The Trout Creek Ranch (TCR) Grazing Lead will work in Fields, Oregon with the TCR Ranch Manager, other ODLT staff, grazing lessees and co-permittees, The Nature Conservancy, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to develop and implement TCR’s Collaborative Grazing Program. In addition to managing the grazing program at Trout Creek Ranch, the Grazing Lead will participate in The Nature Conservancy’s multi-state Sagebrush Sea network, sharing knowledge gained at Trout Creek Ranch with other participants and bringing knowledge gained on other projects back to Trout Creek Ranch.
Key Responsibilities
- Works with ODLT staff and partners to develop and implement the Trout Creek Ranch collaborative grazing program and plan, including a virtual fence demonstration project.
- Participates in the Nature Conservancy’s Sagebrush Sea Virtual Fence network, including regular virtual meetings or conference calls and semi-annual travel.
- Collaborates with grazing lessee(s), co-permittees, neighbors, and the BLM to improve, maintain, and repair fences, corrals, and livestock watering facilities.
- Collects and manages field data to track operations and management impacts in partnership with lessees, TNC and BLM.
- Coordinates with the TCR Restoration Manager to incorporate grazing program input on habitat restoration and enhancement projects.
- Works with the Ranch Manager to identify and secure appropriate equipment for grazing operations.
- Assists the TCR Restoration Manager with mapping, control, and monitoring of invasive and noxious plant species.
- Helps monitor property boundaries and safely addresses livestock trespass.
Working Environment
- Regularly required to hike through a variety of habitat types and terrain, walk over uneven ground, climb over obstacles, and access remote locations.
- Regularly sits or stands at a desk or computer workstation.
- Regularly required to operate a 4×4 vehicle (i.e. trucks and all-terrain vehicles).
- Work week is 40 hours per week but may require evening and weekend work and
travel. - Occasionally may be required to use or supervise the use of pesticides and or other chemical substances and to use or supervise the use of powered equipment such as weed trimmers and chainsaws.
- Occasionally lifts, positions, or otherwise moves objects weighing up to 50 pounds.