Employer: Forest Stewards Guild

Location: Remote, Santa Fe, NM, Portland ME, Northern MN, or Asheville, NC

Status: Full-time

Application deadline: Rolling, April 11, 2026

Full position description and application instructions

The Forest Stewards Guild is hiring a full-time Manager specializing in agreements and contracts. Working closely with Program Managers, the Business Director, and the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Agreements Manager will serve as a key resource for contracts and agreements and organizational procurement processes. The Agreements Manager will support the strategic and operational priorities of the Forest Stewards Guild by managing the full lifecycle of contracts and agreements. They will ensure compliance with Guild policies and applicable federal regulations.  They will track key deadlines, deliverables, payment schedules, and amendments while ensuring compliance with Guild policies and external funder requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the process for developing and disseminating requests for proposals (RFP),
• Present an assessment of contractors’ RFP responses to Guild program staff,
• Track payments to project contractors,
• Create and update the Guild’s agreement templates for contracting and entering partnerships with individuals and organizations,
• Draft, review, and manage contracts and agreements in conjunction with program managers for vendors, consultants, subrecipients, and partners,
• Assess organizational risk and review of contract documents for accuracy, rationality, and completeness,
• And more…

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild

Location: Remote, Portland, ME

Status: Full-time

Application deadline: Rolling, April 3, 2026

Full position description and application instructions

This full-time Business Coordinator will provide operational, administrative and HR support as part of a non-profit organization that does work across multiple states. This position will increase the capacity of the business office team, allowing operations to expand with a growing organization. Along with business operations and administrative duties, the office also encompasses Human Relations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Accounts payable support; processing employee expenses and reimbursements.
• Support staff with insurance documentation as needed for Guild programs.
• Support for state reporting and setting up business licenses in new states as needed.
• Stay up to date with state labor laws across multiple states where the Guild has employees.
• Orientation and onboarding support as needed for incoming employees, particularly for seasonal crew members in the eastern states.
• And more…

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild Location: Santa Fe, NM Status: Full-time Application deadline: March 13, 2026 Full position description and application instructions The Forest Stewards Guild is hiring a full-time Forestry and Fuels Coordinator to support forest contractors and implement forest resilience projects on private and federal lands. This role builds upon the 2-3-2 Cohesive Strategy Partnership and the Rio Chama Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) to promote forestry projects for small acreage and underserved landowners and build local contractor capacity. We seek a dynamic and collaborative leader who is outgoing, personable, and skilled at connecting with individuals and groups. This role requires excellent listening skills and the ability to foster relationships with diverse partners and the public. The successful candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach and a genuine enthusiasm for working collaboratively to achieve shared goals. Responsibilities include:

• Advancing resilient forestry by working with a team to develop strategies and build partnerships that benefit underserved and small-acreage forest landowners
• Supporting the delivery of technical forest and fire management services with other Guild staff and/or contractors.
• Seeking opportunities to increase treatments on non-federal lands by identifying linkages between the federally funded CFLRP, federally managed lands, and non-federally managed lands.
• Addressing challenges such as limited contractors, information access, and lack of partnerships that hinder climate-adaptive stewardship efforts.
• Building trust, improve forest health, and increase landowner participation in resilient forestry practices through one-on-one conversations, deep listening, and follow through.
• Engaging with small-acreage and underserved landowners to foster emerging markets.
• Working with the Senior Forester to identify and prepare forestry treatments on privately and federally managed lands.
• Leading outreach to perspective land stewards.
• Working with New Mexico State Forestry Division, Colorado State Forest Service, and US Forest Service to find willing landowners as well as look for opportunities to develop opportunities to work across boundaries.
• Conducting site visits to discuss resilient forestry practices, in line with the Guild’s principles, and project funding.
• And more!

