ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Coastal Land Management Technician (CLMT) works independently or supervises seasonal or volunteer teams to ensure the coordination, community support and implementation of land management plans. The CLMT assists in ecological restoration activities, maintains preserve areas frequented by the visiting public, removes exotic species, monitors and researches species, and operates and maintains tools and equipment.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Burn Crew Manager coordinates day-to-day activities of the prescribed fire crew and participates in wildland fire operations which include ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, monitoring, etc. All TNC staff actively participating on a prescribed burn must be qualified as a FFT2. The Prescribed Fire Crew Manager will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. May perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 13, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Burn Crew Member will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks.  As part of the incumbent’s ongoing professional development, he/she will be responsible for keeping abreast of new burn techniques and equipment to enhance skills and maintain/grow professional fire certification credentials.  In addition, they shall work to build and maintain relationships in the professional fire community and in the local community where the Conservancy works. This may include participation in wild land fire suppression activities in partnership with other non-profits, local fire departments, and local, state and federal agencies, either as a TNC employee, or as a volunteer or short-term employee of the partner entity (such as an administratively determined, short term federal employee).

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 13, 2018.

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

The North Alabama Land Management Technician performs a variety of land management tasks on TNC and partner lands and interacts with conservation partners and private landowners to advance the restoration and management of natural systems and fire-dependent habitats in Central and North Alabama. During the prescribed fire season this position is focused primarily on leading a crew of seasonal prescribed fire crew members to assist the US Forest Service and other partners in the Talladega Mountain Longleaf Pine Conservation Partnership area in central and northeast Alabama and northwest Georgia. This position is currently funded for 2 years.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Assistant Burn Crew Manager (ABCM) participates in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks.  May perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.

As part of the ABCM’s ongoing professional development, they will be responsible for keeping abreast of new burn techniques and equipment to enhance skills and maintain/grow professional fire certification credentials.  In addition, they shall work to build and maintain relationships in the professional fire community and in the local community where the Conservancy works. This may include participation in wild land fire suppression activities in partnership with other non-profits, local fire departments, and local, state and federal agencies, either as a TNC employee, or as a volunteer or short-term employee of the partner entity (such as an Administratively Determined, short term federal employee).

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 26, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Burn Crew Manager (BCM) participates in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks.  May perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.

As part of the BCM’s ongoing professional development, they will be responsible for keeping abreast of new burn techniques and equipment to enhance skills and maintain/grow professional fire certification credentials.  In addition, they shall work to build and maintain relationships in the professional fire community and in the local community where the Conservancy works. This may include participation in wild land fire suppression activities in partnership with other non-profits, local fire departments, and local, state and federal agencies, either as a TNC employee, or as a volunteer or short-term employee of the partner entity (such as an Administratively Determined, short term federal employee).

 HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 26, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The BCM will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. As part of the BCM’s ongoing professional development, they will be responsible for keeping abreast of new burn techniques and equipment to enhance skills and maintain/grow professional fire certification credentials.  In addition, they shall work to build and maintain relationships in the professional fire community and in the local community where the Conservancy works. This may include participation in wild land fire suppression activities in partnership with other non-profits, local fire departments, and local, state and federal agencies, either as a TNC employee, or as a volunteer or short-term employee of the partner entity (such as an administratively determined, short term federal employee).

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 26, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Burn Crew Manager (BCM) has a leadership role on prescribed burns throughout Southern Blue Ridge from October 15, 2018 through July 5, 2019. The Conservancy supports Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network partners on multiple controlled burns each year.  Together with the 20-person as-needed burn crew, the crew manager helps fill a void of wildland firefighters for single or multi-day prescribed fire operations. This position coordinates staff meeting times, oversees equipment preparation and rehabilitation, engine maintenance, radio programming, travels to burn sites and routinely has supervisory responsibility of crew during burns and frequently serves as Firing Boss. Staffing needs for this position could average 40-50 hours per operational period (bi-weekly) at the discretion of the Southern Blue Ridge Stewardship Manager. Operational periods are generally sporadic and clustered by opportune weather conditions, and no guarantee of a minimum number of opportunities is given or implied. The Burn Crew Manager will participate on opportunities only as their own schedules will allow, and thus participation on any given opportunity is not required. 

