Parks Natural Resources Technician Parks and Recreation

About This Role

This on-call position involves performing a variety of tasks to support forestry and natural resources operations within Denver's Mountain Parks system. The role focuses on managing mountain parks to protect native forests and species, mitigate noxious weeds, and manage wildlife, ensuring the ecological sustainability of the parks and natural areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage mountain parks to protect native forests and species, mitigate noxious weeds, and manage wildlife
• Conduct site assessments, evaluations, and restoration projects to ensure ecological sustainability
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to preserve mountain parks, including citizens, volunteers, rangers, and various state and federal agencies
• Conduct forest assessments and evaluations to identify and inventory tree and plant species, land terrains, wildlife, grasses, and shrubs
• Determine best methods of potential management to maintain ecosystem sustainability
• Manage forest vegetation and fuels, including removal of weeds, shrubs, and trees by felling, bucking, swamping, chipping, masticating, and burning
• Collect field data and map for stand delineation, boundaries, and borders
• Map, eradicate, and control noxious weeds in parks to promote healthier ecosystems
• Assess area conditions, map targeted species populations, determine treatment methods, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and develop a system-wide monitoring program
• Map and control forest insect and disease outbreaks
• Assist with prescribed fire activities
• Conduct public outreach and natural resource/forestry education, including educating citizens within parks, setting up educational booths at community events, and giving formal classroom presentations
• Respond to 311 calls regarding forestry issues

Requirements

• Experience and education to meet the hiring range

Benefits

• Eligibility to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan

Important Details

• Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7am - 3:30pm
• Employment type: part-time, hourly, no more than 39 hours per week
• Application deadline: October 24, 2026

About the Company

Denver Parks and Recreation's Mountain Parks system, established in 1912, consists of 22 accessible parks and 24 conservation/wilderness areas totaling over 14,000 acres, forming one of the most expansive and unique park systems in the country.