Botany Technician: Invasive Plant Management Apprentice, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment

The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, in cooperation with Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO), is hiring two Botany Technicians to apprentice with and assist the Lassen Volcanic NP Invasive Plant Management Lead in all tasks associated with non-native plant control in the park. The work will include specific directed control operations, surveys for invasive plants, restoration of disturbed areas, seeding and seed collection, and preparing additional sites for restoration. Control will be done using both manual and chemical control techniques. This position will include the spraying of herbicide. The applicant should be capable of hiking up to six miles daily while carrying a pack weighing up to forty pounds. The position is a field position and will get to visit a large area of the park and includes work in some of the most sensitive and beautiful areas. This is a great opportunity to learn the plants of the southern Cascades and northern Sierra Nevada, as well as brush up on plant identification skills using dichotomous keys. There will be opportunities to join other resource management crews and gain experience in numerous other tasks. This position is part of an exciting partnership between Sierra Institute for Community and Environment and Lassen Volcanic NP to complete a variety of important restoration planning and implementation activities in the National Park.