OUTREACH NOTICE

Forestry Technician -Timber Sale Preparation

GS-0462-05 Permanent Seasonal 13/13
R-1, Bitterroot National Forest

This position is being advertised under an AVUE Open Continuous Roster (OCR)
Announcement Numbers: ADS07-R5-SALEPREP-567G and ADS07-R5-
SALEPREP-567DP.

The Bitterroot National Forest is planning to fill one Permanent Seasonal 13/13 position
in Timber Sale Preparation (GS-0462-05). The position will be filled by merit, demo, or
CIP. This Timber Sale Preparation position will be located at the Darby Ranger Station,
Darby, MT. The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential interested applicants that
this position is currently being advertised.

Applicants are encouraged to apply to the OCR’s now. Since this is an Open Continuous
Roster Announcement, there won’t be a specific announcement for the Darby location.
Applicants will need to apply to the vacancy and select Darby, MT as the duty location
for which they wish to be considered. This position’s full performance level is at the
GS-05 grade and it will not be filled as a career ladder. We anticipate requesting a
Referral List on April 18, 2010, or soon thereafter.

This vacancy announcement is posted and may be accessed through

www.avuecentral.com or www.usajobs.opm.gov/.

Interested applicants desiring further information should contact the following:

Chuck Oliver, Darby District Ranger, (406)-821-3913, email: coliver01@fs.fed.us, or

Luke Skarlupka (406) 821-4265, email: lskarlupka@fs.fed.us.

Brief Description of Duties:

This position (independently & as a crew member) will perform timber sale preparation
duties including, timber marking, timber cruising, timber sale layout and silviculture
duties as needed. Independently applies silviculture prescriptions, aerial photographs,
maps, environmental analysis reports and marking guides to designate harvest timber in a
variety of stand conditions. Traverses harvest unit boundaries, GPS, road locations and
determines area. Serves as a Qualified Timber Cruiser and performs routine timber
cruising and sample surveys to determine the quantity of timber in a given area by
species, type, and quality. The position will work under a Lead GS6 Timber Sale Prep.
Forestry Technician in support of an 8 MMBF annual timber sale program. This position
will work across district boundaries to accomplish targets and manage the resource for
the forest. The duty Station is the Darby Ranger Station.
LOCATION:

DARBY is located at the Southern end of the Bitterroot Valley, approximately 60 miles
south of Missoula. The community has a strong K-12 school system; a diverse selection
of churches; active civic and community group; community baseball and soccer, and
several community festivals. Full service medical facilities are located 15 miles to the
north in Hamilton. While it has many amenities to offer, the town has managed to retain
the character of its rural, agricultural origin. There are a number of homes on the market;
many include acreage. It’s an easy 60 mile commute to Missoula, home of the Forest
Service's Northern Region Office, the University of Montana, and the amenities and
services of a large urban area. Hamilton is an easy 15-mile commute and features a full
service community. Neither government housing nor government childcare is available,
but there is local childcare within the community.

THE FOREST
The Bitterroot National Forest is located in western Montana and the central mountains
of Idaho. The Salmon River and the Salmon National Forest in Region 4 border it on the
south. The eastern side of the Forest runs from the Bitterroot Valley floor to the crest of
the Sapphire Mountains where the Forest borders the, Deerlodge and Beaverhead
National Forests along the Continental Divide. The western portion of the Forest is
dominated by the rugged Bitterroot Mountain Range and borders the Nez Perce and
Clearwater Forests in Idaho.
The Forest contains portions of the Anaconda Pintler, Frank Church-River of No Return,
and Selway Bitterroot Wilderness areas. These areas encompass nearly half of the 1.6
million acres of land within the boundaries of the Forest and are easily accessible from
numerous portal entries along the valley. The Forest contains a variety of vegetation
types ranging from dry site ponderosa pine in the lower elevations to Whitebark pine and
alpine larch and fir at the higher elevations along both sides of the Forest.

THE BITTERROOT VALLEY

The Bitterroot Valley is located south of Missoula, Montana and runs approximately 90
miles to the Idaho border. Ravalli County is the fastest growing county in Montana with
a current population of about 35,000 residents. The growth is due in large part to the
mild climate, rural setting, abundant recreational opportunities, picturesque skylines, and
proximity to the University of Montana and other services offered in the city of Missoula.

Due to the rapid population growth over the last several years the character of the
Bitterroot Valley has begun to change. At the turn of the century large fruit orchards,
small farms and large livestock operations dominated the local economic base. Timber
production from National Forest and private lands and the forest products industry also
played a major role in the economic viability of the valley. Today the economy is
supported by a large service sector, the log home industry, farming and ranching, small
research facilities, and the construction industry.

The Bitterroot Valley is dotted with many small towns spread about 15 miles apart along
Highway 93, a two lane highway running north and south along the Bitterroot River.
Each town supports an independent school system and provides a variety of services.
The mild climate, with a relatively long growing season (for Montana), provides lots of
opportunity to garden, recreate, and get out-of-doors. The area has four distinct seasons
and a semi arid climate with average precipitation ranging from 16 to 23 inches per year.
Winters are relatively mild with daytime temperatures in January averaging near 30
degrees, and rarely dropping to 15 below zero or colder. Summers are typically warm
and dry with daytime temperatures in late July and August between 75 and 95 degrees.