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  • Data & Information Specialist

    Dec 22, 2015 2:15 pm59 views

    Division of Illinois State Water SurveyPrairie Research InstituteUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Vermont Fish Culture Specialist I, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

    Dec 22, 2015 2:30 pm49 views

    The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking applications for a Fish Culture Specialist I at its Ed Weed Fish Culture Station in Grand Isle Vermont.

  • Forestry Jobs in America NewsLetter

    Jan 4, 2016 1:00 pm35 views

  • anuary 6th Advertisement of Forest Service Fire Temporary Positions in N Idaho, MT, and the Dakotas

    Jan 4, 2016 1:15 pm11 views

    The Northern Region of the Forest Service will soon be announcing and advertising all of our temporary positions throughout North Idaho, Montana, and parts of the Dakotas in January 2016.

  • USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Jobs - Week of January 4th, 2016

    Jan 4, 2016 1:15 pm90 views

  • Industrial Economics, Inc. Recruiting Consultants

    Jan 5, 2016 2:15 pm12 views

    NRES received an e-mail from Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) seeking to recruit graduates (from both undergrad and M.S. programs) "who are able quantitative analysts, creative problem-solvers, and excellent communicators" for several Research Analyst positions. They have been impressed with the skills of an NRES graduating senior they hired in the past and are eager to see NRES candidates with excellent academic credentials. Visit www.indecon.com for more information about the organization.

  • WEST REGION FISH RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER

    Jan 7, 2016 9:15 am9 views

    Make a difference in Natural Resources! Located in Corvallis, provide administrative and technical leadership affecting the freshwater production of salmonids and monitoring coastal salmonid restoration. Provide critical input on status and trends of sensitive and threatened species, effects of management actions to achieve conservation and recovery actions and other fish management activities.

  • EAST REGION FISH RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER

    Jan 7, 2016 9:15 am13 views

    Make a difference in Natural Resources! Located in La Grande, provide administrative and technical leadership to ensure consistency regarding data collection and analyses of anadromous fish life-cycle monitoring, population dynamics, and habitat evaluations. Manage professional staff and lead efforts in research, monitoring, and evaluation studies in Oregon's Columbia River tributaries above Bonneville Dam

  • NATIVE FISH INVESTIGATIONS MANAGER

    Jan 7, 2016 9:30 am9 views

    Make a difference in Oregon’s Natural Resources. Located in Corvallis, lead a team of researchers to plan, direct, and coordinate a complex statewide research and monitoring project that provides new data on Oregon's native fish (excluding salmon and steelhead).

  • NOAA COASTAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

    Jan 7, 2016 9:30 am23 views

    The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program is now recruiting candidates for the 2016- 2018 fellowship program. This program was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs.

  • Outdoor Education Instructor

    Jan 7, 2016 9:45 am4 views

    Join a positive and enthusiastic team at YMCA Camp Kresge. Nestled in the Poconos right at the base of Mount Yeager, our property encompasses 1,100 beautiful forested acres including our very own 20 acre Beaver Lake. . Our Outdoor Education Mission for students is to create a connection with nature and have fun while learning. Outdoor Education Instructors will teach classes in a variety of topics including Lake Study, Animal Adaptations, Forest Ecology, Discovery Hike, Team Building, Climbing Tower, High Ropes Course, Archery and more.

  • AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) OUTREACH INTERNS

    Jan 7, 2016 11:00 am23 views

    Member will provide national service at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, a host site for the Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Program. Working collaboratively with Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA), the Great Basin Institute is recruiting interns to learn about and participate on multiple projects including resource management and education at LMNRA. During the main boating season (April-September), the intern will educate the boating public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) and water safety, as well as gain skills and knowledge of natural and cultural resources in the LMNRA.

  • Summer Educator Intern

    Jan 7, 2016 11:15 am18 views

    Conduct wolf education and natural history programs for the public and groups. + Teach large and small groups, as well as answer wolf natural history questions from visitors. +Lead interpretive hikes and field trips. +Assist in program development for people of all ages.

  • PROFESSIONAL OUTDOOR INSTRUCTOR

    Jan 7, 2016 11:45 am9 views

    Bradford Woods, Indiana University’s Outdoor Center, is located in the American Heartland in South Central Indiana. We are surrounded by rolling hills, limestone bluffs, deciduous forests and miles of waterways. Indiana is central to great outdoor adventures with over 25 state parks, World-renowned climbing in nearby Red River Gorge, amazing backpacking in The Hoosier National Forest and miles of mountain bike trails.

