How do they match: Conservation Scientists

  • Conservation Scientists

  • Conservation Agent
  • Conservation Engineer
  • Conservation Policy Analyst
  • Conservation Science Officer
  • Conservation Specialist
  • Conservationist
  • District Conservationist
  • Grassland Conservationist
  • Range Conservationist
  • Resource Conservation Specialist
  • Resource Conservationist
  • Resources Conservation Commissioner
  • Soil Conservation Technician
  • Soil Conservationist
  • Water Conservation Specialist
  • Water Conservationist

  • Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

  • Advise land users, such as farmers or ranchers, on plans, problems, or alternative conservation solutions.
  • Apply principles of specialized fields of science, such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agriculture, to achieve conservation objectives.
  • Compute cost estimates of different conservation practices, based on needs of land users, maintenance requirements, or life expectancy of practices.
  • Compute design specifications for implementation of conservation practices, using survey or field information, technical guides or engineering manuals.
  • Develop water conservation or harvest plans, using weather information systems, irrigation information management systems, or other sources of daily evapotranspiration (ET) data.
  • Implement soil or water management techniques, such as nutrient management, erosion control, buffers, or filter strips, in accordance with conservation plans.
  • Plan soil management or conservation practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vegetation, contour plowing, or terracing, to maintain soil or conserve water.
  • Review annual reports of counties, conservation districts, or watershed management organizations, certifying compliance with mandated reporting requirements.
  • Review or approve amendments to comprehensive local water plans or conservation district plans.

  • Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
  • Advise others about land management or conservation.
  • Direct natural resources management or conservation programs.
  • Plan natural resources conservation or restoration programs.
  • Review plans or proposals for environmental conservation.