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Public Land Name: Position Title: Agency: USFS Position Type: GeoCorps Position ID Number: Location: Accepting Applications? No # of current Applicants: 6 Position Description: Each project can accept up to 100 applicants. GeoCorps applicants can apply for multiple projects per season. Applicants must complete a cover letter for each project for which they apply. For current applicants: You are considered a project applicant once you have successfully added the project to your profile while you are logged into your application form. The added project would appear under “POSITIONS YOU HAVE ADDED” for the GeoCorps America Program. You are encouraged to add projects before you complete your application components. In order to be fully considered for any position, you must complete all application components before the application deadline passes on 11 December. Login to your GeoCorps application profile to check the status of your application components, and make sure to complete any remaining items before the deadline passes. Apply by 11 December. The GeoCorps participant will support multiple programs including watershed and soil with a focus on geology for the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests (GWJ). The GeoCorps participant will primarily be working with the Forest Geologist and the supervisor’s office biological and physical resources staff. Under the Geology Program, the GeoCorps participant will conduct inventory and monitoring of abandoned mine lands (AML), karst resources and geologic hazards. Duties will include conducting field assessments and monitoring throughout the national forest. Underground entry for conducting cave health assessments will be part of these duties. Additional duties may include project management of specific reclamation projects along with fossil location and identification. The participant will work under the guidance of the Forest Geologist. All field work will rely on topographic maps and satellite imagery to assist in determining where pertinent resources are located and through use of LiDAR, accurately document resource concerns and follow up action items or remediation needs. Under the Watershed Program (i.e., soils, hydrology, air/climate), the participant will inventory and assess risks to surface water quality, groundwater, groundwater dependent ecosystems, and stream habitat. The participant will field verify and map the water resource, and assess the hydrogeologic setting, soils and vegetation, land use, etc. Other needs include conducting stream classifications, spring and karst inventories, as well as monitoring of project implementation and best management practices effectiveness. The participant will field verify and map springs/seeps and may collect flow data, water chemistry, aquatic life, etc. The participant will also use a variety of protocols to monitor best management practices and overall watershed conditions and stream health. The position will require a brief training by USFS personnel to become familiar with the applicable regulations and dynamics of hydrology and geology related projects and environmental impacts that occur on the ground. The position duration will be 12 weeks, with potential for the project to be extended for additional weeks or months, not to exceed one year. This position requires long hours in the field, safety awareness when driving and hiking over rough terrain in all types of weather, as well as knowledge of data management and report writing. This project is offered through the Geological Society of America's GeoCorps America Program, in partnership with Lands, Minerals, and Geology at the USDA Forest Service National Headquarters. The program encourages participants to follow the same guidance provided to all USDA Forest Service employees and partners, which is to follow CDC guidance and
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