Job Description: Turnstone is currently hiring field surveyors and crew leaders to conduct surveys for the marbled murrelet, a threatened species of seabird that nests primarily in coastal old growth forests. These positions are considered full-time seasonal. Surveys will be on federal, state and private lands in Oregon. Marbled murrelet surveys follow an exacting protocol, and surveyors will be required to work independently during pre-dawn hours in backcountry areas. The position involves extensive travel, hiking in the dark (occasionally long distances), navigating forest terrain, and enduring regular periods of inclement weather. Crews will be stationed in several coastal communities in western Oregon. A choice of work stations may be available to those who apply early. Surveyor

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