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The BCM participates on prescribed burns throughout the Southern Blue Ridge from November 5, 2018 through May 9, 2019. The Conservancy supports Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network partners on multiple controlled burns each year.  Under the direction of the Stewardship Manager, the crew members provide of wildland fire support for single or multi-day prescribed fire operations. Staffing needs for this position average 2-4 operational periods bi-weekly and operational periods are at the discretion of the Southern Blue Ridge Stewardship Manager. Operational periods will likely be sporadic and clustered by opportune weather conditions, and no guarantee of a minimum number of opportunities is given or implied. Under supervision by a Burn Crew Manager or Stewardship Manager, crew members will participate in opportunities only as their own schedules will allow, and thus participation on any given opportunity is not required

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2018.

The incumbent will operate heavy equipment to support wildland fire management constructing and maintaining fire and fuel breaks, roads and trails and perform mechanical fuel reduction treatments with a masticator for wildfire prevention/control. Equipment Operators operate and perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment such as bulldozers, motor-graders, skid steers, heavy duty transports, and trucks. Operators not currently qualified in wildland fire will be trained in firefighting and the use of heavy equipment in wildland fire management. Incumbent will be a member of a Wildland Fire Support Module (WSM) for the U.S. Air Force Wildland Fire Branch based at Vandenberg AFB, CA. WSM is responsible for executing prescribed fire projects, mechanical fuel treatments, and assisting with wildfire suppression on numerous Air Force installations within the area of responsibility. This positions is located at Vandenberg AFB, CA.

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The incumbents will be members of a Wildland Fire Support Module for the U.S. Air Force Wildland Fire Center based at Vandenberg AFB, CA. WSM is responsible for executing prescribed fire projects, mechanical fuel treatments, and assisting with wildfire suppression on numerous Air Force installations within the area of responsibility. This position is located at Vandenberg AFB, CA.

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YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

The Hubbard Fellowship is designed for recent college graduates, and bridges the gap between school and career by providing comprehensive experience working for a conservation organization.  The Hubbard Fellow will participate in a wide range of conservation activities, including prairie restoration, invasive species control, prescribed fire, fence building and repair, data collection and entry, conservation planning, grant writing, leading tours, giving presentations to various groups, budget creation, and more.  The Fellow will also travel to multiple Conservancy sites, attend conservation-related meetings and conferences, and shadow Conservancy and partner staff in various capacities.  In addition, the Fellow will plan and conduct an independent project catered to the Fellow’s individual interests and career objectives.  The Fellow will need to work closely with Conservancy staff, cooperating scientists, volunteers, and graduate students.  This twelve-month (full-time) position will require irregular hours and will include extensive outdoor physical labor under adverse conditions.  The Hubbard Fellow is supervised by the Director of Science, and may oversee the activities of short-term staff and volunteers.  This position is located at the Conservancy’s Platte River Prairies, in a rural part of central Nebraska at Wood River, NE, and will run from February 4, 2019 through January 31, 2020.  Housing is provided on a Conservancy Preserve.

HOW TO APPLY

Click here for more information about and to apply to this position. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 21, 2018.

FEMA announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 application cycle on August 3, 2018.  The application period is October 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019.  The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is posted on www.Grants.gov.  The FY 2018 PDM Fact Sheet provides an overview of the agency's priorities for this year.  FEMA will offer NOFO webinars for potential applicants prior to opening the application period. View the complete webinar schedule.

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The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center (PFTC), located in Tallahassee, Florida has announced their FY 2019 training sessions. Applications for FY2019 Sessions are now open and must be received at PFTC by October 15, 2018.

These 20-day sessions facilitate the completion of prescribed fire task books. The Center provides opportunities to participate in prescribed burns involving the lands of land management agencies in Florida and several surrounding states. A variety of applicable prescribed fire objectives and situations will be encountered in a field environment.

Applications from disciplines other than fire management are strongly encouraged. While our primary mission is the training of individuals with task books related to RX quals, the Center encourages all levels and disciplines of applicants who are interested in furthering their knowledge of prescribed fire.

