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