Coastal RASP Wildlife Forest Manager

Description of Work

The NC Wildlife Resources Commission Mission Statement is to conserve North Carolina’s wildlife resources and their habitats and provide programs and opportunities that allow hunters, anglers, boaters and other outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy wildlife-associated recreation.  The Commission is the regulatory agency responsible for the enforcement of N.C. fishing, hunting, trapping and boating laws. The NCWRC employs over 700 full-time staff across the state, including wildlife and fisheries biologists and technicians, wildlife law enforcement officers, wildlife educators, communication specialists, customer service, information technology, and administrative professionals.
 
The Land & Water Access Division plans, constructs, and manages public facilities and infrastructure necessary for agency mission fulfillment and provides statewide operations and maintenance support to the agency’s infrastructure including Fish Hatcheries, Management Depots, Education Centers, regional office locations and the administrative headquarters facility. Additionally, these sections support and manage the boating and game lands, programs including planning, preventative maintenance and the evaluation of operational efficiencies that allow optimum use at these sites.  This section also manages the agency’s Wildlife Inmate Services (WISE) program.  The section works in the management and compliance upkeep of waterway markings, facility management, and capital improvement programs, as well as provides maintenance to the agency’s shooting range facilities.
 
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking applicants for a Wildlife Conservation Forestry Specialist for our Land and Water Access Division.  The primary purpose of the Wildlife Conservation Forestry Specialist is prescribing and implementing forest wildlife habitat management, research, and survey activities on 42 State Game Lands consisting of approximately 435,500 acres.
 
 The Wildlife Conservation Forestry Specialist will:
 

• provide technical assistance as requested to private landowners, as well as other government agencies within an NCWRC region. 
• monitor and direct activities to improve and maintain forest health through active timber management practices, including species restoration, conservation, reforestation and prescribed burning. 
• improve habitats for all wildlife species, as well as to provide hunting opportunities for sportsmen.  
• generate annual and long-term forest management plans for region game lands for forest health and wildlife habitat improvement. Plans involve specific prescriptions for afforestation, reforestation, harvesting and within rotation timber treatments. 
• inventory, valuation and mark timber to be harvested. 
• train and supervise technicians and temporary employees in timber marking, tree planting or other forest management projects. 
• map game lands of timber stands and forest management treatments requiring extensive use of GIS software. The forest management database must be updated on at least an annual basis using inventory software. 
• complete spatial calculations, GIS/GPS data collections, and data recording for Federal Aid reporting.
• collect biological data (weights, reproductive tracts, premolar teeth and other tissue samples from hunter harvested or roadkill black bears and deer) as needed to assist with harvest and disease monitoring or other research projects.
• prepare for prescribe forestry burns by determining locations of firebreaks to meet fire control, smoke management and habitat improvement objectives.
   
   

A normal Monday-Friday schedule is associated with this position, though frequent daily travel, night work, and occasional overnight travel and weekend work may be required to meet with landowners, attend meetings, coordinate activities, etc.  Position is based out of Pender County, NC.