Resource Management Steward – Ameri Corps

Description of Duties:

Monitor for the endangered New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse:
Identify and determine survey location sites, using ArcGIS Online supported devices.
Check the track plates daily, collect track plate sheets and record relevant data.
Review and analyze track plate data to help determine species presence.
Survey and assess riparian habitat.
Work with refuge staff and partners to create an Annual New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Monitoring Report. Offer recommendations for future management of the species.
Develop and present at least 1 educational program about the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse.
As available, assist with other programs within the Northern New Mexico National Wildlife Refuge Complex:
Playa lake management, irrigation, and farming at Las Vegas and Maxwell NWRs.
Playa vegetation monitoring
Grassland and forage assessments
Riparian restoration along the Mora River.
Pre- and post-riverbank restoration monitoring
Invasive species monitoring.
Planting native vegetation.
Wildlife surveys (elk, waterbird/waterfowl, etc).
Refuge hunting program; develop outreach materials, check-in and out with hunters, etc.
Occasional landscaping, maintenance of trail and picnic areas, general facility improvements and janitorial duties.
Wildlife camera monitoring project at Rio Mora NWR.
Outreach and education programs and/or videos focusing on riparian ecosystems