Type: Full-time, On-site
Location: Albany, Georgia
Deadline: 10/07/2024
The incumbent will be part of a four-person team that will conduct habitat management work on cooperating private land and targeted public lands within designated priority geographies within Southwest Georgia as part of GADNR’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative. This position is part of a partnership between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Quail Forever, Inc. (QF). The position is a full-time employee of Quail Forever and supervised by the Quail Forever Habitat Specialist Crew Leader with instruction and leadership provided Quail Forever Georgia State Coordinator and GADNR State Quail Coordinator. This position will be located in the Albany, GA area.
Duties: Led by a crew leader, the four-person team will work with partners to conduct habitat management practices with a focus on prescribed fire, early-succession management and ecological restoration. The Priority work area will be on private and public lands in Southwest Georgia.
Major responsibilities include:
Implementing habitat management work on cooperating private landowners as well as public lands that includes but is not limited to herbicide application, prescribed burning, native grass/forb establishment, shrubby cover establishment, and timber stand improvement (hack and squirt or chainsaw method)
Participating in the construction, maintenance, and repair of equipment & implements used during your work.
Serve as burn crew member on public and private lands and maintain qualification and participate in any additional training.
Occasionally assist with northern bobwhite quail surveys and other scientific surveys, including but not limited to spring breeding bird surveys, fall covey counts, vegetation surveys, and management of automated recording units (ARU) on private and conservation lands.
Assist crew lead to procure supplies and equipment following Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever best management practices and procurement policies.
Assist with outreach and education efforts.
Attending/Assisting with prescribed fire and other habitat management technique trainings.
Perform other habitat management related duties as assigned.
Job may require odd hours and travel/time away from home.
