The Institute for Natural Resources (INR) in Portland, Oregon, an independent research institute, is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to implement its Aquatic Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy, targeted at collecting standardized data from streams across BLM Districts in the western U.S. INR is hiring multiple positions to conduct this work for the Aquatic AIM Program. Potential candidates looking to assist in this effort with INR and the BLM will work helping assess the health of BLM lands on crews consisting of one crew lead and one field technician working in California; or one crew leader, one technician, and one botanist working in Oregon.
The work will focus on wadeable streams and rivers ranging from a few inches deep to fast-flowing small rivers across California and Oregon. Crews will collect aquatic data following the AIM National Aquatic Monitoring Framework: Field Protocol for Wadeable Lotic Systems (TR 1735-2) to assess the surface water hydrology and geomorphic conditions for the 2024 field season.
Due to the work stretching across the west, crews will have different start dates and locations where they will be based throughout the field season. Training will occur in mid-April for California and mid-June for Oregon. There is some flexibility in where crew members are based. Locations and desired positions are below:
Position Dates and Locations:
- Oregon, based in Portland, OR, June - October. (3 Leads)
- California, based in Sacramento, CA, April - August. (2 Leads)
- California, based in Sacramento, CA, April - August. (2 Technicians)
2024 CA BLM LOTIC AIM ANNOUNCEMENT Job title: California BLM Lotic AIM Stream Monitoring Crew Leads Dates: April–August, 2024 Application date: Open until filled. Apply by March 1 for priority consideration. https://inr.oregonstate.edu/sites/inr.oregonstate.edu/files/2024-02/ca-l...
2024 CA BLM LOTIC AIM ANNOUNCEMENT Job title: California BLM Lotic AIM Stream Monitoring Technicians Dates: June–October, 2024 Application date: Open until filled. Apply by March 1 for priority consideration. https://inr.oregonstate.edu/sites/inr.oregonstate.edu/files/2024-02/ca-t...
2024 OR BLM LOTIC AIM ANNOUNCEMENT Job title: Oregon BLM Lotic AIM Stream Monitoring Crew Leads Dates: June–October, 2024 Application date: Open until filled. Apply by March 1 for priority consideration. https://inr.oregonstate.edu/sites/inr.oregonstate.edu/files/2024-02/or-l...