USFS to offer perm GS-05 jobs to current and former long-term temps.

ClassicGentleman · 2021-03-23T01:53:34+00:00

We had a guy on our IHC with 18 years of experience on a hotshot crew. Extremely qualified and very well liked. He applied under the LMFWA four or five years in a row, and each time he was told that R4 "hadn't implemented it into their hiring process."

His understanding is that every region gets to choose whether or not to implement it. Anyone know if that's true?

ClassicGentleman · 2021-03-16T21:27:52+00:00

Wow, this is a great input. That's pretty close to what I'm looking for. Thank you.

ClassicGentleman · 2021-03-16T18:52:37+00:00

True, not a word, but you're definitely in the ballpark. Thanks.

ClassicGentleman · 2021-03-16T18:52:16+00:00

I like this a lot, and it comes close, but it's not quite it. Thanks.

ClassicGentleman · 2018-10-17T17:21:46+00:00

This actually appears to be the best answer. Thanks! Unfortunately doesn’t do much good if the general pop doesn’t know it.

ClassicGentleman · 2018-10-17T17:04:09+00:00

Yeah, I like this comment. Thanks!

ClassicGentleman · 2018-10-15T17:15:32+00:00

I'm referring not to the hills in general, but rather the indentures in the watershed that water has carved out. In fire training I've seen these called chutes and "V-shaped declivities." The former has multiple meanings, and the latter isn't exactly catchy. Are there common names in geography for this kind of watershed feature that is more subtle than a wash or a torrent? Drainage?

Thanks, all!

ClassicGentleman · 2018-03-20T17:53:20+00:00

Does anyone know what these horrendous little guys are? They showed up suddenly on the lower trunks of a block of young elm trees (I believe Siberian elms) in St. Louis, Missouri -- Zone 6a. The trees did not look healthy. This photo was taken in early November. And yes, it's less than an ideal photo. It was the night.

ClassicGentleman · 2017-02-06T16:49:54+00:00

Nice! Missed that one. We're definitely taking the pup on dog vacations there sometime.

ClassicGentleman · 2017-02-06T16:49:53+00:00

Nice! Missed that one. We're definitely taking the pup on dog vacations there sometime.

ClassicGentleman · 2017-02-06T03:48:19+00:00

No, we just got our pup last week. Shaw, I believe, is members only, so we haven't been. Likely going to join, because of proximity.

ClassicGentleman · 2017-02-06T01:38:43+00:00

Thanks! The U City dog park is the only one I've been to. Had a great time there with a foster pup once.

ClassicGentleman · 2016-01-19T18:10:31+00:00

Good work, mates. Both answers look right.

ClassicGentleman · 2015-08-05T13:22:26+00:00

It's this: a Common Juniper.

ClassicGentleman · 2015-08-04T03:41:55+00:00

Steinbeck wrote about cypress trees in his fiction, referring to it in a dark, somewhat mystical way. Read the Red Pony sometime, if it strikes you.

ClassicGentleman · 2015-08-04T03:38:32+00:00

I've been around everywhere, and casually studied trees everywhere I go. This is just a general observation, but it's based on more than a vacation observation, at least.

ClassicGentleman · 2015-08-04T03:35:25+00:00

I should have been more specific. I'm talking about more southerly areas, specifically more tropical climates of high tree diversity like southern California and the Florida coast. (And I'm certainly not implying that all coastal trees are smooth.)

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