[OR_Archaeology] Position Announcement

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[http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/fire/d_lake/JOB_OPPORTUNITIES_files/image001.gif]Outreach Notice





FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST
(Permanent Full Time Archaeologist GS-0193-7/9)


The Position

GS-0193-9



The position is a permanent full time Archaeologist located on a Forest Service unit.  At the GS-9 level the incumbent is responsible for inventory, evaluation, and advice on heritage and cultural resource management, including determination of effects of projects on cultural resources and recommended mitigation.  Interprets heritage and cultural resources to the public and professional contacts through presentations at visitor facilities, professional journals, etc.  Designs inventory strategies as part of the land use planning process based on Forest-wide priorities and needs.  Work includes preparation of maps, inventories, reports, and records related to the discovery, protection, inventory, salvage, and interpretation of heritage and cultural resource areas.  Assists in ensuring integration with heritage and cultural resource activities and establishment of priorities.  The Heritage and Cultural Resource Program covers one or more resource area, such as the protection of historic and pre-historic properties and artifacts.



GS-0193-7



Receives formal and on-the-job training in more advanced skills, techniques and procedures by performing a variety of productive archeology work.  Assignments may include some or all of the following:



Conducts routine field reconnaissance searches in areas planned for such activities as timber harvesting, wildlife habitat improvement, road construction, and recreational development.  Reports findings and prepares recommendations to be incorporated in environmental analysis reports concerning possible effects that proposed resource management activities may have on existing archeological remains.  In conducting field searches, identifies and marks archeological sites, prepares site location maps, records findings, photographs artifact findings, and prepares sites sketches as necessary.  Searches for and examines historical records as well as the findings of other archeological experts relative to the history, social structure, and living conditions of past cultures which inhabited the area.  Working with higher-grade archeologists, conducts field investigations as part of a Forest-wide classification and protection program to be incorporated in long-range resource management plans.




PLEASE NOTE:   The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to determine the potential applicant pool for this position and to establish the appropriate recruitment method and area of consideration for the advertisement.  Responses received from this outreach notice will be relied upon to make this determination.

Reply by date is:  March 31, 2015

Hearing impaired applicants may contact TDD numbers (541) 947-6384.  Collect calls will not be accepted.  You may pick up an outreach at the Fremont-Winema Forest Headquarters at 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630.

Fremont-Winema National Forest

The Fremont-Winema National Forest is located in Southern Oregon. Administratively combined in 2002, the Fremont-Winema National Forests offer 2.3 million acres to explore!

The heavily timbered western portion of the Forest is bordered by the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range and Crater Lake National Park, and stretches east into the Klamath River Basin. Near the floor of the Basin, the Forest opens to vast marshes and meadows associated with Upper Klamath Lake and the Williamson River.

To the north and east, extensive stands of ponderosa and lodgepole pine grow on deep pumice and ash that blanketed the area during the eruption of Mt. Mazama (now Crater Lake) nearly 7,000 years ago. The eastern portion of the Forest offers expansive views, dramatic cliffs, and solitude. The area is known as Oregon's Outback, and provides the self-reliant recreationist the opportunity to discover nature in a rustic environment. If you prefer, you can find yourself by yourself.

The Forest's Headquarters is located in Lakeview, Oregon and shares the Lakeview Interagency Office with the Bureau of Land Management's Lakeview District.  The Forest's seven Ranger Districts are managed as four geographical zones; Lakeview and Bly Ranger Districts (SE Zone), Silver Lake and Paisley Ranger Districts (NE Zone), Chemult and Chiloquin Ranger Districts and Chiloquin (NW Zone), and Klamath Ranger Districts (SW Zone).

More than 300 species of fish and wildlife can be found on the Forest.  Game animals most often hunted include mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, and pronghorn antelope.  The Forest's diverse habitats also support a variety of wildlife including numerous water and wetland birds including eagles, osprey, and herons.  Several varieties of trout inhabit Forest lakes and streams, and a few lakes support warm-water fish, such as large-mouth bass.  Small populations of some of the larger predators (black bear, mountain lion, and bobcat) and a great variety of non-game species can also be found.

The Oregon-California border marks the Forest's southern boundary, while its eastern boundary includes part of the Warner Mountain Range.  To the north and west, the Forest is bounded by the Deschutes, Rogue River-Siskiyou, and Umpqua National Forests.  Three wilderness areas can be found across this Forest; Mountain Lakes, Sky Lakes and Gearhart Mountain Wilderness.  Picturesque rock formations cap most of the high-elevation ridge tops.

About the Ranger Districts


The Silver Lake Ranger District office is located in south central Oregon in the north part of Lake County.  It is one of seven Districts on the Fremont-Winema National Forest.  The District includes about 500,000 acres of intermingled public and private lands, and employs 20-25 permanent employees and 10-15 temporary employees.



