Field Monitoring for the American Marten

The U.S. Forest Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grasslands is seeking sources for field monitoring of the American marteri (Martes Americana) starting summer of 2012. The field monitoring would constitute several potential marten detection techniques ranging from hair snares to live capture, immobilization, and handling of martens, as determined by the U.S. Forest Service. Work may include but not be limited to the following; building a variety of hair snares, traveling throughout the Medicine Bow and Routt Forests, locate pre-determined detection stations, placing and setting hair snares and/or live traps, and checking snares/traps. Please email Linda Schell at [email protected] should you have the ability to perform this type of service. Based on the results of this sources sought it is the intent of the U.S. Forest Service to issue a solicitation for this type of services for a base period of one year, and four option years.