Conservation Technician

Five Rivers MetroParks; Germantown (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Rivers MetroParks seeks a skilled Natural Areas Technician to implement management plans on MetroParks facilities, aiming to create and restore diversified habitats and to help manage agency fish and wildlife populations.

The role requires performing essential duties with attention to safety and ADA considerations, including vegetation manipulation, prescribed fire, seed harvesting for habitat restoration, and monitoring water quality and wildlife populations across parks.

Responsibilities

• Manipulates vegetation in forests, thickets, grasslands, wetlands, lakes, and ponds using power tools, hand tools, herbicides, insecticides, and agency equipment.
• Participates in prescribed fire applications in agency forests, grasslands and thicket.
• Harvests seed of native trees, plants and shrubs for habitat restoration.
• Manages ponds, rivers, and wetlands to maintain water quality and recreational opportunities.
• Conducts fish surveys in lakes, ponds, and rivers.
• Manages wildlife populations within agency facilities including trapping, etc.

Job description

Implements natural area management plans on MetroParks facilities to maintain, create, and restore diversified habitats, and manage agency fish and wildlife populations.

Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform essential duties to expected performance standards. Reasonable accommodations are made as required for persons with disabilities as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

• Manipulates vegetation in forests, thickets, grasslands, wetlands, lakes, and ponds using power tools, hand tools, herbicides, insecticides, and agency equipment.
• Participates in prescribed fire applications in agency forests, grasslands and thicket.
• Harvests seed of native trees, plants and shrubs for habitat restoration.
• Manages ponds, rivers, and wetlands to maintain water quality and recreational opportunities.
• Conducts fish surveys in lakes, ponds, and rivers.
• Manages wildlife populations within agency facilities including trappi...