PHEASANTS FOREVER AND QUAIL FOREVER

The Habitat Organization

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Arizona Strip Habitat Restoration Specialist - Internship

Application Deadline: May 10, 2024 or Open Until Filled

Location: 1 position reporting to BLM Arizona Strip District, in St. George, UT

START DATE: Negotiable, target start date is May 1st – May 30th, 2024.

END DATE: Negotiable, but target is late July – early August  2024.

Pheasants Forever is seeking interested people for a seasonal position located in St. George, UT. The seasonal position will be working directly with Pheasants Forever, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Intermountain West Joint Venture, and other partner staff to assist in habitat projects in the NW Arizona Strip area and other nearby areas. This position will be needed from approximately May to early August (negotiable). Day to day supervision will come from PF, BLM, and partner staff. 

We are looking for motivated individuals with the ability to work long hours in the field during peak field season.  Knowledge of and passion for wildlife management, natural resources management, conservation, and working lands is sought. Work will involve mostly fieldwork but also some office work. Field work will involve driving highway and off-road vehicles and traversing rugged terrain on foot. A valid driver’s license is required.

This is a demanding but rewarding job. The right individual will gain incredible experience working with landowners, resource personnel from several agencies, and volunteers while building, enhancing and maintaining conservation projects and wildlife habitat.

Qualifications Needed

• Able to work outdoors
• Knowledge of vegetation monitoring practices 
• Ability to use GPS units 
• Valid driver’s license 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Able to work with an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to accept varied and changing responsibilities in the job, develop and sustain cooperative working relationships with partner agencies and the public.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Field work- Assist Arizona Strip District BLM staff and partner agency staff with field work including, but not limited to- invasive species management to reduce fuel loads, seeding burn pile areas, fence removal, and mesic habitat structure improvements.
• Project monitoring- Assist Arizona Strip District BLM staff with monitoring on previously completed and upcoming projects including targeted prescribed burns, grazing, and juniper removal. 
• Contractor oversight- inspecting contractors work and documenting by photos and write ups if project specifications are being met.
• Install and maintain project signage.

Applicants are encouraged to explore these resources to learn more about the BLM-IWJV- PF partnership’s work:

• Inflation Reduction Act Will Fund Landscape Restoration
•  Annual report for Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands
• Pheasant Forever homepage

SALARY: Up to $20 per hour (based on experience) 

HOW TO APPLY: ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please combine your cover letter, resume and 3 references into a single Word document or PDF file before clicking on the blue APPLY button at the bottom or upper right corner and uploading to the “Resume” area of your application. For a complete list of current job openings, visit our Recruitment website at www.pheasantsforever.org/jobs . Additional questions may be directed to Jordan Menge, at jmenge@pheasantsforever.org. 

Pheasants Forever, Inc and Quail Forever is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other category that may be protected by law.

More about the BLM-IWJV partnership:

In 2016, the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) established Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands, an initiative spanning all or parts of the 11 western states. Together, the IWJV and BLM along with numerous state and local partners have worked together to build this initiative into an established model, delivering conservation and restoration through a collaborative, cross boundary landscape scale approach. The IWJV’s role is to support the BLM and partners by providing: 1) coordination and staffing to increase field-level capacity in priority landscapes, 2) science capacity and technical transfer to better focus implementation and evaluate outcomes, 3) enhanced communications and outreach, and 4) strengthened partnerships for projects related to sage grouse and sagebrush ecosystems.