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The Forest Service is hiring individuals who are eligible to apply for positions using the Resource Assistants Program (RAP) and Public Lands Corps (PLC) hiring authorities. Positions are available across the country on USAJOBS and open until August 20, 2018. If you have completed a RAP or PLC project, consider a long-term career with us!

Available Positions:

• Administrative Support Assistant
• Customer Service Representative
• Forester
• Forestry Technician (Recreation)
• Forestry Technician (Timber Sales Prep)
• Geographic Systems Specialist
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Planner
• Social Science/Biological Science/Physical Science Information Specialist
• Timber Resource Specialist
• Wildlife Biologist

Visit the RAP and PLC Hiring Event webpage for more information on eligibility requirements, required documents, locations and a schedule of upcoming Tips for Applicants webinars.

With all of the tools, supplies and gear that fire managers need, the last thing you would expect them to take to a wildfire is a book. But Steve Taylor’s little red book, Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System, has been part of fire manager and fire crew leaders’ toolkits for over 20 years. Taylor and retired fire researcher Marty Alexander, have blended the complex series of mathematical equations that make up the system with their own knowledge and experience in the 120 page guide.

Read more in the Natural Resources Canada 'Simply Science' article

View the FRAMES Resource Catalog record

The Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program (link is external) develops the knowledge and basic skills necessary to work as a wildland firefighter. Selected applicants will attend a 3,000 hour on-the-job learning program, which includes a two month-long residential firefighting academy at the Wildland Fire Training Center in McClellan, California. Apprentices will be paid and all costs of training will be covered by the Forest Service.

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The duties of this position will include field sampling of bottomland hardwood forests, organization and analyses of data collected previously and by the candidate, and the completion of a dissertation and peer-reviewed publications, as well as the successful completion of the requirements of the degree. Competitive candidates for this position will have a M.S. degree in forestry or a closely related discipline, proficiency in written and oral communication, strong GRE scores, and evidence of scholastic success. Preference will be given to applicants who are self-motivated and enthusiastic about conducting field-based research. The position will be based in Columbia, MO, with field work throughout different bottomland hardwood ecosystems in Missouri.

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Primary duties of the Corps Member (CM) include establishing and maintaining good working relationships with regional staff, leaders and other members, project technical advisors, and volunteers in order to complete natural resource and community service projects. Primary duties also include participating in all elements of the MCC program to the best of their ability, performing designated crew role functions and maintaining a positive attitude throughout the program. The Corps Member will utilize the support of their Crew Leader(s) and regional staff to complete their term of service successfully. The Corps Member is an AmeriCorps member and is entitled to the benefit package offered all AmeriCorps members. The Corps Member is supervised by the Regional Program Manager. This position should be viewed not as a 9-5 job but as an experience where long hours and extended time away from home, often in remote locations on difficult terrain and in all weather conditions, are to be expected. This position will not have recurring access to vulnerable populations.

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The Private Lands Restoration Program Manager (Program Manager) is responsible for delivering habitat restoration projects in support of Minnesota Land Trust’s activities in select program areas. The Land Trust has begun to expand delivery of habitat restoration and management to private landowners who have protected their property with a conservation easement. The Program Manager will supervise projects and collaborate with land protection staff and partners to deliver on-the-ground results. The Program Manager will also be expected to develop new opportunities. The Program Manager works directly with the Land Trust’s conservation partners including, local units of government, tribal natural resource managers, state and federal agencies and the Land Trust’s Director of Restoration Programs to develop and complete projects.

The Program Manager reports to the Director of Restoration Programs and may supervise volunteers, or temporary staff. The Program Manager will work closely with Land Protection Program Area Managers to coordinate land protection and restoration activities in specific areas of the State. Duties include development and administration of contracts and other agreements and coordination among a wide variety of contractors, consultants, agency partners and private landowners.

