Range Technician; Weeds

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource.

This position is located in Belle Fouche, South Dakota. Information about Belle Fouche and the surrounding area can be found at South Dakota Field Office | Bureau of Land Management.

We expect to fill many vacancies.

This is a temporary appointment. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status and will be for a period not-to-exceed 1039 hours in a service year.

• Range Technicians work under the supervision and guidance of professional range and natural resource specialists performing a variety of duties related to monitoring rangeland conditions, managing plants, weeds, and vegetation management.
• Makes vegetation counts on small plots to determine such information as survival of seedlings, species, distribution of plants, and volume of growth.
• They will provide technical support and assistance in range conservation, range management, and range improvement. They will work under the supervision and guidance of professional range and natural resource specialists.
• Conducts weed management and monument inventory. Completing range or vegetation condition and trend studies, utilization, actual use, climatological and other allotment evaluation studies.
• They may occasionally participate in projects such as construction of water system and fencing, installation of cattle guards, planting or seeding of vegetation, noxious weed control.
• Perform routine and recurring weed management activities for the respective organization in accordance with all applicable procedures and guidelines.
• Conducts monitoring, under close supervision of professional resource staff, of upland and riparian conditions.
• Regular field inspections and maintenance of range improvements as well as use of GPS and GIS to document location of such projects, as well as condition.
• Under the supervision of high-level technicians or Rangeland management specialists, work in collaboration with user groups, recreationists, and volunteers to complete weed projects.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
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• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position.
• Some locations may require that you possess (or obtain within 30 days of entrance on duty) and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.