Interested applicants should review the full position description and email a one-page cover letter, resume, one-page writing sample, three professional references, and earliest available start date to Jeremy Marshall at: jmarshall@forestguild.org by 5PM on March 13th, 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild Location: Santa Fe, NM Status: Full-time Application deadline: March 30, 2026 Full position description and application instructions The Prescribed Fire Project Coordinator will coordinate projects within the Guild’s fire management program in New Mexico, which seeks to find innovative ways to build fire adapted communities and landscapes by increasing implementation of prescribed fire on private and public land, creating training and education opportunities, increasing collaboration, and broadening the definition of fire management. This position supports programs including the All Hands All Lands Burn Network and the Forest Stewards Youth Corps Fire and Fuels Crews, in addition to other existing programs and landscapes across the region. The position will work across jurisdictions with diverse partners to apply ecologically appropriate prescribed fire and fuels treatments that lead to resilient forests, watersheds, and communities. The Project Coordinator will provide planning and logistical support to ensure project completion. This position spans both field and office responsibilities including:

• Planning, coordinating, and providing logistical support for and implementing prescribed burns led by the Guild
• Supporting partner burn efforts, and supervising field-based prescribed fire crews.
• Supporting wildland and prescribed fire training including NWCG classes.
• Working to create a social and political environment that supports prescribed fire by supporting outreach and education efforts.
• And more!

Interested applicants should review the full position description and email a one-page cover letter, resume, one-page writing sample, three professional references, and earliest available start date to: Alex Etkind aetkind@forestguild.org.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild Location: Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Baring Maine  Status: Seasonal, full-time position starting in May and ending in November 2026 (exact start and end date dates are somewhat flexible depending on the individual candidate's availability) Compensation: $20.26/hour (On-site housing will be available for participating crew members at no additional cost.) Application deadline: March 22, 2026  Full position description and application instructions  Summary:  We’re hiring two seasonal, full-time Refuge Forestry Technicians in the Northeast. These positions will support the monitoring and tracking of forest vegetation, habitat, and health by installing long-term monitoring plots and completing forest management related tasks across Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.  This program is made possible through the Northern Forest National Wildlife Refuge Stewardship Partnership, a collaboration between the Guild and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).  The key responsibilities include: 

• Installing long-term monitoring plots while navigating off-trail to sampling sites 

• Collecting field data across diverse forest ecosystems, including tree identification, diameter measurements, seedling abundance, and the volume of coarse woody material. 

• Implementing other forestry-related tasks as assigned, such as cruising, boundary marking, mechanical removal of invasive species, trail maintenance, forest road repair, and pre-commercial thinning. 

• Collaborating with team members to ensure data integrity, quality assurance, and timely reporting. 

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild   Location: 174 Liberty St, Concord, MA 01742, USA Status: Seasonal, full-time, April 6th, 2026-October 5th, 2026 (exact start and end dates are somewhat flexible depending on individual candidate availability)    Application Deadline: Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 8th, 2026 Full position description and application instructions The Intern will work directly with this park’s natural resource team to assist with the planning and implementation of forest resiliency projects under the Resilient Forest Initiative (RFI) and related park needs. This work will provide hands-on experience in applied forest management within culturally significant landscapes, while supporting long-term ecosystem health. This opportunity is made possible through the Resilient Forests Initiative, a collaborative partnership between the Guild, NPS, and additional partners dedicated to restoring eastern forests that are iconic to the national park experience.  The intern’s responsibilities may include:  

• Working with invasive plant management team outdoors to manage ecological health of native plant communities within a historical park, including via chemical and manual methods. 

• Leading effort to develop replanting strategies for dying ash-dominated forest stands within the park. 

• Developing science communication products (i.e. articles, newsletters) for Park and Friends websites relating to forest resilience and ecosystem management.

And more!

