Is volunteering in your free time not enough? Are donations not doing it for you? Well then, maybe it’s time to make this passion your profession! Below is a collection of opportunities submitted by our many allies in the movement to start or to grow your environmental career and we do our best to keep it current. If you have a role you’d like to see posted here, just email the details to us at bzammit@stewardshipnetwork.org
Conservation Technician
Washtenaw County Conservation District (Ann Arbor, MI)
The Conservation Technician specializes in direct technical and administrative assistance to farmers primarily on USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Farm Bill Programs, specifically the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The Conservation Technician is part of two teams: the local NRCS office and as the Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD). In addition to program technical assistance, the Conservation Technician provides farmers assistance with Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) and other State and local programs facilitated by the WCCD. The Conservation Technician will also assist the WCCD team with farmer-focused educational and outreach efforts to increase engagement in technical and cost share programs.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, two professional references by email to the Executive Director Megan DeLeeuw at megan@washtenawcd.org by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022.
MIFarmLink Coordinator
Washtenaw County Conservation District (Ann Arbor, MI)
The MIFarmLink Coordinator is responsible for spearheading the development, launch and management of the new Washtenaw MIFarmLink program. The coordinator will establish a process for connecting landowners and land seekers to the MIFarmLink website and further assist with successful land matches. The coordinator will facilitate and support the local Advisory Committee, drive outreach, and assist farmers with technical assistance in posting and assessing land. The coordinator will work closely with farm preservation partners and Conservation District Technicians. This position is funded for one year (10/1/2022 – 09/30/2023), with additional years dependent on securing funding.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, two professional references by email to the Executive Director Megan DeLeeuw at megan@washtenawcd.org by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022.
Communications Manager
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (Detroit, MI)
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (MEJC) is seeking a full-time position to lead the organization’s communications work. The Communications Manager will implement a strategic communications plan in partnership with MEJC staff. This Manager will drive the narrative around climate justice in the state through work that includes strategic coordination and branding of campaigns, facilitate earned media, supervise communications staff, develop press releases and statements, coordinate social media content and calendars, communicate with donors, create and produce video content, and manage regular maintenance of MEJC websites.
Please visit the online job posting here for a full position description and instructions to apply, noting the deadline of 5:00PM on December 16th, 2022.
Policy Associate
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (Detroit, MI)
MEJC is seeking a full-time Policy Associate to support our state policy campaigns. The Policy Associate will build and strengthen relationships amongst a diverse set of stakeholders from communities of color and tribal communities. They will be responsible for supporting our engagement with elected officials and regulators, and for defining our policy positions on current and emerging environmental justice issues. In 2023, MEJC expects to engage our communities on the dangers of projects like carbon capture and hydrogen, understand the impacts of the Justice40 Initiative in Michigan EJ communities, and build a grassroots vision for Climate Justice in Michigan. MEJC will continue its flagship work on bringing Energy Democracy and Energy Justice to communities of color throughout Michigan. The Policy Associate will report to the Policy Director and will work in consultation with other MEJC staff, MEJC members, and other allies across the state and the country to best assure the success of our policy programming. Work is mostly remote with an expected 20% travel time. Location is flexible within the state of Michigan. Applicants outside of Michigan must be willing to relocate to the state.
Please visit the online job posting here for a full position description and instructions to apply, noting the deadline of 5:00PM on December 16th, 2022.
Field Crew Leader
Feral Flora (Ann Arbor, MI)
Feral Flora is seeking a Field Crew Leader to execute all field activities while providing guidance and oversight to three seasonal staff. Field activities include planting a variety of material, mulching, weeding, and hardscape installation (90%); as well as nursery work including watering, transplanting, and general care of native plants (10%).
Please visit the online job posting here to learn more. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to ashley@feral-flora.com ahead of the deadline on December 31, 2022.
Restoration Technician
PlantWise (Ann Arbor, MI)
PlantWise is seeking a Restoration Technician to join our crew. Responsibilities include invasive plant control, prescribed burning, and native landscaping. Hourly salary range of $17-19+/hr, PTO, health insurance and phone stipend, bonuses, and continuing education. Start date is flexible between February 1st – May 1st, 2023.
Read the full job description here. When you’re ready to apply, please send a resume and cover letter to sarah@plantwiserestoration.com before the deadline of February 1, 2023.
Coordinator
Timberland Invasives Partnership (Menominee County, WI)
The TIP Coordinator oversees invasive species management effort throughout the four-county TIP area, implementing goals set by the Steering Committee. This is accomplished through a mufti-faceted approach including capacity building efforts, raising public awareness through education, invasive species monitoring and treatment, native habitat restoration, and grant writing/tracking. The TIP Coordinator serves as the primary public representative of TIP.
To see the full job description, please click here. When ready, send your cover letter, resume, and three references by email to tracybeckman.lumberjack@frontier.com. This position will remain open until filled.
Forest Health Technician
Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MCCC AmeriCorps
This multi-person crew will assist in survey and detection of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) and treatment of HWA populations to protect the natural resources within state parks including but not limited to Silver Lake, Ludington, Muskegon, P.J. Hoffmaster, Saugatuck Dunes, Petoskey & Leelanau State Parks. Work includes paid travel to field sites. Each member of the crew will gain hands-on experience in ecological restoration techniques, forest health concepts and resource stewardship of coastal forest ecosystems.
