Range Rider

The Centennial Valley Association (CVA) has available positions for dedicated individuals to join our Range Rider/Wildlife Team for the 2022 season. Range Riders report directly to the CVA’s Wildlife Program Coordinator and will be responsible for closely monitoring multiple cattle herds, primarily on horseback, with the intent of minimizing livestock stress and losses due to depredation, as well as tracking wildlife across the Centennial Valley. Range Riders will work as a Team to accomplish these primary goals:

• Documenting key wildlife and their movements in the Valley, especially grizzly bears and wolves.
• Minimizing wildlife-livestock conflict, especially depredation.
• Reducing the number of unconfirmed cattle deaths.
• Removing cattle carcasses when and where appropriate.
• Effectively communicating information about wildlife and the wildlife program to the community.
• Maintaining equipment and practicing responsible animal-husbandry.

Time period: May 15th – October 31st. Start date is flexible, but applicant must be able to commit to working
through October.