The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is Colorado’s primary biological conservation information center housed within the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. CNHP is a key player in Colorado’s conservation of open lands and maintains the only centralized conservation database in Colorado that includes plants, animals, and natural communities. The staff consists of approximately 40 highly experienced biologists and information managers with expertise in inventory, research, and monitoring of Colorado’s flora, fauna, plant communities, and conservation issues. CNHP serves a wide variety of users including federal, state and local agencies, consultants, environmental groups, non-government organizations, private landowners, and the public. CNHP’s annual revenue is approximately 6 million dollars and is generated from contracts and agreements through CNHP’s partners and clients. CNHP generally works on over 50 conservation projects per year. To learn more about CNHP’s mission, vision, and values, visit http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/.

Up to 12 Conservation Biology Technicians will be hired to collect field data in support of CNHP’s Statewide Natural Heritage Survey of biodiversity and related projects. Field work will take place across Colorado. Specific technicians will focus on one or more of the following: upland rare plants and vegetation, wetland rare plants and vegetation, vertebrates and/or invertebrates. Standard duties will involve planning logistics for 4 to 8-day field hitches; driving and hiking to field sites; detailed completion of field forms; and communication with project partners.

The position involves extensive travel, camping in remote settings, and long 10+ hour field days. The position requires experience with fieldwork. Experience working in the Rocky Mountain, Intermountain West, and/or Great Plains is preferred. A valid driver’s license for travel between sites is required, as is the ability to hike and navigate to field sites. These positions are supervised by permanent CNHP staff across multiple teams.

For more information about these projects, please visit https://cnhp.colostate.edu/aboutus/careers/employment/.

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Email a resume and cover letter to Jess.Cheadle@colostate.edu. References will be requested for applicants that move forward in the process. In your cover letter, please indicate which discipline(s) you are interested in: upland rare plants and vegetation, wetland rare plants and vegetation, vertebrates and/or invertebrates. Applications will be considered until all positions are filled.

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• Planning logistics for 4 to 8-day field hitches.
• Using GPS and provided maps, navigating to and from sites via paved roads, dirt roads, hiking trails, and off-trail travel through dense vegetation and across long distances.
• Collecting data on rare plants, wetland or upland vegetation, small mammals, invertebrates, and/or amphibians following set protocols.
• Reviewing collected data to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Attending field training, reading field manuals, and learning to follow detailed field protocols.

• Communicating with public and private land managers when performing field surveys.

• Data entry and other duties as needed.