenance of plants in the green house. This may include seeding and transplanting seedlings, regulating greenhouse growing conditions, removing invasive weed species, maintaining greenhouse facilities, watering plants, etc

Land Management Track – This track will include tasks such as: Invasive species control through land management techniques including herbicide application, weed whipping, hand weeding, prescribed burning, etc; landscape improvements such as planting trees, shrubs, herbaceous plant plugs, seeding, etc

All Tracks will perform other duties as assigned. These may include: Creating maps using ESRI mapping tools

Data collection, entry, analysis and interpretation using Excel and R Studio

Report writing and presentations

Updating pertinent databases with newly found County records

Performing natural resource restoration duties (i.e.installing native plants, seeding, prescribed burning, invasive species control/management, native plant propagation, erosion control)

Collecting and cleaning seed, planting

Assisting with project communication to the public

Assisting with restoration project administration

Monitoring and reporting on work progress, site conditions, and quality of work

Keeping supervisor informed of issues as they arise, project status, and material or equipment needs

Assisting with native plant propagation efforts

Training and directing volunteers in the safe and proficient operation of tools and specialized equipment

Acting as the lead to volunteers to help plan and schedule work

Other related work as assigned

Qualification

Natural resource managementArcGIS productsPlant identificationWildlife monitoringExcel spreadsheetsR StudioESRI mapping toolsVolunteer coordinationCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

Two years of pertinent coursework working towards a degree in forestry, botany, natural resource management, wildlife management or a closely related field AND 6 months of hands-on natural resource experience; the work experience may have been earned as a volunteer, intern or direct employment

A combination of education and direct work experience to equal or exceed 2.5 years. Combination must be directly related to forestry, botany, natural resource management, and/or wildlife management

Valid Driver's License