Invasive Species Technician
Sequoyah NWR is located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Canadian River systems. Habitats within the refuge are similar to those found within southeastern floodplain forests. The refuge is comprised of forested and herbaceous wetlands, floodplain forests, and agricultural lands.
Your primary focus would be to document and control invasive plant species (i.e. autumn olive, multiflora rose, alligator weed, etc.). Invasive species are common throughout much of the refuge. Autumn Olive, Multiflora Rose, and Ravenna Grass crowd the forest understory, altering vegetative communities, decreasing nesting opportunities for species of concern, and crowding wildlife corridors. Whereas, Alligator weed is an aggressive aquatic invader that threatens to spread throughout many of the refuge's sloughs and wetland areas. Your secondary focus will be the capture and removal of feral hogs. Feral hogs are spreading rapidly throughout North America. Controlling and reducing the feral hog population on the refuge would reduce competition between feral hogs and native wildlife, reduce habitat disturbance, reduce plant loss caused from hog activity, and suppress feral hog range expansion. The surrounding areas offers various recreational opportunities (including fishing, hiking, and canoeing). Northeastern State University, Connors State College, Carl Albert State College, are also nearby.
