Texas cavers, You may remember Steve Hensley. He came to our TSA Convention in 2007 and gave a presentation. He's a great guy. This would be a great job. The cost of living in NE Oklahoma is low. The people are friendly and it's the prettist part of the state.
Steve wrote: It looks like I will be getting some help at Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge. Attached is a generic job announcement from the Division of Personnel Management for a GS 7/9 Refuge Operation Specialist for the refuge. In addition to everything in the job announcement, what we are looking for someone who knows something about caves and federally listed cave species and who gets along well with private landowners and other partners. The closing date is August 11. This will be a good “hands on” position with opportunities to: Coordinate cave, forest, watershed, and ground water recharge area management with private landowners, conservation organizations, universities, tribes, and federal and state agencies. Conduct field surveys to monitor Ozark big-eared bat, gray bat, cavefish, and cave crayfish summer and winter populations. Survey and monitor other cave and forest resources. Serve on cave mapping teams with local grottos (chapters of the National Speleological Society) to document refuge cave resources. Plan and construct appropriately designed cave gates with help from cavers, conservation organizations, and agencies to control access to important caves. Continue to search for new caves with important resources that might provide opportunities for acquisition or conservation easements or agreements. Work on watershed planning committees. Assist universities with research on cave and forest resources. Provide technical assistance to adjoining and nearby private landowners through the Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and other opportunities. I would appreciate it if you could pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested in such a position and would make a good hand. Information on the Ozark Plateau NWR is attached. If anyone has any questions or needs more information please contact me at: Steve Hensley Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Route 1, Box 18A Vian, OK 74962 918-382-4507 918-775-9073 (cell) 918-581-7467 (Fax) steve_hens...@fws.gov Thanks Steve --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
