Overview
Position Overview:
The Individual Placement will focus on supporting other USFS program areas and the Heritage Program by conducting archaeological field service and archaeological monitoring to support Hurricane Helene recovery projects on the Forest. The service is expected to identify and document damage to Heritage sites on the USFS system lands on Ranger districts that Hurricane Helene directly caused. The IP will also examine historical records, documentary sources, previous excavations to assist in project reviews required by law.
The service will also facilitate other program areas by conducting field services that will prevent additional damage from agency undertakings to archaeological sites and cemeteries on USFS lands.
Description of Duties:
• Collecting Global Positioning System (GPS) , Survey123, and ESRI field maps data to conduct damage assessments to archaeological sites and cemeteries.
• Recording and mapping damaged archaeological sites with notes and photographs.
• Writing reports to document the results of the damage assessments.
• Filling out site forms
• Performing archaeological Shovel Test Surveys, potential testing under the direction of a qualified archaeologist
• Independently conducting pedestrian walkover heritage surveys before the implementation of hurricane recovery vegetation management projects.
• Complete archaeological site monitoring during construction projects near significant sites and cemeteries.
• Complete basic archaeological laboratory and curation (cleaning, sorting, cataloging)
• Complete archaeological data entry during non-field days.
Potential environmental/human risk involved with this term of service: uneven terrain, physical exertion, inclement weather, and remote service sites. Wet, slippery, and steep conditions around bridge locations. Hiking off-trail.
About Southeast Conservation Corps
Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC), operates conservation service programs throughout the Southeast that focus on meeting the needs of the natural landscapes while empowering youth and adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility, and life skills through community service, hard work, and land stewardship.
Building upon the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, we are focused on connecting people to the natural world through conservation-based service learning, personal development, and recreation.