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The Private Lands Wildlife Biologist (PLWB) program is a partnership among the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) program, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (Bird Conservancy) focused on delivering wildlife conservation programs on private lands in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. The program provides technical resources to landowners and other land managers to more fully incorporate wildlife conservation on their private lands. By integrating Bird Conservancy technical resources with NRCS and partner funding mechanisms and technical capacities, the PLWB partnership supports a collaborative and human-focused approach to private lands conservation. The PLWB will implement this work on agricultural lands, grassland, and wetland/riparian communities and focus on providing technical assistance that complements landowner objectives and enhances and restores bird and other wildlife habitat. Special emphasis will be placed on implementing programs utilizing Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (SWFL) Initiative resources and targeting projects in riparian habitat that supports SWFL conservation. There is considerable opportunity to engage landowners in the southern part of the valley, where the private land ownership is extensive (>90%) and where Hispanic/Latino culture and language is integrated into the conservation context. Currently, the Bird Conservancy PLWB partnership operates in six western states (Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana) and Mexico (Chihuahua). PLWBs succeed through direct and meaningful relationships with landowners and supported by NRCS incentives provided through US Farm Bill and other habitat enhancement programs. This position will be located in the San Luis Valley of Colorado (Alamosa filed office preferred) and will require travel throughout the region. This is a full-time position with a comprehensive benefits package.

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The Department of Fish and Wildlife is recruiting to fill one full time, project, Natural Resource Specialist 2 position located in the Wildlife Program, Lands Division, Land Stewardship and Operations Section. The duty station is 303 South Mission Wenatchee, WA 98807, with travel throughout Region 2 this includes the counties of Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan. The anticipated start date is October 1, 2018. Interviews for this position is tentatively scheduled for the week of September 4th through 7th, 2018.

Duties:

• Manage forests on wildlife areas in Chelan, Okanogan and northern Kittitas counties.
• Project design and preparation.
• Identify treatment units (commercial or pre-commercial)
• Assist the Statewide Forester in presenting projects to the district team
• Coordinate scheduling of cultural resource surveys with agency archeologist
• Project layout including locating unit boundaries, implementing leave tree strategies (marking and/or operator select prescription), identifying harvest road and maintenance needs, designing roads, identifying harvest systems, laying out regulatory buffers (Riparian Management and Wetland Management Zones), identifying wildlife mitigation measures and timber cruising.
• Prepare necessary documents to implement the project including Forest Practice Applications (FPA), State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist, project advertisements and contracts
• Identify post-thinning follow up treatments (slash burning, prescribed fire, slashing, etc.) as needed.

Evaluate the effectiveness of forest habitat manipulation strategies.

• Under the supervision of agency biologists, utilize ecological integrity monitoring approaches to evaluate project effects.
• Conduct tree seedling stocking surveys to ensure compliance with Forest Practices reforestation standards.
• Under the supervision of agency biologists, evaluates wildlife benefits as necessary.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Conservation Coordinator may manage conservation data, participate in conservation planning, develop project packages, respond to landowner inquiries and maintain manual project records.  May include collecting, assembling and analyzing various types of data, in the field or through document surveys, producing maps using GIS software and assisting in the production of reports.  Work may be done in the field (species monitoring) or be based entirely in an office setting, compiling the information collected by others.

The Conservation Coordinator will work in the Southern Coastal Plain Program office in Wilmington, NC and provides project management, administrative and other general support toward the achievement of conservation goals. The Conservation Coordinator, working closely with the Coastal Fire and Restoration Manager, is responsible for public outreach, volunteer coordination, event management, and a variety of applied conservation duties as well as administrative and clerical tasks at the Conservancy’s Wilmington Program Office. The Conservation Coordinator will have stewardship responsibilities including conservation easement and habitat monitoring, assistance in prescribed burning, land management and conservation planning. He/she will be responsible for recruiting and coordinating local volunteers, performing general outreach and assisting in partnerships. This is a full-time, hourly position with benefits.

