Fish and Wildlife Biologist

As a Fish and Wildlife Biologist your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Habitat Restoration: Participates in all aspects of habitat restoration projects including conducting landowner contacts and feasibility determinations, planning and design, securing permits and funding, developing and submitting Private Landowner Agreements (PLAs), interacting with contractors, providing construction oversight, and monitoring habitat improvements.
• Participates and assists with development of strategic planning documents and efforts to identify focal areas and species within geographic areas of responsibility. Utilizes socioeconomic information to identify and understand social and economic aspects of geographic area to better target landowners and to develop new landowner relationships and projects.
• Develops, field tests, analyzes, and evaluates methods to restore and enhance habitats on private lands for fish, wildlife, and plant resources and prepares reports and recommendations on habitat restoration techniques and accomplishments. Monitors projects to understand best restoration techniques and use by trust resources.
• Conducts fisheries and wildlife resources studies, accumulating and consolidating biological data into reports or recommendations on habitat restoration techniques. Ensures project accomplishments are recorded into appropriate databases.
• Builds and maintains trust and working relationships with an array of partners in geographic areas of responsibility. Understands local socio-economic conditions, values and cultures.
• Provides technical assistance to state and other Federal agencies that administer Farm Bill and related agricultural programs.
• Provides technical and habitat restoration assistance to local, state and Federal cooperators in the restoration and enhancement of habitats utilized by Federal Trust Resources on privately owned lands.
• Delivers presentations to other agencies, organizations, conservation districts, wildlife clubs, and community groups; works with print, radio, television, and social media to promote local PFW initiatives; and serves on locally-led conservation boards and committees.
• Promotes, establishes, and maintains cooperative, working relationships with partners, including government agencies, Tribal entities, conservation organizations, agribusiness organizations, local community groups, individual farmers and ranchers, and stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Enlists conservation partners for support of restoration efforts within the local area of responsibility.
• Actively seeks matching funds from other agencies, non-government organizations, and private individuals to accomplish habitat restoration projects. Develops grant proposals, or assists others with such, for gaining further funding for program accomplishments.