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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...
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Forest Stewards Guild, Southeast
Posted 4 days ago
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!
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Forest Stewards Guild, Southeast
Posted 4 days ago
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!
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Employer: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Asheville, North Carolina, hybrid work options available
Application deadline: February 1, 2026
Full position description and application instructions
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: Eastwood Forests, LLC
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Application deadline: January 16, 2026
Travel: Some domestic and international travel is expected.
Full position description and application instructions
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
Full position description and application instructions
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.