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Employer: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Asheville, North Carolina, hybrid work options available
Application deadline: February 1, 2026
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Position Summary
The NC Mountains Forest Recovery Director will build and oversee a large team and a budget of over $3 million/year to deliver forest restoration projects in collaboration with the US Forest Service. Their work will be focused on delivering on a forest restoration scope of work under a 10-year Disaster Recovery award. They will build and lead a team of ten professional fire and forest restoration specialists and thirteen seasonal crew members. They will manage with excellence three direct reports and will be responsible for performance management, training, and career development. The Forest Recovery Director will work closely with the US Forest Service to prioritize silvicultural and fire projects, troubleshoot implementation challenges, and deliver results while maintaining relationships with local partners. In this 10-year term position they will sequence implementation projects across the North Carolina mountains to create a steady pipeline of work.
Desired Qualifications
- 5-7 years’ experience in Southern Appalachian Forest systems or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven track record of project management and organization of large scale, multi-year projects, including collaborative project sequencing and meeting deliverables on deadline.
- Demonstrated experience influencing and developing collaborative priorities, for example between US Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy.
- Significant, demonstrated partnership building with non-profits, government agencies, and other stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Experienced team leader of groups of 10-20.
- And more!
Employer: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Ely, Minnesota
Application deadline: Rolling
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Position Summary
TNC Minnesota is hiring a permanent Northwoods Fire Module Leader to start early March 2026. The Northwoods Fire Module is entering its third year based in the Ely Fireshed. The Module is part of an ongoing fire management collaboration led by the Superior National Forest and enthusiastically supported by many government agencies, non-profit, and tribal partners. The Module Leader will work closely with USFS near the border of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, cooperatively implementing projects imperative to forest health and community risk reduction.
Key Responsibilities
- Northwoods Module work includes creating and improving burn unit firebreaks
- Thinning strategic locations with chainsaws and brush saws
- Cooperatively implementing prescribed burns, building and burning piles, and delivering training.
- The Module participates in community fire workshops and supports partner capacity building.
- The Module Leader will participate in out-of-state assignments and collaborate with other TNC prescribed fire modules in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Employer: Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council
Location: Remote/preferably within 150 miles of Madison, WI
Application deadline: 1/23/26, applications accepted until position is filled
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Position Summary
The Executive Director is responsible for the oversight of all aspects of day-to-day operations and is overseen by the Board of Directors with the board Chair acting as the direct supervisor. Responsibilities include balancing organizational management, management of WPFC staff, administrative work, project management, fundraising, budget management, and the handling of public relations. The Executive Director will also be responsible for grant writing and for ensuring grant agreements and contracts are implemented successfully and within budget
Key Responsibilities
- Advance and guide the current strategic vision for the organization.
- Establish and grow partnerships with other aligned organizations to further the goals of the WPFC
- Manage budgets, bookkeeping and accounting, payroll, payment of bills, and grant administration
- Write grant and contract proposals
- Promote existing member services and ensure accessibility, quality, and regular delivery of these services to members.
- Determine the need for and the capacity to hire and oversee potential future additional employees, develop position descriptions, and lead hiring processes.
- And more!
Employer: Eastwood Forests, LLC
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Application deadline: January 31, 2026
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Summary:
The Position: This is an exciting opportunity to join the Transactions team in a growing company. This position is being advertised as “open rank” at two levels, Associate Director or Director, depending on an applicant’s qualifications. In this role, you will participate in investment modeling and valuation support for forestland acquisition and disposition projects. The current focus of the position will be primarily in North America with potential to engage in major forestland investment regions globally. Additionally, in collaboration with current investment management and operations management teams, you will participate in the development of property specific pro-forma models, reviewing and approving third party appraisals, and assisting in the development of investor materials. As part of a small team with significant capital backing, this position provides opportunity for independent decision-making and strong potential for professional growth.
Responsibilities and Scope:
- Lead investment modeling for timberland acquisitions consistent with fund and investor mandates
- Coordinate the transactional valuation processes across all internal teams (Forest Management, Carbon, Investment Analytics, Accounting)
- Lead and support all phases of acquisition projects including gathering asset-specific value drivers and assumptions, investment modeling, due diligence, and transactions support
- Review, analyze, and understand third party property appraisals
- Assist with the review and analysis of property management plans and budgets
- Collaborate with both internal and external teams and provide assistance in all aspects of real estate transactions including contract negotiations, due diligence, and closing processes
- Organize internal teams to prepare and present transactional opportunities to the investment committee
- Support special projects as needed
Employer: Eastwood Forests, LLC
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Application deadline: January 16, 2026
Travel: Some domestic and international travel is expected.
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Position Summary
Eastwood Forests is seeking a candidate committed to delivering meaningful impact through nature-based solutions project implementation to join our expanding team. This position is being advertised as “open rank” at two levels, Manager or Director, depending on an applicant’s qualifications. The Manager/Director of Forest Carbon Programs will work as part of the Carbon Team to develop and implement operational facets of Eastwood Forests’ carbon program. The Manager/Director of Forest Carbon Programs will be an integral part of designing, developing, and implementing high-integrity carbon projects. This position requires a strong technical background, analytical abilities, and project management skills. The Manager/Director of Forest Carbon Programs will lead technical support for carbon project feasibility and development and support monitoring, reporting, and verification of ongoing carbon projects. This position is expected to be an active contributor to system building that improves the efficiency and efficacy of Eastwood Forests’ carbon and forest management programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive carbon project development from planning through implementation, identifying critical pathways and innovative solutions that align with business and environmental goals
- Provide analytical support throughout all phases of carbon project development, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and verification
- Prepare technical documentation for project validation and verification, including reporting forms, support documentation, modeling explainers
- Conduct feasibility assessments and develop baseline scenarios using spatial, biophysical, and economic analyses to evaluate carbon project viability and integrity
- And more!
Employer: Advantage Timberland Inc.
Location: select counties in West Virgina (see details below)
Application deadline: not listed
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Position Summary
Advantage Timberland will be hiring a full time permanent Field Forester. Responsibilities will include all aspects of planning, preparation and supervision of timber harvesting operations. Other responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: timber cruising, carbon inventory, log scaling, deed research, forest road design and layout, GPS use, GIS use, soil sampling, planting operations supervision, and timber marking. The area of responsibility will primarily be McDowell, Mercer, Wyoming, Fayette, Kanawha, Boone, Raleigh and Mingo Counties, West Virginia.
Applicants must have a degree in Forest Technology, Wildlife Biology (with forestry courses), or Forestry/Resource Management. No experience is necessary as we will provide on-the-job training. We offer competitive salary, medical insurance w/vision, dental insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, boot allowance and continuing education.
Advantage Timberland Inc.
P.O. Box 548
Bluefield Virginia, 24605
Please mail a cover letter and resume to the above address or email to terry@advantagetimberland.com.