The Columbia Basin Plant Ecologist is a member of a team that implements and documents conservation actions on high priority conservation lands in north-central Oregon, including maintenance, management, and restoration activities. This is a 1-year term position ending approximately October 2018. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Columbia Basin Plant Ecologist will assist with all phases of on-going restoration work (including planning, implementation, and effectiveness monitoring) and non-native plant species control in grassland and shrub-steppe plant communities in north-central Oregon. The Plant Ecologist leads work teams and supervises staff to meet conservation objectives: implements preserve management plans, maps and monitors plant communities, removes exotic species, assists with wildl