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild  (3 positions available) Locations: Interns will be housed at one of the parks listed below in the position description Status: Seasonal, full time, 12-20 weeks  Start date: May 18, 2026 preferred Compensation: $20/hour  Closing Date: March 8 2026 Full position description and application instructions  The Forest Stewards Guild seeks three seasonal Resilient Forestry Interns to support forest resiliency work in partnership with National Park Service staff at the following northeastern cultural parks:  

• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park  (Vermont)

• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (Pennsylvania)

• Valley Forge National Historical Park and Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Pennsylvania)

Technicians will work directly with each park’s natural resource team to assist with the planning and implementation of forest resiliency projects under the Resilient Forest Initiative (RFI). This work will provide hands-on experience in applied forest management within culturally significant landscapes, while supporting long-term ecosystem health. This opportunity is made possible through the Resilient Forests Initiative, a collaborative partnership between the Guild, NPS, and additional partners dedicated to restoring eastern forests that are iconic to the national park experience.  Read the full details of each location's position duties at the application link above!

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild Location: Remote, with a preference for candidates who live within an hour’s drive of the Santa Fe, NM, Austin, TX or Portland, ME metro areas. Candidates must reside in one of the following states: Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Full position description and application instructions The Data Systems Coordinator (DSC) is the agency’s key data management and systems leader for fundraising, communications, membership, and other data needs. They will serve as an administrative support person to Guild staff working on those activities. The DSC’s work will serve as the foundation from which confident and effective fundraising, strategic communications, and membership growth will be supported to flourish. The DSC will “level up” the team’s use of data and accurate reporting. The DSC’s biggest responsibility is to oversee the agency’s database and CRM system, ensuring accurate data management, professional and appreciative donor communications, and excellent customer service with membership activities, event registrations, and the annual renewal season. Specific responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with the Chief Development Officer and Communications Manager to take over ownership of agency’s data systems; identify areas of improvement, and implement changes; champion a culture of data at the Guild.
• Overseeing the clean-up, management, and administration of the agency’s CRM system (currently Neon) to result in strengthened confidence in data quality and more efficient administration of agency work; likely to participate on a data migration team into a new CRM during the first year of the role.
• Coordinating all data and membership tasks within the fundraising and communication functions to empower those staff to specialize in their roles and powerfully grow funding and membership, Guild-wide.
• And more!

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild  

Location: Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, Errol, New Hampshire  

Status: Seasonal, full-time, May 26, 2026-August 20, 2026 (exact start and end dates are somewhat flexible depending on individual candidate availability)  

Compensation: $20.26/hour  

Application Deadline: Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 15th, 2026 

Full position description and application instructions 

The Forest Stewards Guild is hiring two seasonal, full-time Forest Monitoring Technicians. These positions will support the monitoring and tracking of forest vegetation, habitat, and health by installing long-term monitoring plots across Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge. The key responsibilities include: 

1. Installinglong-term monitoring plots while navigating off-trail to sampling sites 
2. Collecting field data across diverse forest ecosystems, including tree identification, diameter measurements, seedling abundance, and the volume of coarse woody material.
3. Collaborating with team members to ensure data integrity, quality assurance, andtimely 

On-site refuge housing will be provided at no cost for crew members.  

If you have questions about this position after reading the details at the link above, please contact Michelle Giles: mgiles@forestguild.org

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild Location: West Central or Southwest Virginia Application deadline: March 22, 2026 Full position description and application instructions  Position Summary: A key focus of the Southeast Coordinator will be to support the planning, implementation, and coordination of forestry projects across a range of programs in Central Appalachia. This position will conduct forestry site visits, inspections, and monitoring, assist with contractor management and reporting, and help oversee and support a seasonal forestry crew. Key projects include seasonal crew coordination in New River Gorge National Park and site inspections in Virginia and Pennsylvania.  Primary Job Duties: 

• Conduct forestry site inspections and monitoring to support NPS project implementation and compliance, 
• Frequent travel during the field season, including regular summer travel to New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia and throughout Virginia (e.g. Fredericksburg & Richmond Nat. Battlefield Park) and Pennsylvania (e.g. Delaware Water Gap & Gettysburg), 
• Assist with training, oversight, and support of seasonal forestry crews and interns, including coordination of field logistics and day-to-day activities,
• Organize and host educational workshops (virtual & in-person) for forest industry partners, 
• Maintain organized records, field notes, and project documentation, 
• Support outreach, education, and community engagement efforts,
• And more...

