The Pacific Southwest Region of the USDA Forest Service announced today it will be advertising over 1,500 temporary positions throughout the national forests in California beginning Jan. 9.

Temporary positions are available in a variety of exciting and rewarding occupations such as fire, trails, forestry, engineering, wildlife, recreation, fisheries, archeology and administrative support.

Job seekers can apply for temporary jobs through USAJOBS during the applicable time periods at: www.usajobs.gov:

January 9 through 13, 2017: Temporary fire positions

January 17 through 23, 2017: – Temporary non-fire positions (Recreation, fisheries, forestry, engineering, and other positions)

Candidates can find out more information about temporary employment in the Pacific Southwest Region by visiting https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/jobs/outreach/?cid=FSEPRD522453. Individuals interested in finding more information about a specific position are encouraged to contact the national forest that hosts the position of interest. Most current and upcoming Forest Service job opportunities across the nation can be found online at: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach.

The U.S. Forest Service is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture that manages 193 million acres of land. The Pacific Southwest Region of the Forest Service manages 20 million acres of National Forest land in California and assists the State and Private forest landowners in California, Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Eighteen national forests are located in this region. The mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.