Ocala NF in FL - general info - 2023

iirc each workcenter has 1 ty6 engine and 1 dozer

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OUTREACH NOTICE

NTE 120 Day Detail

Please respond by 2/17/2023

The USDA Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Ocala National
Forest may soon advertise two permanent Deputy District Ranger,
GS-0340-12, positions for the Ocala Ranger District. We are currently
looking for up to two detailers to fill the vacant positions until
they can be filled permanently. Duty station would either be Umatilla
or Silver Springs, FL. This is not a remote detail or position.
The Ocala is an extremely busy district. If you are unfamiliar with
the east, many states have multiple national forests but they are
administered under one Forest Supervisor. The Ocala National Forest
is managed under one district ranger for its 387,00 acres. It
currently has two offices and two workcenters as well as a helibase.
The district gets over a million recreational visitors each year to
visit and enjoy its many springs, lakes, rivers, campgrounds,
wilderness and trails. There are approximately 60 employees plus a
large number of volunteers to administer the work on the district as
well as concessionaires. Additionally the district has large
prescribed burning, fire, timber, wildlife, roads and special uses
programs.
The National Forests (NFs) in Florida consist of a Supervisor's Office
and three National Forests. The Supervisor's Office of the NFs in
Florida is in Tallahassee, FL, a metropolitan area rich in
multicultural history; the Apalachicola NF is closest to the
Supervisor's Office, the Osceola NF is only about a two-hour drive,
and the Ocala NF is approximately a three- hour drive. These national
forest lands span almost 1.2 million acres in north and central
Florida along with managing the 1,000-mile Florida National Scenic
Trail, which is one of 11 national scenic trails in the United States.

DUTIES:
The Deputy serves as an alter-ego to the District Ranger sharing
responsibility with the District Ranger for providing technical and
administrative direction to all activities on the District, including
supervision of District employees through intermediate supervisors.
Represents the District Ranger in any transaction affecting the Ranger
District with the same degree of authority to commit the District, but
subject to post review by the District Ranger or the Forest
Supervisor.
COMMUNITY:
North Central Florida offers abundant recreational opportunities in
water sports, fishing and hunting
The climate is sub-tropical with short mild winters and long humid
summers. The area is quickly becoming a suburb of Orlando and is
located approximately 40 miles north of Orlando and 40 miles southwest
of Daytona Beach. The tranquil Gulf-Side is only an hour drive west,
featuring white sugar sand and turquoise water. Snorkeling, Scuba
Diving, Boating, Scalloping are just some of the activities to take
part in along the Gulf side.