Biological Science Technician (Plants)
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Collects biological and vegetation specimens and samples. Is respon.....
- Collects biological and vegetation specimens and samples. Is responsible for the accumulation, coding, transcription, and processing of information; edits and corrects records; and provides quality control of automatic data processing entries.
- Tabulates results and prepares graphs and charts according to instructions. Assists in the design of new plant projects.
- Lays out experimental plots by taking measurements and marking corners and boundaries.
- Uses botanical key to identify plants encountered during field trips or surveys of forest areas.
- Compiles and summarizes the vegetation types obtained from aerial and ground surveys including forest health monitoring, biological evaluations, and pilot tests conducted as part of the project.
- Participates and conducts a variety of field studies of native and non-native botanical species and their habitats. Collects data for use in habitat and species condition analyses.
- Collects survey/inventory data to determine species identity, population characteristics, environmental conditions, and factors affecting the vigor/extent of the species and their habitat. Keeps records of all data and produces maps of survey areas.
- Lays out monitoring plots by taking measurements and marking corners and boundaries.
- Compiles and summarizes the data obtained from surveys, inventories, biological evaluations, and monitoring. Uses computer systems and associated software for recording, organizing, storing, and analyzing data.
- Performs native plant, pollinators, and phenology surveys.
- Carries out pollinator habitat enhancement, tends restoration gardens and other ecological restoration duties such as planting, seed collection and cleaning, weeding, irrigation of past plantings, or native plant nursery work.
- Performs the full range of standard technical assignments consisting of a variety of tasks involving invasive non-native plant treatment, management, inventory, and monitoring.
- Assignments involve the performance of a series of basic related technical tasks, which must be completed according to a predetermined and established routine.
- May also perform a variety of nonstandard tasks related to invasive non-native plant treatment, management, inventory, and monitoring.
- Identifies invasive non-native plants using various field guides or botanical keys, surveys for target plants, collects and assesses data on infestation location and status, and treats invasive plant infestations.
- Treatments primarily involve using herbicides, but may also be accomplished by hand-pulling, or using hand tools, power tools, mowers, and other standard control methods.
- Collects and records data related to infestation location and status. Responsible for ensuring that data related to invasive non-native plant treatments is recorded accurately and legibly, and according to specific protocols.
- Performs highly physical labor and daily hiking often to remote locations in rugged terrain under possible adverse weather conditions.
- Uses global positioning systems, aerial photographs, topographic maps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or compass in navigation. A portion of time may be dedicated to data entry and other duties in a laboratory or office setting.
- Applies herbicides using backpack sprayers or other equipment on a regular basis according to specific guidelines. Performs basic mathematical calculations related to herbicide mixing and applications.
Starting at $18.96 Per Hour (GS 5)
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