  • Reservoir Watershed Forester

    Jan 7, 2016 1:15 pm18 views

    The Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service,  is currently accepting applications for a Watershed Forester that will support forest management planning and landscape-scale planning/forest health assessment around three drinking water reservoirs through a MD/PA partnership, including The Nature Conservancy.

  • Temporary & Permanent Jobs with the Forest Service - Jan 7, 2016

    Jan 7, 2016 1:15 pm21 views

  • Project Coordinator – Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (SB-CISMA) in Saginaw, MI

    Jan 7, 2016 3:30 pm33 views

    The Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area is a relatively young organization located in the Great Lakes region. It is a partnership of multiple organizations who combine their efforts in order to efficiently and effectively prevent and eliminate invasive species within the Saginaw Bay watershed.

  • Conservation Worker II

    Jan 7, 2016 3:45 pm15 views

    Conservation Worker II needed for employment with the City of Ann Arbor, MI, Natural Area Preservation (NAP).

  • Conservation Worker III

    Jan 7, 2016 3:45 pm11 views

    Conservation Worker III needed for employment with the City of Ann Arbor, MI, Natural Area Preservation (NAP).

  • Biological Technicians

    Jan 7, 2016 4:00 pm31 views

    EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC is a leading national environmental consulting firm specializing in water resource issues, soil and groundwater remediation, strategic environmental engineering/management, and regulatory compliance solutions.  We currently have an excellent opportunity available in the Chicago, IL, area for several, full-time and seasonal biological technicians.  Full-time positions will begin from late February through late March.  Seasonal positions will begin in May and extend throughout the summer, possibly into the fall.  Some positions will involve a combination of field and lab work as well as travel throughout the Midwest; whereas, other positions will consist primarily of processing biological samples in the laboratory.

  • Graduate Research Assistantship in Forest Soils and Applied Forest Ecology

    Jan 8, 2016 10:15 am111 views

    The University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources is seeking a M.Sc. graduate student to participate in a research project examining the effects of simulated emerald ash borer (EAB) mortality and mitigation strategies on soil carbon and nutrient cycling in black ash wetlands in the upper Midwest. EAB is a nonnative insect that has caused extensive mortality of ash species since its introduction to North America. The effect of EAB mortality in black ash wetlands is expected to cause dramatic changes in ecosystem functions because ash is a dominant component of the forest structure.

  • Rockefeller Foundation Planetary Health Fellows Program at Harvard University

    Jan 8, 2016 10:15 am65 views

    Purpose: Planetary health is an interdisciplinary field focused on understanding and quantifying the human health impacts of the accelerating transformation of most of Earth’s natural systems including the climate system, land use and land cover, marine systems, biogeochemical cycles, changes in the community composition of plant and animal communities and others (for more details, see The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission Report on Planetary Health).

  • Environmental and Forest Sciences – Assistant Professor (AA15067)

    Jan 8, 2016 10:45 am22 views

    The University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) invites applications for a full-time (9-month; 100% FTE) tenure-track Assistant Professor (0116) position to begin Autumn 2016. This position, with a focus on Forest Ecosystem Science and Services, is part of a University of Washington/College of the Environment initiative to strengthen its teaching and research capability in the areas of forest ecosystems, renewable energy, and sustainable technologies.

  • FOREST ECOLOGY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

    Jan 8, 2016 10:45 am33 views

    The Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado StateUniversity is seeking applications and nominations for a nine-month, tenure-track facultyposition at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in forest ecology. The Department isinterdisciplinary and has an applied emphasis, with programs of emphasis in forest ecologyand management, forest fire science, watershed science and management, rangeland ecologyand management, resource policy and planning, and geospatial sciences.

  • Five Restoration Technician Postions, The Nature Conservancy (Franklin Grove, IL) due 2/2

    Jan 11, 2016 1:15 pm45 views

    These are entry-level positions with a high profile employer. The competition will be stiff for these jobs (with 100+applications per job in some years), so be sure to spend time perfecting your materials and include a carefully crafted cover letter.

  • White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team: Fellowship Application Open

    Jan 12, 2016 11:15 am22 views

    White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) seeks new team members to work in Washington, D.C. for a one-year fellowship beginning in October 2016. Applications are due January 24, 2016.

