The Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP) within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Site Manager and Bay Wide Coordinator (Natural Resource Scientist 3) position. This position is located in our Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station. While cleaning up contaminated sites using a powerful state regulation, you will advocate for the best solution for the environment and the community. As an active team member, you will be part of making key decisions on your own projects as well as peer reviewing other’s work on cleanup of contaminated land, sediment, and groundwater. In your role as the bay wide coordinator you will coordinate all the cleanup projects in Padilla and Fidalgo Bays in Anacortes Washington. This role will allow you to enhance your leadership skills through continuing education, team building, and project management. This position has the unique ability to be a blend of technical work and communication work. For more information and to apply, follow this link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/3629691/site-manager-and-bay-wide-coordinator-natural-resource-scientist-3
Cougar Mountain Field Trip Guides
AEG Puget Sound and Nisqually Chapters hosted a geo-hiking field trip in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park in September 2021. For those unable to attend, or for those wishing to revisit the stops from the trip, the field guide and maps are linked below.
The maps are geo-PDFs, meaning you can import them to smartphone apps like Avenza (free!) to see your GPS location on the map!
Geohazard Hiking on Cougar Mountain: Presentation Recording and Field Guide
Thanks to all who attended one of Tom Doe’s presentations on geologic features around Cougar Mountain. Slides from the presentation and a handy field guide are available if you would like to go on the hike yourself.
The slides and field guide also include an additional hike that we didn’t have time for during the virtual meeting! Check it out using the buttons below.
If you were not able to attend the meeting, you can also view the recording below.