Description

The primary role of the Restoration Project Coordinator & Fisheries Biologist will be to coordinate sediment reduction and stream restoration projects, ensure adherence to protocols and schedules, develop monitoring guidelines including measuring the success of a variety of stream restoration projects, and to expand capacity for additional project work within the organization. This position involves extensive communication and coordination with CFC staff, subcontractors and collaborators, and cultivators, and with funding organizations and agencies. The Project Coordinator aspect of this position will conduct and coordinate day-to-day tasks required to plan and execute restoration projects, monitoring and reporting on restoration project status and deliverables, coordinating scheduling, and conducting site visits to collect and inform documentation. This position will require extensive planning and permitting, technical reporting, and field work during the field season.

The Fisheries Biologist aspect of the position will conduct surveys for salmonids and other native fish for project-related work as needed. This position will play a key role in ensuring project activities achieve habitat restoration goals consistent with the needs of target species and agency standards. This position will also monitor watercourses adjacent to and within the construction and restoration areas to ensure that project activities are not producing sediment or other pollutants that degrade water quality. These watercourses include ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial watercourses so the ideal candidate will be familiar with appropriate timing and monitoring metrics for a variety of watercourse sizes and types and will be familiar habitat indicators and important metrics for quantifying aquatic ecosystem health and restoration success. This position will work closely with other on-staff biologists, project-specific Technical Advisory Committees (TAC), the Project Director, Construction Administrators, and restoration subcontractors to determine and implement appropriate actions to protect aquatic habitat and species during the implementation phase, and to ensure that post-work monitoring protocols accurately quantify impacts on aquatic species.

If you have any inquiries or questions, please email [email protected], otherwise we cannot guarantee a timely response.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Management, Ecology, Biology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience conducting ecological surveys, with preference given to work in the Humboldt, Trinity, or Mendocino areas; preference will also be given to applicants with diverse employment experience, e.g., experience with agencies, private industry, and nonprofit organizations
• Experience with large-scale project management and coordination, deliverable tracking, and task management with staff, subcontractors, and landowners
• Ability to professionally report on all project aspects, identify inefficiencies, and resolve issues in a timely manner; experience managing a crew, including scheduling field work and communicating with a variety of project staff to ensure project goals are met 
• Ability to coordinate and conduct frequent site visits, and take detailed notes and communicate findings
• Ability to walk and drive in remote environments with rugged conditions, use field equipment and power tools, navigate using phone/notebook apps, and manage scheduling for field crews; comfortable working in/around a variety of watercourses, e.g. small streams as well as large rivers; knowledge of and experience with field safety
• Strong familiarity with utilizing environmental databases, such as CNDDB/BIOS 
• Proficient with modeling and mapping in ArcGIS, as well as Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 
• Familiarity with state and federal environmental policy (e.g., CEQA, ESA, CESA, etc.) and all permitting requirements for handling and assessing native fish
• Skilled in and experienced with technical writing (i.e. manuscripts), ecological research, wildlife field research techniques and survey methods 
• Familiarity with the local cannabis industry, i.e. history in the region, environmental, political, and social context
• Knowledge and experience coordinating and carrying out the relocation of fish and other aquatic species prior to construction activities
• Knowledge and experience with mitigation efforts to prevent spreading invasive species between project locations, e.g., mud snails and chytrid fungus; ability to develop and implement decontamination protocols
• Experience with aquatic invasive species and familiarity with removal procedures
• Ability to design and conduct surveys to collect baseline data and determine whether individuals need to be relocated or if project activities need to be altered prior to instream or adjacent construction and restoration
• Ability to generate standard operating procedures, field protocols, and data sheets to determine restoration success and evaluate biological and geomorphic and hydraulic response pre- and post-restoration
• Ability to generate SOPs for in-field data collection of habitat metrics, decontamination protocols, and presence, absence, richness, and relative abundance of native fish
• Ability to conduct monitoring of watercourses post-restoration and assess known fish populations adjacent to or within project activities to assess water quality, disturbance, and project impact 
• Experience with safely and effectively conducting e-fishing, experience obtaining permits for e-fishing, and experience safely conducting fish translocations
• Expertise and experience with researching local native fish populations to make informed recommendations and decisions regarding project activities, in consultation with CDFW and Technical Advisory Committees
• Familiarity with management documents and survey methods consistent with special-status species (e.g., Trinity River Basin Chinook Salmon Monitoring Annual Report, Recovery Plan for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon (NOAA), Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon (CDFW), Klamath River Anadromous Fishery Reintroduction and Restoration Monitoring Plan (CNRA/CDFW), etc.)
• Willing to use personal vehicle for field travel with mileage reimbursement; safe driving record and ability to drive off road in remote and difficult terrain
• Familiarity and comfort with communicating biological findings to a variety of audiences, including biologists, consultants, landowners, agency staff, restoration crew members, construction operators and members of the public
• Strong desire to be part of a growing, highly collaborative, and results-driven team 
• Strong desire to continue to professionally develop, hone skills, and expand knowledge
• Strong ability to develop relationships and partnerships with