View of the High Jura in summer
The iconic chain of the High Jura mountains has for the most part been classified as a National Natural Reserve since 1993. At almost 11 000 hectares it is among the most extensive mountain ranges in Metropolitan France. (photo credits: RNNHCJ).
Team
The Natural Reserve Team consists of the following 6 permanent staff members :
Director
- Heads the service
- Coordinates flora and fauna inventories and scientific surveys
- Is responsible for management planning in coordination with local partners
- Chairs meetings (the advisory committee, the project monitoring committee, the scientific council, etc)
- He is responsible for budget management and is the liaison with the State, the management and with other partners
- Acts as an environmental law-keeper
Assistant director
- Supervises the park rangers and coordinates technical operations: surveillance/policing, work sites, biological surveys
- Is responsible for issuing and following up on requests for work projects, for events, for vehicle access
- Aids the Director with the management plan and the budget
- Collaborates on the drafting and the implementing of the protocol of scientific surveys
- Oversees the naturalists’ data base, notably SERENA
Administrative assistant
- In charge of receiving visitors and answering phone calls
- Deals with post, emails, management files, diary
- Is the liaison with the state administration (DREAL, DDT, sous-préfecture, etc) and the local communities
- Supports the Director and his Assistant Director with administrative procedures (liaison with authorities, activity calendar, meetings, management plans)
Park Ranger Expertise : high pasture farming, botany and geology
- Polices the Reserve, follows up on work and event permits, as well as maintenance work
- Maintains reference files, inventories and studies, and natural and cultural heritage surveys of the RNN
- Supervises awareness campaigns for the public (cultural activities, conferences, outings)
Park Ranger Expertise : forest ecosystems, forestry, tetraonidae, cartography
- Polices the Reserve, follows up on work and event permits as well as maintenance work
- Maintains reference files, inventories and studies, and natural and cultural heritage surveys of the RNN
- Supervises awareness campaigns for the public (cultural activities, conferences, outings)
Park Ranger Expertise : outdoor activities, botany and meterology
- Polices the Reserve, follows up on work and event permits and maintenance work
- Maintains reference files, inventories and studies, and natural and cultural heritage surveys of the RNN
- Supervises awareness campaigns for the public (cultural activities, conferences, outings)
Scientific mission officer
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- It manages the naturalist data of the Nature Reserve,
- In the field, it monitors the smooth running of the inventories and scientific monitoring carried out by the agents,
- It ensures the exploitation and enhancement of the data resulting from this monitoring,
- It establishes new protocols based on the objectives of the management plan and, if necessary, updates existing protocols,
- It takes care of scientific monitoring on subjects of interest to the Nature Reserve,
- She liaises with the various partners on scientific studies to strengthen partnerships,
- It leads the scientific council in support of the curator.