#resource protection

[uneco]

Magnificent achievement, Liz!

Liz Chicaje Churay - Goldman Environmental Foundation

Yaguas National Park is uninhabited, but 29 Indigenous communities reside just outside its borders, and protection of the area is vital for

[rainiervolunteersnps]

Susie Meadow and Billy Rover (introduced in a previous post) have been volunteering with the Meadow Rover program at Paradise this summer. They have been amazed at how quickly the landscape changes as the snow melts, so they wanted to share some important lessons to keep in mind during this short summer period.

Billy is pictured here posing by some of his favorite flowers—avalanche lilies. These subalpine flowers slowly inch up to the soil surface during the winter when snow covers the ground. As soon as the snow melts away, avalanche lilies burst to their full height. Their stems can push through the last inch of snow by combusting starch to create heat and melt a hole in the snow. However, these beautiful flowers are very sensitive. If an avalanche lily is stepped on just once, it is unlikely to bloom the following year.

Susie is shown standing next to one of the many small fir trees growing in subalpine areas like Paradise. Although this tree is not much taller than Susie, it is not necessarily young. These hearty trees have a short growing season, a brief window of time to soak up as much sunlight as possible before being buried in the snow again. Being so small, this tree is completely covered in snow for most of the year. Even much taller trees, like the ones behind Susie, get buried in snow. For this reason, we need to be careful when walking on top of the snow or sliding down a hillside—we may be damaging the trees and plants hiding underneath.

At this time of year the snow is retreating farther and farther from our reach. Hikers are often tempted to walk off the trail a few steps to get to an inviting patch of snow, like the one in the second picture of Susie. Billy and Susie like making snowballs as much as the next dolls, but they are careful not to step off the trail to reach a snow patch. As people step on the freshly uncovered ground, they damage the meadow more than they may realize. It only takes 15 people walking in the same place to create a social trail. The growing season for these subalpine meadows is so short, the plants do not have enough time in one summer to recover from the damage caused by people’s feet.

Susie and Billy enjoy being volunteers because they are able to share information with visitors about their favorite flowers, trees, animals, and natural processes here at the park. The more we learn about these things, the more we are willing and able to protect them.

[csu-wrpi]

Resource Protection Specialist I

SALARY:$23.81 - $28.94 Hourly

$4,127.07 - $5,016.27 Monthly

$49,524.80 - $60,195.20 Annually

OPENING DATE:09/23/16

CLOSING DATE:10/21/16 11:59 PM

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The San Luis Obispo County Planning & Building Department is offering an exciting career opportunity for Resource Protection Specialist I.  Resource Protection Specialist I is part of a career series for Resource Protection Specialist I, II and III. Classes in this series perform code and permit enforcement activities, protect natural resources, conduct field evaluations in the unincorporated areas of the County for possible violations of County code relating to land use and building code regulations and ordinances; prepare evaluation reports and compliance recommendations to appointed and elected boards and to the District Attorney; prepare and execute inspection and search warrants; coordinate enforcement activities to obtain compliance with State and local codes; administer Neighborhood Preservation programs county wide and make oral presentations to community groups and schools.

Click here for the full job description.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

The incumbent in this position will be a well-organized multi-tasker, be able to manage a large caseload and learn the numerous codes administrated.  He or she will also be responsible for research, project management of individual cases and for processing discretionary permits, collaborating in the interpretation of laws and conditions and writing numerous reports.  Strong writing and communication skills are a requirement. Most of our work is educating the public and working with individuals to bring about compliance with the law.  We practice Neighborhood Preservation concepts and staff spend a lot of time interacting with the public, both individually and in groups.  Public speaking to small and large groups is a common task and staff often attends night meetings.  The incumbent will have citation authority and will coordinate with Federal, State and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies.

Minimum requirements for this position:

Either A: completion of two years of schooling from an accredited college in natural resource management, city and regional planning, environmental studies, criminal justice, police science or related field; OR B:  two years performing code enforcement related work consisting of the evaluation or inspection of violations of laws, codes or ordinances in a public agency; OR C:  three years of experience in technical planning work, natural resource management (if non-enforcement related work), or performing building inspection activities in a public agency.

A valid driver's license is required at the time of application.  A valid CALIFORNIA driver's license is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment.

