Field Crew Leader
CurrentWorking in partnership with USFS both as a crew member and crew leader of MCC Emersion Crews in the Middle and South fork of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex stationed out of Schafer Meadows Ranger Station and Big Prairie Ranger station. Felled trees under supervision in accordance with OHLEC to replace rotted turnpike rails, spikes, constructing and repairing bridges, replacing stock corral, and mitigating damages from storms. Assisting and supervising in the construction of approximately a mile and a half of new back-country stock intensive trail. Installing trail infrastructure from Schafer Meadows Ranger Station down to river campsite and raft put-in. Installing and refurbished seepage trenches, water bars, and drains in both a front and back county setting to mitigate erosion and extend stock focused trail life. Constructing check steps with treated lumbar and rocks in a front-country setting. Creating new turnpike through old flood prone logging road and healthy forests. Removing debris with hand tool equipment in effort to clear back-country trails. Opening 10 miles of back-country trail with the use of crosscut saws, hand saws, and loppers. Inventory and restocking and caring for tool cache which includes but is not limited to power tools, primitive tools, and fire cache material. Planting over 500 trees for river bank and habitat restoration. Hand pulled approximately 1 acre of noxious weeds. Constructing, measuring, and maintaining water bars, rock steps, retaining walls, drainage structures, and various wooden trail structures including turnpikes and puncheon bridges. Falling hazard trees that cross trails. Completing trail surface maintenance using organic and inorganic material. Worked as main point of contact between crew and project partners. Utilized Conflict Resolution training and Risk Management training on the job,
