The Great Basin Institute is an interdisciplinary field studies
organization that promotes environmental research, education, and service
through the West. The Institute’s mission is to advance applied science and
ecological literacy through community engagement and agency partnerships,
supporting national parks, forests, open spaces, and public lands.
The Ecological Monitoring Program at GBI serves as an excellent
professional development opportunity for natural resource professionals
looking for experience in botanical, soil, rangeland, and aquatic
surveying. This Program is a component of our well-established Research
Associate Program, which focuses on the conservation and management of
natural, cultural, and recreation resources in the Intermountain West while
providing emerging professionals opportunities to begin or enhance their
careers.
GBI’s Ecological Monitoring Program is dedicated to providing hands-on
survey, inventory, monitoring, and reporting experience. Extensive training
and technical field skills development offers employees a unique
opportunity to obtain valuable experience in performing a variety of
monitoring protocols that will increase future success.
In one component of the Program, participants implement the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy for
terrestrial systems, targeted at collecting standardized ecological
information and long-term vegetation data at multiple scales across western
BLM districts. In some instances participants may perform supplemental
protocols such as Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health (IIRH) and
Habitat Assessment Framework (HAF) (to inform conservation approaches for
sage-grouse). Supplemental sampling may also include collecting data on
forb diversity and pollinators, among other indicators. Select locations
will apply AIM sampling to post-wildfire Emergency Stabilization and
Rehabilitation (ESR) monitoring.
highlights the national BLM AIM strategy for landscape-scale data
collection across western states.
To learn more and apply, please visit our website
or the links below:
Ecological Monitoring Field Lead
Ecological Monitoring Field Technician
AmeriCorps Vegetation Habitat Assessment Technician
Vegetation Habitat Assessment Crew Lead
Soil Sampling Crew Lead
AmeriCorps Soil Sampling Technician