The ideal candidate will have an enthusiasm for sharing the protection of our natural areas with others.  This person will also be good with data management and administrative duties.  A love for working outside and working long hours on burn days is essential.  There will be multiple opportunities for professional development.  There is a physical fitness requirement.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10, 2018.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Aravaipa Land Steward coordinates preserve stewardship work and general operations including maintenance and general preserve management.  Implements preserve management plans, which may include species monitoring and research, exotic species control, prescribed burning, boundary posting, preserve building maintenance, trail and/or equipment maintenance, field trips and volunteer stewardship workdays. Maintains database for monitoring information such as stream flow, rare species, and precipitation. May create and compile GIS information and databases for the Aravaipa watershed and greater Galiuro Mountain complex. May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain. Works under physically demanding circumstances.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 28, 2018.

California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) will be re-opening it’s $5.45 million grant competition for 2018 Fire Prevention Grants Program for funding for fire prevention education, planning  and hazardous fuels reduction projects.

The application period will re-open on August 1, 2018 and close on August 30, 2018 at 5 p.m. PT (Pacific Time).

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The IAWF is piloting a Mentoring Program and would like to invite you to participate, either as a mentor or mentee. They are currently gathering a list of interested individuals, who will then be matched based on interests and geographical locations if possible.

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Research Objective: The postdoctoral research associate will extend the work of Cameron et al. (2017) and build on existing TNC science. The first project will be to conduct a meta-analysis of existing literature and datasets to identify the potential for various natural climate solution “pathways” to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and/or increased carbon sequestration in the Pacific Northwest. Natural climate solutions pathways may include but are not limited to avoided conversion of natural lands, ecological restoration, improved forest management, reforestation, and other related conservation actions. The natural climate solutions pathways analysis may also address the contribution of different pathways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (and/ or increasing carbon sequestration) under various social, economic, or policy scenarios, as well as the projected impacts of climate change on these pathways (via altered physical and biological processes).

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Awarded to someone in the wildland firefighting community who has made a significant contribution to wildland firefighter safety, either directly on the fireline, or indirectly through management, cultural changes, or through wildland fire research. Their contribution is frequently beyond their normal everyday job expectations - sometimes at the potential risk to their own career, and their example can encourage others to act in a similar manner.

To nominate, please compose a letter (no more than 800 words) explaining why the nominee should receive the award, and a list of three or more individuals (with contact information) who confirm the nominee's contributions.

Use this link to submit a nomination.

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

This AmeriCorps position serves with The Nature Conservancy over an 11-month period to advance our work in improving private and public lands, providing education and training in stewardship and environmental practices, and growing our volunteer support.  S/he will be responsible for a variety of land stewardship activities in support of preserve goals in restoring and stewarding coastal prairie at the Texas City Prairie Preserve and surrounding projects. For more information regarding member living stipend, benefits and education award, please visit the AmeriCorps Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) website.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position in Celeste, TX, click HERE.

For more information about and to apply to this position in Brownsville, TX, click HERE.

For more information about and to apply to this position in Texas City, TX, click HERE.

All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2018.

Two Master’s-level fellowships are available in the School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
(NAU), Flagstaff, AZ. The fellowship program is supported by the US Department of Agriculture under
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants
Program.

The program goal is to produce the next generation of Native American leaders. Fellows are expected
to conduct research aimed at managing resilient forest agroecosystems in tribal lands, and engaging in
tribal outreach, teaching and community engagement. Project directors are Dr. Yeon-Su Kim; Dr.
Thomas Kolb; Dr. Peter Fulé, Dr. Andrew Sánchez-Meador at School of Forestry and Dr. Manley Begay
at Applied Indigenous Studies. Other partners include the Institute for Tribal Environmental
Professionals (ITEP), and other supporting units at NAU and various land management agencies and
Native American tribal governments. The fellowship includes a stipend ($18,500/yr for two years),
tuition waiver, health insurance, and educational allowance.

For more information, contact Dr. Yeon-Su Kim at ysk@nau.edu (or call 928-523-6643). Review
of applications will begin on October 1, 2018
If you are interested, please send:

•  A one-page letter (email is satisfactory) describing qualifications and experience
•  A two-page written essay or 2~3-minute video explaining career goals
•  An up-to-date resume
•  Names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of two references.

