Employer: National Audubon Society Location: Huntington, VT Application deadline: Open until filled Full position description and application instructions Summary: The Forest Conservation Senior Associate will implement forest conservation efforts as part of the Healthy Forests Initiative – a critical component to Audubon’s Working Lands conservation strategy. The position will advance the goals of the Healthy Forest Initiative to ensure forests remain healthy and resilient despite increasing threats and climate change for the benefit of birds and people. The Conservation Senior Associate will provide technical expertise and conduct programs that target forest owners and managers, both public and private, to promote sustainable forest management techniques that create and improve habitat required by priority forest bird species (Golden-winged warbler, American Woodcock, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Canada Warbler, and Wood Thrush). They will lead the implementation of the Bird Friendly Maple program in Vermont and more...

Employer: New England Forestry Foundation Location: Remote/New England Application deadline: December 1, 2024 Full position description and application instructions Summary: The New England Forestry Foundation is offering a two-year contract to a qualified applicant to be an integral part of the team designing a self-sustaining institution to fund climate-smart forestry in Maine. This will involve researching similar efforts around the country and the world, conducting sophisticated forest growth and economic optimization modeling and determining the mix of practices that can maximize carbon storage in the forest and products while maintaining harvest levels in the state. All this information will be combined with creative ideas on financing and institutional arrangements to design a program to pay the financial incentives needed to implement climate-smart management in the Acadian Forests of Maine for as long as such incentives are needed.

Employer: Maine TREE Foundation Location: Hybrid - Remote/Maine's working Forests/Offices in Agusta and Arrowsic, Maine. Application deadline: November 17, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Full position description and application instructions Summary: Maine TREE seeks a dynamic professional to serve as the Certified Logging Professional (CLP) Program Director to direct logging professional safety and skill training, continuing education, and site evaluations. Key Responsibilities:

•  Update curriculum and stay current with regulatory bodies to ensure continuous improvement and relevance to program participants
• Deliver and coordinate initial and recertification CLP trainings
• Coordinate and conduct site visits to new and existing CLPs, which requires extensive travel through remote locations in Maine’s working forest
• Aid in the maintenance of the CLP database
• Organize quarterly CLP Advisory Committee meetings
• Provide technical support to program participants as requested
• Develop relationships with program participants, industry collaborators, business owners, etc.
• Assist with program communications, including program updates, featured stories, media development, and outreach, focusing on growing and sustaining membership
• Represent Maine TREE and CLP at events and presentations. Be the ambassador of the CLP program
• Other tasks as assigned include collaborating with Maine TREE’s education team and being involved with forest workforce development initiatives

 

Employer: The Nature Conservancy Location: Many locations Application deadline: Varies Full position descriptions and application instructions Summary: The Nature Conservancy currently has many job openings across several states for Burn Crew Managers and other prescribed fire roles. Check out their careers page and type in "burn crew" to the search bar to filter results.