1 YEAR TERM POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Region 4 Salmon Challis NF
Leadore, Salmon-Cobalt and North Fork Ranger Districts –
Duty Station in Leadore, Idaho
Rangeland Management Specialist, GS 454-7 NTE 1 year TERM
For more information contact Jay Winfield jwinfield@fs.fed.us , or 208-756-5247 or 208-993- 0768
Reply Due June 12, 2014
One Year Term Position
The three Ranger Districts are organized as one Zone for Rangeland Management on the SalmonChallis National Forest. This Zone, known as the North Zone, is seeking candidates for a One year
Term position for a GS-7 Rangeland Management Specialist. The North Zone has 851,000 acres in
active cattle allotments, with slightly more than 17,000 head of cattle permitted to 53 permittees.
The North Zone Range Management program is packed with all the excitement, challenges and
gratification that go along with managing grazing in the incredible country of east central Idaho. The
duty station is Leadore, Idaho ( http://www.leadorechamber.com/); a small community in the upper
Lemhi River valley, with the Continental Divide to the east and the Lemhi Mountain range to the
west. Government housing may be available.
Major Duties: The person selected will serve as one of several District Range Management
Specialists. Key responsibilities throughout the detail are: working with the permittees in all aspects
of permit administration, supervising range seasonal employees, filling data gaps for an 8 allotment
grazing management project (72,000 acres); contributing to the development of grazing
management proposals on the same project; monitoring for Endangered Species Act compliance on
19 allotments, writing end-of-year reports and drafting correspondence. This position works closely
with the fisheries and wildlife biologists, as well as other personnel on the Zone and across the
Forest. Excellent technical, oral and written communications, field experience and organizational
skills are critical in accomplishing these duties.
Salmon-Challis National Forest
The Salmon-Challis National Forest covers over 4.3 million acres in east-central Idaho. The Forest is bordered by
the Bitterroot Range on the border with Montana on the east, and to the west includes over 1.3 million acres of
the Frank Church--River of No Return Wilderness. There are currently six administrative units on the Forest:
Salmon-Cobalt, Challis/Yankee Fork, Lost River, Middle Fork, North Fork and Leadore Ranger Districts.
Rugged and remote, this country offers
adventure, solitude and breathtaking
scenery. The Forest also contains Mt. Borah,
Idaho's tallest peak, the Wild & Scenic Salmon
River and the Middle Fork of the Salmon
River. The area is a highly desired destination
for hunting, fishing, white-water rafting and
the many other popular recreational pursuits.
The Forest features diverse, rough
topography, geologic conditions, and miles of
streams with anadromous fish spawning
habitat creating a highly complex land
management situation. The Forest Office is
located in Salmon, Idaho.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc.
For questions regarding this
position, please contact:
Jay Winfield, District Ranger
Salmon-Cobalt/Leadore Ranger District
311 McPherson St. South
Salmon, ID 83467
jwinfield@fs.fed.us
208-56-5247
The North Zone encompasses 1,386,200 acres
(outside of Wilderness) and includes four mountain
ranges, two major river systems, and numerous high
mountain lakes. Elevation ranges from 3,258 to 11,019
feet with all the diverse ecosystems that occur within
that range.
Recreation is an important component of public uses
on the Zone, including hunting, fishing, camping,
hiking, horseback riding, ATV and motorcycle trail
riding. A large variety of wildlife and fish occur across
the Zone including mule deer, elk, moose, wolves,
black bear, big horn sheep, mountain goats, bull
trout, Chinook salmon and steelhead.
Permitted uses include outfitters and guides,
grazing,
communication
sites,
education
organizations, and fire wood and timber products.
The Zone also has an active fuels program and the
Forest is one of the highest in number and size of
wildland fires.
OUTREACH NOTICE FORM
Rangeland Management Specialist
Salmon-Challis National Forest
GS-454-7
Please return your completed response on both pages of this form by: June 12, 2014
If you are interested in this opportunity and/or plan on applying for this vacancy,
please return this Outreach Response Form by June 12, 2014
electronically to jwinfield@fs.fed.us or by mail to Jay Winfield District Ranger, 311 McPherson St. South,
Salmon, ID 83467
Name:
Email:
Mailing Address:
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Please briefly describe your qualifications/interest for this position:
If you are not a current permanent (career or career conditional) employee, indicate if you are you eligible to be hired
under any of the following special authorities:
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When responding to the Outreach please include your answers to the following questions
on a separate sheet:
1. Describe your experience in supervising seasonal employees and conducting monitoring.
2. Describe your experience in working with grazing permittees on allotment management.
3. Describe your skills in analysis of data and report writing.
4. Describe your ability to work with other resource professionals under tight timelines.
Thank you for your interest and response!