Fellows will be selected based on academic ability and genuine interest in Native American forestry, as
well as their lived experiences and leadership potential as tribal leaders. Candidates with demonstrated
experience in some of the following areas will be preferred:

•  Native American forests and/or tribal forest management
•  Tribal community engagement and outreach
•  Good written and oral communication skills
•  Interdisciplinary collaboration
•  B.S. in ecology, biology, natural resource management, or a social science major related to Native American resource management, such as Applied Indigenous Studies or anthropology

The preferred start date is Spring 2019 (January, 2019) but this can be adjusted.

Forestry is a very diverse field. This project is related both to natural and social sciences. If you don´t
have a background in forestry, please contact us to talk about it. Information about the graduate
program is available at http://nau.edu/CEFNS/Forestry/Degrees/. Northern Arizona University is a
leading U.S. institution serving Native students and the School of Forestry was ranked among the top for
education of Native American professionals.

Job Summary

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Ecologist - Climate Change Specialist for immediate employment for the Oakland, CA office. AECOM is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, those listed below:

• Works with a team of engineers, scientists, and sustainability planners to support climate change vulnerability and risk assessments and adaptation strategies, focusing on natural systems and habitats, that consider an array of climate impacts, including sea level rise, precipitation, and temperature

• Provide nature-based restoration and green infrastructure solutions to sea level rise and other climate resiliency projects

• Act as technical resource in the climate science arena, including having a solid understanding of the current state of the science associated with climate change ecology

• Exhibit a broad understanding of local, regional, and national policies and guidance related to climate science and climate change adaptation planning with respect to natural resources

• Conduct field site visits and biological and ecological surveys to collect relevant data

• Coauthor planning documents, technical reports, environmental permit applications, and data entry

• Accompany senior staff to client meetings and serve as technical liaison to other team members

• Remain active in the relevant academic, scientific, and professional community through presentations and participation in relevant seminars, conferences and symposiums and other activities

• Manage tasks and ensure that task-related work is completed on schedule and within the allocated budget

• Serve as Deputy Project Manager on project work, assisting with project budget, milestone, and timeline management

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Description: The Walters Lab in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University is looking for 6 full-time field technicians for August through the end of October.

We are an applied forest ecology (silviculture) lab with a current focus on exploring alternative management regimes in northern hardwood forests. Field technician’s duties will include characterizing vegetation structure in recently harvested forests that are part of a long-term silvicultural system experiment. Field sites are throughout the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula in Michigan.

Desired skills: Experience or aptitude for plant identification and GPS navigation; interest in forest ecology/silviculture; experience and/or desire to work outdoors in rugged conditions. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Time Frame: August (flexible start date) to end of October

Pay rate: $11.50/hr minimum, commensurate with experience. Typically 40 hours/week. We provide housing during work trips and 4 x 4 truck to travel between field sites and field housing.

To apply: Submit a CV or resume, list of three references with contact information (including email and phone number), and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the position and relevant experience, as well as your dates of availability, to Mike Walters mwalters@msu.edu with “Walters Lab Summer Field Technician” in the subject line.

Research in:

Wetland ecology
Plant community ecology
Disturbance ecology

We study:

Ecology of wetlands and wet prairies
Ranchland management on plant communities
Invasive species
On Archbold’s full scale commercial cattle ranch

Interns get: room, weekly $100 stipend, food allowance.

Interns work: 20 hours per week as research assistants

Independent Project: conducted during remainder of the time.

Duration: 6-10 months

Start dates: flexible

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MASON, BRUCE & GIRARD, INC.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

The Forester will apply a wide variety of forest management techniques while managing multiple projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Complete planning, layout, and operational supervision of forest restoration and timber harvesting projects on private and public lands.

•Complete project mapping using office and field GIS applications.

•Complete project specific reports to support CEQA and NEPA compliance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

•May supervise daily activities of forest operations and associated sub-contractors.

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GS-0401-9/11 –Fire Management Specialist (Prescribed fire & fuels) Permanent

MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST

Blue Mountain Ranger District

John Day, Oregon

The Malheur National Forest is at the center of a nationally recognized effort that is doubling the scale of restoration in Eastern Oregon. If you are looking for an opportunity to do ground breaking nationally recognized work we are certain you will find a refreshing approach to leadership in natural resource management. The vacancy announcement number will be shared when it’s ready, to those interested in the position and those who respond to this outreach.

