2012 BRTU/USFS/MFWP Fisheries Intern Announcement
Once again, the Bitterroot Chapter of Trout Unlimited in conjunction
with Bitterroot National Forest the Montana Dept of Fish, Wildlife, and
Parks will be filling a GS-3 ($11.95/hour) summer fisheries technician
job. This is one of the ways that our chapter uses the money we raise
at our banquet to support Native Trout protection and restoration.
The application process is simple -
send a resume and cover letter to US Forest Service Fisheries Biologist
Mike Jakober (
mjakober@fs.fed.us).
Please note that the deadline for applications is March 26th. Feel
free to distribute the announcement to any potential candidates.
Dates For Applying – Resumes need to be received no later
than March 26, 2012. The application process is simply a resume that is
sent to Mike Jakober. Resumes can be sent electronically or hard
copy. Transcripts and proof of college registration will be required
prior to hiring the selected individual.
Electronic address:
mjakober@fs.fed.us
Mail: West Fork Ranger District, 6735 West Fork Rd., Darby MT 59829. Attn: Mike Jakober.
Phone: 406-821-3269
Dates of Employment – June 4 to August 24, 2012 (some flexibility exists).
Pay Rate – Pay grade would be a GS-3, which is $11.95/hour.
Qualifications – The Forest Service would hire the intern
under the Student Temporary Employment Program. The intern would need
to show that they intend to go into fisheries or a closely related field
and would be attending college as an undergraduate or graduate student
in the fall of 2012.
Duties – The intern would work from the Stevensville and
West Fork Ranger Districts, with the Forest’s fisheries crews. In
August, the intern would assist Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP)
biologists conducting mark/recapture electrofishing surveys. The goal
is to expose the intern to a wide range of field-going fisheries duties,
including:
- Conducting fish population surveys with electrofishers and by snorkeling
- Conducting fish habitat inventories
- Conducting mountain lake surveys
- Implementing fish habitat improvement projects
- Monitoring and maintaining livestock exclosure fences and grazing allotments
- Monitoring road decommissioning and timber harvest projects
- Deploying thermographs to monitor water temperatures
- Conducting flow measurements in dewatered streams
The intern would spend most of their time in the field working
alongside regular summer field crews. There would be minimal office
work. The intern may also participate on a few backcountry mountain
lake or snorkel surveys. The intern would rotate between the West Fork
and Stevensville Ranger Districts of the Bitterroot National Forest. In
August, the intern would also assist FWP biologists when mark/recapture
population estimates are being conducted. The intern would keep a
concise daily log to be compiled into a brief reporting of
accomplishments and suggestions for improving the intern program. This
would be provided to TU in written format at the end of the season. If
the intern is attending a Montana college, they would be expected to
conduct an informal presentation at a Bitterroot Chapter Trout Unlimited
meeting during the autumn or winter of 2012-13. The Chapter would like
to see and hear firsthand about the intern’s experiences.
Housing – Forest Service bunkhouse space will likely be
available at either the West Fork or Stevensville Ranger Stations. If
the employee stays in a bunkhouse, rent, which is about $5.00 per day,
is automatically deducted from the employee’s paycheck.
