Temporary Trails Maintenance & Ops Assistant

Mecklenburg County is hiring a Natural Resources Assistant to work in the Natural Resources Section of the Division of Nature Preserves and Natural Resources. The Natural Resources Assistant will assist with the County's natural/soft-surface trail system. In addition, the NRA may also perform a variety of technical tasks in support of our habitat restoration, natural resource management, and flora and fauna inventory and monitoring programs. Work will primarily be conducted in nature preserves, and other parks where natural surface trails exist.

Specifically, the Natural Resources Trails Assistant will:

• Assist the Trail Resource Coordinator with daily tasks regarding trail maintenance and construction. This involves using hand tools and heavy equipment to install or repair natural surface trail tread and bridges.

Assist with inventory and data collection of existing trails, trail structures and problems areas.

Assist with maintenance of wayfinding and trail marking for existing trails.

In addition, this position may:

Assist as needed with prescribed fire, invasive species control and deer management operation.

Utilizes and maintains hand tools and power tools to perform various natural community management functions

• Assists with performing flora and fauna inventory and monitoring projects
• Assists with marking and maintaining property boundaries
• Assists with the operation of a curated herbarium and/or zoological collection
• Operates 4-wheel drive trucks, tractors, ATVs, and boats
• Maintains and restores habitats using chainsaws, brush-cutters, tractors, tractor implements, seed drill, pole-saws, herbicide, bush hogs, drip torches and other equipment
• Works as part of a team managing natural resources throughout Mecklenburg County