Biological Scientist

Responsibilities

• Responsiblities are at the Full Performance Level.
• Perform project planning activities including scheduling, organizing, and executing field data collection projects related to natural resource inventory.
• Establish and communicate guidelines; prepare schedules for completion of work; and assure full compliance with safety regulations.
• Conduct extensive forest land inventories to determine such things as plot location accuracy and accessibility (locates remote field sites using aerial photographs, topographic maps, compass and GPS);
• Work with other crew personnel in collecting a variety of data including forestry, botanical, and geographic measurements, and collecting samples for analysis
• Work independently and make technical interpretations of the guide procedures for application under unusual conditions
• Record all measurements utilizing a personal data recorder, uploads and edits data, and completes accurate and concise plot summaries of all field visits.
• Use resources such as botanical keys to identify plants and or plant association guides to classify site conditions encountered.