Range Land Management Specialist GS-9 Resume Example

Permits 

I manage the grazing permits on the Palisades Ranger District. This includes

• Working with permittees to prepare waivers and applications, preparing permits, including terms and conditions in part 3, for approval by the permittees and District Ranger
• Billing the permittees and making sure bills are paid prior to permittees turning out livestock
• Working with the permittees to correct problems with permit compliance on the ground.

Allotments 

I administer the allotments on the Palisades Ranger District. Allotment administration includes

• Preparing Allotment Management Plans (AMP)
• Preparing Annual Operating Instructions (AOI)
• Preparing Allotment Maps using GIS
• Meeting with permittees to go over AOIs
• Checking for compliance with the Permit, AMP & AOI
• Trend monitoring including Multiple Indicator Monitoring and Nested Frequency
• Capacity studies
• Dealing with trespass livestock
• Making sure the permittees maintain improvements
• Hiring and supervising a 2 person seasonal crew to aid in allotment management

NEPA

• Team Leader on Environmental Impact Statement to analyze grazing on 8 Sheep allotments on the Caribou Subsection
• Team Leader to assess sufficiency of grazing allotments in 2011 and 2013
• Inter disciplinary team member on NEPA analysis for other allotment NEPA and sufficiency reviews.

Noxious Weed Program 

I manage all aspects of the Palisades District noxious weed program. This includes

• Securing funds from both internal and external sources including grant writing and working with agreements
• Administering those funds to accomplish the treatments while staying within the budget
• Hiring and managing crews, both summer seasonals and YCC enrollees
• Making sure the crew has the supplies needed to do the job safely
• Managing and maintaining the equipment for the program including pickups, UTVs, ATVs, horses, trailers and a variety of spray equipment
• Calibrating the equipment and determining the herbicide rates for treatments
• Securing the herbicide needed for treatments
• Reporting treatments in the FACTS database
• Preparing and presenting reports to cooperators, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration
• Reporting on grants we receive showing match and accomplishments
• Serving as the district representative for the local CWMAs
• Coordinating with other agencies including Counties, Idaho Fish & Game, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bonneville Power Administration

Other Duties 

• Maintain the INFRA Range Database for the District
• Manage the Range Betterment funds for the District making sure the funds are spent correctly within the allocated amount.
• Idaho Professional Applicators License (herbicide)
• Certified Idaho ATV instructor
• District ATV trainer
• District Snowmobile trainer
• Chairman of the Upper Snake River CWMA 2004-2006
• FFT 2 FEMO
• Class B sawyer
• Forest Protection