Completion of P.O.S.T. approved Penal Code 832 Level III reserve training will be required prior to completion of the probationary period.

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must be submitted online by the final filing date.  To apply for this position, click "apply" at the top of this page. An initial application review will be conducted. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are best qualified will be invited to participate in selection activities which may include online assessments, performance exams, written exams, and interviews. Final candidates will be required to have an in-depth background review performed before proceeding in the process. Please note that references will not be contacted until the end of the process. If you have questions or would like to discuss the opportunity further, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]. Confidential inquiries are welcomed. For further information regarding the County of San Luis Obispo, visit our website atwww.slocounty.ca.gov.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Reasonable Accommodation Notice: Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Please call 805-781-5959 for assistance or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

APPLY:- https://www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/1541602/resource-protection-specialist-i

[mountrainiernps]

As the summer starts we have lots of folks heading into the field to study everything from butterflies to glaciers. Understanding Mount Rainier's many natural resources helps us find ways to protect them. However, the methods used by the park have changed over time as better knowledge and tools are developed. As we celebrate the start of the next century of the National Park Service, we also look back to how far we've come.

~kl

[clashclanswiki]

New Post has been published on Clash of Clans Wiki

New Post has been published on http://www.clashclanswiki.com/th9-war-base-farming-base-layouts/

TH9 War Base & Farming Base Layouts

Town Hall 9 War Base Layouts

If you’re Town Hall 9 and you’re going to war you often see higher Town Halls hitting your base – that’s why a certain kind of Anti 3-Star approach started evolving in the past month. In this approach you take the fact that your Town Hall gets taken, but you want to use a base design that will make it very hard to destroy all of the base. Here are 3 bases that work very good for that.

Dead Zone TH9 War Base Layout

The first Town Hall 9 War Base Layout I’d like to show you is a classic dead zone base.

This TH9 Dead Zone Base works great against Hog Rider based attack, including GoHo or GoVaHo. I only see very skilled players beat this base properly, but most of the time attackers fail big time.

Anti 3 Star TH9 War Base

The second TH9 War Base Layout is without a dead zone, but it attracts attackers with the almost exposed (semi-exposed) Town Hall. Getting 1 Star is pretty easy, but 1 Star is not winning Clan Wars. The double Giant Bombs are great against Hot Riders and many attackers will have a hard time triggering them without investing their entire army.

Town Hall 9 War Base

The third TH9 War Base uses a centralized Town Hall. The attacker will have the hard choice of either going in from the north side, probably with Earthquake Spells to get the Town Hall, but no chance getting 3 Stars; or from the bottom and get max 2 Stars, but usually not the Town Hall.

The compartments block the troops and funnel them away from the core.

Town Hall 9 Farming Base Layouts

You always have to choose what you want to protect in your farming base, so I selected some different layouts. Two of them for protecting all your resources with the same priority and a farming base with very strong Dark Elixir protection.

You always have to spread your Storages equally around the base to make it hard for attackers to focus on a certain resource.

TH9 Farming Base with equal Resource Protection

This first TH9 Farming Base Layout tries to protect all resources. The Storages are separated and, although they seem easy to reach, they are always with in the second line of defenses. You can also see there is protection against Wall Breakers on all intersections where attackers will try to access your base.

Gold and Dark Elixir Protection TH9 Farming Base

This second Town Hall 9 Farming Base features an outside ring and protects the core with a double layer of Walls. You can also see that the Storages are protected with all splash damage forces available, especially against attackers who like to try sniping with cheap troops.

Hardcore Dark Elixir protecting TH9 Farming Base

If you’re in urgent need of Dark Elixir and want to protect your Dark Elixir in the best possible way you might want to try this third TH9 Farming Base. There is almost no way to enter the core and go for the ark Elixir, but attacks are easy enough to grant you a shield for getting 30% destruction.

Conclusion

All bases here feature some different approaches, so it’s up to you what you want. My favorites are the second war base and the third farming base.

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[thirtysomethingadventures]

Such places belong to our National Gallery. They are the last of our primeval landscapes...There isn't much of it left. What there is, is all all men will ever have--and all their children. It is only as safe as people, knowing about it, want it to be.

David Brower, talking about public lands and National Parks in particular