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild  Location: New River Gorge National Park, WV (housing provided) 

Work schedule: Full time 

Supervisor: Southeast Region Coordinator 

Compensation: $22.54/hour

Application deadline: Feb. 23, 2026   Full position description Application Position Summary:  The Forest Stewards Guild seeks a Crew Leader to manage and lead a 3-person technician crew in the New River Gorge National Park to complete forest management projects. Project work will focus on oak restoration and regeneration, primarily utilizing chemical methods (75-90% of fieldwork). The crew leader will be responsible for leading the crews in field work, logistics, risk management, administrative duties, project implementation, and team dynamics. The crew will often be required to work four 10-hour field days per week. The crew leader is critical to facilitating a positive experience for crew members.  Key Responsibilities

• Model and enforce safe working conditions 
• Lead, supervise, and mentor 3 crew members in natural resource management projects such as oak restoration
• Implement herbicide application to meet silvicultural goals 
• Build and sustain a positive team and work culture 
• Track and record project progress, crew hours, and herbicide usage.  
• Maintain clear communication with Guild staff, agency partners, and crew to accomplish project goals 
• Lead daily safety talks and oversee daily task assignments  
• Ability to problem solve in the field  
• And more!

Questions about this position can be directed to Chris DeFiore at cdefiore@forestguild.org.

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild  Location: New River Gorge National Park, WV (housing provided) 

Work schedule: Full time 

Supervisor: Crew Leader

Compensation: $18.84/hour

Application deadline: March 9, 2026   Full position description Application Position Summary:  The Forest Stewards Guild seeks forestry technician crew members to complete forest management projects in the New River Gorge National Park. Project work will focus on oak restoration and regeneration, primarily utilizing chemical methods (75-90% of fieldwork). Crew members are not required to have any previous experience but must be willing to learn new skills and work effectively as part of a team. The crew will often be required to work four 10-hour field days per week Key Responsibilities

• Work with a crew of 4 people on natural resource management projects such as oak restoration 
• Implement herbicide application to meet silvicultural goals 
• Work in steep and uneven terrain during rough weather conditions 
• Work safely as part of team 
• Problem solve and work collaboratively with fellow crew members 
• Learn tree identification in skills to accurately implement treatments 
• Maintain equipment and tools
• And more!

Questions about this position can be directed to Chris DeFiore at cdefiore@forestguild.org.

Job Title: Crew Member  

Employer: Forest Stewards Guild

Location: 27 Wabanaki Way, Old Town, Maine 

Status: Seasonal, full-time, June 22nd - August 21 (exact start and end date are somewhat flexible depending on individual candidate availability)  

Supervisor: FSYC Crew Leader  

Compensation: $17/hour  

Age Range: Must be 16-19 years of age at time of hiring  

Application Deadline: March 8, 2026 

Full position description

Application

Position Summary: 

The Forest Stewards Youth Corps-Maine (FSYC-ME) will bring together a 5-person crew to work alongside the Penobscot Nation (PN) to complete forest stewardship projects such as invasive plant removal, trail maintenance, bridge building, timber sale layout, and creating pollinator habitat. FSYC-ME will provide training and experience to further participants' employment opportunities in the natural and cultural resources field. Crew members are not required to have any previous experience but must be willing to learn new skills and work effectively as part of a team.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work with a crew of 5 people on forest stewardship projects such as invasive plant removal, trail maintenance, bridge building, timber sale layout, and creating pollinator habitat 
• Work outside in steep and uneven terrain and, sometimes, during inclement weather conditions  
• Work safely as part of team  
• Problem-solve and work collaboratively with fellow crew members to ensure tasks are completed 
• And more!

Questions about this position can be directed to Michelle Giles at mgiles@forestguild.org

Employer: The Nature Conservancy Location: Ely, Minnesota Application deadline: Rolling Full position description and application instructions 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