Sierra Pacific Industries

Summer 2006, May - August

Anderson, California or other California district office location.

N/A

Educational requirements: General Botany Course, Plant Taxonomy, General Biology, Plant Ecology, Experience with California Flora. Preferred coursework: Plant Physiology, Geology, Soil Science. Field experience: 1 season of botanical fieldwork desirable.

Temporary

Please send cover letter and resume.Based on the information submitted by resumes, only the most qualified applicants will be contacted by Sierra Pacific Industries.

Susan Witherspoon, Sierra Pacific Industries, P.O. Box 496014, Redding, CA 96049-6014

A crew of summer field employees will conduct detailed botanical surveys on Sierra Pacific Industries' timberlands under the supervision of a botany crew leader. Surveys may be conducted on multiple areas of the SPI ownership, so the Botanical Survey Technician must be willing to travel. The successful applicant will be able to work in remote field conditions and hike steep slopes over rocky ground. Technicians must also be willing to work full days surveying open ground in summer weather conditions.

Duties of the Botanical Survey Technician may include but are not limited to:

Plant identification of California flora to family, genus and species.
Measuring and recording topographic and geological characteristics of a site.
Survey THP areas for rare plant species.
Measuring canopy using various instruments.
Navigating forest roads using a map.

Depending on Experience.

Meals and lodging will be provided by SPI of the employee is assigned to work from a location other than his or her base. Housing stipend may be available for qualified out of area applicants.

Must be postmarked by March 15, 2006