  • Project Coordinator – Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (SB-CISMA) in Saginaw, MI

    Jan 14, 2016 4:15 pm13 views

    The Saginaw Conservation District is a local subdivision of government/501 (c)3 not-for-profit hybrid organization. Our role in the community is to serve as the local lead organization in assisting private landowners with natural resources and agricultural related issues. The Saginaw Conservation District works in partnership with multiple federal, state, county, and other non-profit organizations to achieve these goals.

  • Education and Outreach Coordinator

    Jan 14, 2016 4:30 pm35 views

    The primary responsibility of this position is to fulfill the education and outreach mission of Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CCESR), which is to provide science-based educational programs for learners of all ages to improve understanding of our planet’s ecosystems and how they are changing under human pressures. The position involves teaching, developing, and coordinating all education and outreach activities at CCESR, which is near East Bethel, MN. This includes teaching K-12 students, facilitating faculty teaching of university students at CCESR, providing professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers, and creating and leading outreach programs both at CCESR and off-site. Other duties include recruiting and training part-time teaching staff and volunteers, developing and updating programming content, evaluating programming, promoting CCESR by increasing the number of individuals participating in programs, maintaining the CCESR site usage database, reporting progress toward program goals, and working with other CCESR staff to support the research and conservation missions of CCESR.

  • MAEAP Technician, Cass County Conservation District, Cassopolis, Michigan (due 2/5)

    Jan 15, 2016 10:30 am30 views

    The Cass County Conservation District, located in Cassopolis, Michigan is seeking a full-time Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) Technician.

  • Forestry Jobs in America Newsletter

    Jan 15, 2016 10:45 am20 views

  • Education and Outreach Coordinator

    Jan 21, 2016 11:00 am9 views

    The primary responsibility of this position is to fulfill the education and outreach mission of Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CCESR), which is to providescience-based educational programs for learners of all ages to improve understanding of our planet’s ecosystems and how they are changing under humanpressures. The position involves teaching, developing, and coordinating all education and outreach activities at CCESR, which is near East Bethel, MN. Thisincludes teaching K-12 students, facilitating faculty teaching of university students at CCESR, providing professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers,and creating and leading outreach programs both at CCESR and off-site. Other duties include recruiting and training part-time teaching staff and volunteers,developing and updating programming content, evaluating programming, promoting CCESR by increasing the number of individuals participating in programs,maintaining the CCESR site usage database, reporting progress toward program goals, and working with other CCESR staff to support the research andconservation missions of CCESR.

  • USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Jobs - Week of January 11th, 2016

    Jan 21, 2016 11:15 am50 views

  • Temporary & Permanent Jobs with the Forest Service - Jan 14, 2016

    Jan 21, 2016 11:45 am30 views

  • Physical Science Technician

    Jan 21, 2016 1:00 pm15 views

    The Northern Research Station is announcing an upcoming vacancy for a Physical Sciences Technician (GS-1311-7) position that will provide science and science support to the Center for Research on Ecosystem Change in the Northern Research Station.  The position is a permanent appointment with a full-time tour of duty, stationed in Grand Rapids, MN.

  • Graduate student opportunity in spatial analysis of socio-ecological systems at the University of Idaho

    Jan 21, 2016 1:30 pm16 views

  • Wildlife Biologist III

    Jan 21, 2016 1:30 pm12 views

    Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Franklin County, Kentucky.

    This is permanent, full-time position located at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Headquarters, 1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky.

  • Natural Resources Lab Coordinator and Collections Curator

    Jan 21, 2016 1:30 pm9 views

    Purdue University’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources solicits applicants to fill a full-time, fiscal-year position as Natural Resources Lab Coordinator and Collections Curator. The incumbent will: coordinate and participate in activities related to field and laboratory instruction of undergraduate natural resources courses that involve identification of plants and wildlife; develop and maintain the departmental collections of vertebrate and herbarium/arboretum specimens upon which these courses rely; organize equipment, vehicles and schedules, hire Teaching Assistants, provide orientations, and coordinate daily operations on behalf of faculty and staff as Director of the department's natural resources practicum; offer, on an annual basis, an undergraduate course in natural resources.

