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These projects support NEPA analysis for proposed fuels reduction and forest health treatments associated with the Elko Front Project.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">This position contributes to the Basin &amp; Range Forestry program&rsquo;s mission to support the USFS in improving ecosystem resilience amid increasing wildfire risk and changing climate conditions.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">The Botany Crew Lead will oversee a small field crew while performing technical botanical surveys, ensuring data quality, safety, and adherence to established protocols. The crew will start the season with rare plant surveys and then the majority of the season the crew will monitor whitebark pine, especially looking for blister rust which was recently reported in the Ruby Mountains. 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