Anyone interested in further information may contact Brandon Culley, DFMO, at (541)575-3406, or beculley@fs.fed.us.

THE POSITION:

This is a permanent full-time position that serves as the Fire Management Specialist on the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest. The position supervises one GS-9 Fire Management Specialist and GS-7 Fuels Technicians. The direct supervisor of this position is the DFMO. This is a Secondary Firefighter position and the incumbent may covered. IFPM standards must be met. Housing is not available.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

The Natural Resource Crew Supervisor is responsible for all aspects of supervision for a crew of 8-12 young adults and will lead the crew in successfully completing natural resource projects, including habitat restoration, fire fuel reduction, creek maintenance and restoration, and trail building.

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The postdoc will help develop, evaluate, and refine a next-generation modeling framework for predicting climate change effects on plant responses to multiple interacting disturbances. This includes extending current trait-based models for fire and drought effects on whole-plant function, and implementing these into the physics-based FIRETEC coupled fire-atmosphere model and a coupled surface-subsurface hydrology model. Computational experiments and the modeling framework will be evaluated and refined using experimental data collected at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, USA. The postdoc will be based at the University of British Columbia, but will work closely with collaborators Adam Atchley, Rod Linn, and the Applied Terrestrial, Energy and Atmospheric Modeling Team (https://goo.gl/WnPg5S) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. The position is funded through SERDP (DOD, EPA, DOE). We encourage applicants who can work across disciplines and combine numerical simulation models with empirical data to study linkages between global climate change, climate-driven disturbances, whole-plant physiology, and large-scale forest processes.

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Job Description

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension at the University of Nevada, Reno seeks to fill a 12-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position as a Natural Resource Specialist at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. This position will be an integral component of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, and should have extensive collaboration with the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources.

The Extension Specialist position involves teaching, research, and service efforts addressing the issue of wildfire in Nevada through the Living With Fire program (http://www.livingwithfire.info/) and other initiatives. The program and initiatives focus on facilitating the implementation of the Nevada Wildland Fire Cohesive Strategy by providing needed information to cooperators and public to:

• Reduce the wildfire threat to Nevada communities through implementation Fire Adapted Community concepts.
• Increase the resiliency of natural landscapes through appropriate vegetation and fuel management
• Support the safe and effective suppression response to minimize wildfire losses to life and property.

Teaching activities include: neighborhood/community workshops, media interviews, social media, websites, train the trainer opportunities, production and distribution of peer-reviewed publications (peer –reviewed Extension and journal venues), presentation at professional conferences, organizing statewide conferences, one-on-one teaching opportunities, assisting local, state federal agency partners, and demonstration projects.

Research activities may include but are not necessarily limited to hazardous fuels management, management actions to reduce the risk if large catastrophic fire; social acceptance of wildfire hazard mitigation actions, fire adapted community program development and sustainability, Wildland Urban Interface trends in Nevada.

Service efforts include: Serving on University and cooperator committees and providing technical support to stakeholder organizations including, but not limited to the Nevada Network of Fire Adapted Communities, Nevada Fire Board, Nevada Division of Forestry Advisory Council, Nevada Fire Chief’s Association.

The appointed faculty member will develop an externally -funded research program that achieves an international reputation for research and graduate training in applied forest ecology and resource management. Research foci may include, but are not restricted to (i) how silvi cultural approaches can increase resilience and adaptive capacity of forested ecosystems, given changes in climate patterns, insect activity, fire regimes, and other impacts; (ii) how forest structure, composition, and spatial/temporal patterns of treatments can be manipulated to achieve specific sets of ecological and social/economic goals; (iii) how large datasets can be used to understand and predict forest ecosystem or structural responses to multiple interacting stressors. An important aspect of this position is the ability to work across disciplinary and institutional boundaries, and to collaborate with federal and state agencies. Effective communication with a variety of stakeholders is essential, consistent with the Land Grant mission of Utah State University. We are seeking candidates who can prosper within a collaborative environment.

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