  • Hydrologic Science Technician

    Jan 21, 2016 1:45 pm4 views

    The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory of the Southern Research Station is recruiting a Hydrologic Science Technician-GS-1316-06. The position will be advertised as a term two-year appointment. The position will be at the GS-6 level (salary range $35,306 to $46,294/yr plus standard Federal benefits). The duty station will be located at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Otto, NC.  The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory has been in continuous operation since 1934 and the research program spans the continuum of basic to applied science. Coweeta is a Long-Term Ecological Research Site and works cooperatively with several universities, National Forests, and local, state, and other federal agencies.

  • Forestry Jobs in America Newsletter

    Jan 22, 2016 9:15 am12 views

  • Wildlife Biologist 3 – Davidson County

    Jan 22, 2016 9:30 am23 views

    Under general supervision, is responsible for professional wildlife or fish management work of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required.

  • Biological Science Tech (Wildlife), US Forest Service (Baldwin, MI) opens 1/25 and due 1/29

    Jan 24, 2016 12:00 am67 views

    Please share the attached job Announcement far and wide!  This Announcement is for a GS-6/7 Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) on the Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District located in the northwest portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.  Note that this vacancy is being flown as a Permanent Part Time 18/8 position and has a closing date of January 29, 2016.  This is a great opportunity to join a team of professionals that manage complex landscapes and assist with the recovery of an endangered species, the Karner blue butterfly.  If you are interested, please go USAJobs and apply now.  The Announcement number for this position is 16-0904-217957DP-C.

  • Opportunities with U.S. PIRG

    Jan 25, 2016 7:30 am27 views

    Our spring application deadline for our fellows program and digital campaigner position is Feb. 21.

  • Natural Resource Education Coordinator, Missouri Department of Natural Resources due 2/4

    Jan 25, 2016 9:00 am12 views

    Natural Resource Education Coordinator-This is a full time unclassified position (non-Merit position). This position is located in theDepartment of Natural Resources (DNR) Director’s Office, at the Lewis and Clark State OfficeBuilding in Jefferson City, MO. Application deadline is February 4, 2016.

  • Missouri Forestry Field Programs Missouri Department of Conservation (Jefferson City, MO) due 2/10

    Jan 25, 2016 10:15 am7 views

    Forestry Field Programs Supervisor – Community Forestry Program

    https://mdc6.mdc.mo.gov/applications/recruitment/JobDetail.aspx?intPstID=1801

    Application deadline:  Feb 10, 2016

  • Program Coordinator, Great Lakes Observing System (Ann Arbor, MI) due 2/19

    Jan 25, 2016 10:15 am22 views

    The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) is searching for an outgoing and self-motivated individual to serve as a Program Coordinator working out of our offices in Ann Arbor, MI. This is a full-time position.

  • Natural Resource Specialist position in South Dakota

    Jan 25, 2016 2:15 pm1 views

    The Northwest Area Joint Board of Conservation Districts is seeking a self-motivated person, able to work independently and/or as a member of team in rural northwestern South Dakota. Application deadline is May 15, 2016.

  • RARE PLANT MONITORING & NATIVE SEED COLLECTION SEASONAL

    Jan 25, 2016 2:30 pm50 views

    The McHenry County Conservation District is currently seeking a seasonal to help in monitoring the status of rare plant species and in collecting and processing native seed from District sites.

  • WILDLIFE RESOURCE CENTER INTERN

    Jan 25, 2016 2:45 pm118 views

    Assist in the care of the resident raptors, reptiles, feeder colonies, as well as any rehabilitating wildlife species of conservation concern. Assist with the captive rearing of turtles and snakes. Contribute to environmental education programs and the development of program materials. Assist with cage maintenance and repair. Respond to wildlife related inquiries from the general public.

  • RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERN

    Jan 25, 2016 2:45 pm48 views

    Primary duties emphasize field implementation of restoration work in the Midwest, including but not limited to brush removal and herbiciding; exotic weed control; rare-plant monitoring; plant and fungi surveys; seed collection, processing and planting; fish and mussel surveys; and breeding bird surveys.

  • EDUCATION SEASONAL PROGRAM LEADER/INTERN

    Jan 25, 2016 2:45 pm13 views

    The District is currently seeking Seasonal Program Leaders for the 2016 summer season to lead summer environmental education programs, including day camps. Some evening and weekend work is required and scheduling flexibility is a must. Almost all programs are outdoors. Site orientation and training in safety, leadership skills and camp activities is included.