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CEMML is a research, education and service unit within the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University (CSU). CEMML applies the latest and most appropriate science to promote the sustainable management of natural and cultural resources on Department of Defense (DoD) and other public lands. We provide technical support, conduct applied research, and offer career development and learning opportunities to support resource stewardship. We collaborate with our sponsors and within CSU to resolve complex environmental issues, leaving a legacy of science-based decisions that sustain our resources for future generations.

To learn more about CEMML’s contributions to land management, our mission, vision, and values, visit http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/.

The Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, is the Marine Corps’ largest combined-arms, live-fire training facility, encompassing 1,102 square miles of mostly public lands in the Mojave Desert, California. MCAGCC’s significant natural resources are fundamental aspects of MCAGCC’s military training environment and are managed per MCAGCC’s Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP). The Wildlife Biologist will work closely with the staff of the Conservation Branch of the Environmental Affairs Division, which is responsible for the long-term management of cultural and natural resources within MCAGCC.

A Wildlife Biologist position is available with Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands to be located at Twentynine Palms, CA.

The Wildlife Biologist will be responsible for implementing the Wildlife Rapid-Response Program at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), in Twentynine Palms, CA. Duties include the following:

• Provide timely response to on-base calls of injured, trapped, or dangerous wildlife (e.g., snakes, desert tortoises, and birds). Remove wildlife and transport to on- or off- base veterinarian, or per other installation standard operating procedures. Develop educational and interpretive materials and perform outreach to on-base and contractor personnel to ensure on-base military personnel and contractors are aware of and follow such standard operating procedures.
• Implement desert tortoise clearance surveys for rapid-response tortoise clearances for facilities and training operation footprints. These rapid-response surveys require on-call personnel for routine or emergent small (e.g., 1 to 3 day) clearance efforts to detect desert tortoise sign, burrows, and individuals, and flag active tortoise burrows and relocate individuals likely to be impacted by base activities.
• Perform additional rapid reconnaissance as it relates to wildlife management on base (e.g., rare animal/plant sightings and verification and post rain event wildlife monitoring)
• Maintain GIS layers and conduct data management for the rapid response program, and ensure GIS layers are integrated into MCAGCC’s GIS Natural Resources database.
• Write periodic progress reports and annual reports; compile and analyze data and supporting information to document accomplishments and formulate recommendations

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in the announcement to be considered for hire. Apply no later than October 13, 2025, for full consideration. Mailed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

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