For more details and, please visit the online job description here. When you’re ready to apply, fill out the application here and send it along with your resume to Heidi Frei, State Forest Health, at freih@michigan.gov
Executive Director
Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy (Fremont, IN)
The Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy is seeking only our second Executive Director since our founding in 1991. By joining us, you will lead a small but respected land trust making a visible difference in our northeast Indiana community. You will work with an active Board and volunteers to protect more than 100 acres of natural landscape, to design and manage innovative projects to improve water quality in our 4400+ acres of lakes and watershed, and to deliver engaging educational programs. We seek a talented leader to help us ensure this legacy continues for future generations.
To see the full job description, please click here. Send your cover letter, resume, and three references in a combined PDF by email to EDsearch@clearlakeconservancy.org. This position will remain open until filled.
Tribal Liaison
The Klamath Tribes (Chiloquin, OR)
Under general direction of the tribal Council, coordinates Tribal Council relationships with all internal and external constituents including, but not limited to, Tribal, State, Federal and Local Government agencies, Tribal sponsored Committees and Boards, Tribal business entities and Tribal members.
For more about The Klamath Tribes and to apply for this position, please click here. This role will remain open until filled.
Field Stewards
Blue Heron Ministries (Angola, IN)
Blue Heron Ministries is seeking to fill one full-time Field Steward position and one seasonal Field Steward position (May-Oct). As a nonprofit Christian land conservation organization based in Angola, IN, we work with other nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and private land owners in northeast Indiana and southwest Michigan to assist them with stewardship of their lands. Our mission is to build communities where creation is kept and keep creation so that community may be restored. Blue Heron Ministries exists as an opportunity for folks to apply the hands-on craft of ecological restoration to steward our Father’s creation within the context of community.
The job descriptions can be viewed here. If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Nate Simons at stuartbheron1@hotmail.com. Interviews of short-listed applicants will follow. These positions will remain open until they are filled.
Outreach Educator
Dunes Learning Center (Chesterton, IN)
Our Outreach Educator Internship provides an opportunity for next generation leaders to receive training and coaching to develop their naturalist, outdoor education, and resource interpretation skills and techniques. Outreach Educators work both as a team and independently to lead a variety of programs to a wide audience in diverse settings, often working closely with public school systems and partners throughout the year. In the summer, the outreach team leads day-camps based at Indiana Dunes National Park’s historic Chellberg Farm and assists with residential camps. Outreach Educator Interns have opportunities to extend their professional development through workshops, in-services, and networking.
Please review the online job description here. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and 3 references to Erin Crofton, Education Director at employment@duneslearningcenter.org. This position will remain open until filled.
Ecological Restoration Manager
Natural Community Services (Northville, MI)
NCS is seeking an enthusiastic Ecologist/Restoration Manager with 5+ years of experience based out of Northville, MI. The mission: managing 10-20 projects at the same time, you will manage upland and wetland restorations, consulting with private and public clients, and administering woody invasive species management projects, overseeing the projects from the beginning to end, including managing staff, schedules, and technical direction, and project QA/QC. To thrive in this role, you need to possess excellent and timely communication skills, as you will be in constant contact with direct reports, contractors, staff, and clients, all speaking different “technical languages”; and friendly, relationship-building skills, as you will be a front face to stakeholders at NCS’s project sites. Most importantly, we need someone with a passion for teamwork, efficiency, and devising step-wise ways to continually improve a growing ecological firm!
To apply, please email your resume to john@naturalcommunityservices.com. This position will remain open until filled.
Natural Resources Specialist
Natural Community Services (Northville, MI)
NCS is seeking a natural resources specialist to facilitate projects ranging from native residential landscape design, bank stabilization and soil erosion/invasive species control, green stormwater infrastructure, development of environmental mitigation/restoration plans and land management plans.
Experience gained may include collaborating with staff and clients to assess wildlife habitats and plant communities, contributing to implementation of ecological restoration designs, drafting land management plans and grading/planting plans, and writing monitoring reports for restoration projects. Fieldwork includes site visits for vegetation and soils inventory and site analysis, collaboration with our field crew and biologists to document wildlife habitat targets, layout of invasive species, grading and planting plans in the field, and to administer site vegetation management, ecological monitoring, restoration/construction, and maintenance phase projects.
To apply, please email your resume to john@naturalcommunityservices.com. This position will remain open until filled.
Part-time or Internship Opening
Natural Community Services (Northville, MI)
Join NCS’ natural resources team to play an integral role in implementing field work in a variety of ecological restoration roles. NCS is seeking a Field Technician Intern performing a variety of tasks involving labor with hand tools, project documentation and clean-up, technical work, and some light machine operation under supervision. A typical workday consists of 4-10 hours of in‐the‐field physical exertion and intensive vegetative observation focus, with variation for weather and specific upland and wetland job needs. We work year-round, but seasonal demand rises each fall, with related increase in typical hours seasonally.
To apply, please email your resume and one or more references to john@naturalcommunityservices.com. This position will remain open until filled.