The Paisley Ranger District office is located along Highway 31 in southeastern Oregon.  The District encompasses approximately 330,000 acres of land, and employs 15 year-round employees and approximately 15 seasonal employees.



Silver Lake has warm, dry summers with day-time temperatures generally in the 80-90's, dropping to the 40-50 degree range at night.  Winters are generally cold, with snow depth averaging six inches to a foot at lower elevations and four to six feet at the highest elevations on the District.  Annual precipitation averages 10-12 inches.  The landscapes in this area are scenic and diverse with timbered mountains, juniper woodlands, sage deserts and sand dunes, lakes, streams and marshes, volcanic flows, towering rim rock and lush agricultural areas.  The primary land management focus of the District is vegetation and habitat restoration, including stream and riparian restoration, use of prescribed fire, and livestock management programs.



Residents enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities both winter and summer.  Popular activities include fishing, camping, mountain biking, hunting, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ATV recreation.



Government housing is contingent upon availability.  Real estate is available, however, houses to rent or buy are limited in number.  Prices for rentals range from $250 to $500.  An average three-bedroom home sells in the price range of $65,000 to $95,000.  Bunkhouse facilities are available for a minimal charge.



About the Communities


Silver Lake is located in the south central portion of Oregon, at an elevation of 4,381 feet. It is about 96 miles northwest of Lakeview and 80 miles southeast of Bend.  Silver Lake is a small community of 250 residents, whose economy is primarily based on agriculture and outdoor-based recreation.



Paisley is located in the south central portion of Oregon, approximately 45 miles north of Lakeview and 130 miles south of Bend, at an elevation of 4,300 feet.  Paisley is a small community and claims it is made up of "249 friendly folks and one old grouch."  Paisley is also home to the Annual Mosquito Festival.


Community services in Paisley consist of three churches, a community wellness center, a post office, public library, a community center, and one school teaching grades kindergarten through 12th grade.  Several small businesses in the community include one small grocery stores, the Summer Lake Hot Springs, and a motel.


Community services in Silver Lake and nearby Christmas Valley (18 miles away) include several churches, a community wellness center, a small medical clinic, two post offices, two public libraries, and a community center.  A modern school, educating grades kindergarten through 12, serves the communities of Fort Rock, Christmas Valley, and Silver Lake.

Students in good academic standing and who have successfully completed 4 years high school in Lake County, have the opportunity to apply for the Collins-McDonald fund or Daly fund.  These funds can provide up to 4 years of tuition assistance.  For more information, you can go to, http://www.edfed.com/planning-college/scholarship-indetail.php?id=121.

Small businesses in the two communities include two grocery stores, two gas stations, several restaurants, a Laundromat, an auto repair business, a golf course, several motels, a feed and farm supply store, a plant nursery, and several gift shops.


The growing community of La Pine (50 miles to the north) offers several larger supermarkets, a variety of restaurants and retail stores, health, dental, veterinary services, several gas stations, and three banks.  Full service shopping and other services are an hour and a half away in Bend, Oregon (80 miles north).  One of the fastest growing communities in the nation, Bend has regionally and nationally recognized medical facilities, a full range of retail shopping and cultural opportunities, a community college and a branch campus of Oregon State University, a major ski area, and world-renowned trout streams.
For more information about the community, contact the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at:

Lake County Chamber of Commerce
126 North E Street
Lakeview, OR   97630
Phone:  (541) 947-6040, or toll-free:  1-877-947-6040
The Chamber of Commerce may also be contacted via their website at: http://www.lakecountychamber.org/


Bend Chamber of Commerce
777 NW Wall St # 200
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 382-3221
http://www.bendchamber.org<http://www.bendchamber.org/>

The purpose of this outreach notice is to inform prospective applicants of this upcoming opportunity and to determine interest in the position.  To express interest in this position, please complete the following Outreach form and send (via mail or e-mail) to:


Fremont-Winema National Forest
Bly Ranger District
61100 Hwy 140 E, PO Box 25
Bly, OR   97622

Attention:  Michelle Durant, Eastside Archaeologist

Email<mailto:cwisdom at fs.fed.us> to:  mdurant at fs.fed.us
Responses must be received by (03/31/2015)

For more information or technical questions about the position contact:
Michelle Durant at Phone Number 541-353-2755 or email mdurant at fs.fed.us<mailto:mdurant at fs.fed.us>


The Fremont-Winema National Forest is an equal opportunity employer.


Thank you for your interest in our vacancy!



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Fremont-Winema National Forest
Bly Ranger District
61100 Hwy 140 E, PO Box 25
Bly, OR   97622

Attention:  Michelle Durant, Eastside Archaeologist

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