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
Field Crew Member
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (MN & IA)
AmeriCorps Field Crews serve outdoors restoring habitat, managing natural resources, and occasionally responding to natural disasters or community needs. The Field Crew program prioritizes personal and professional growth while teaching hands-on conservation skills in the field. Members develop technical skills throughout their term while completing challenging and impactful conservation projects.
For a full job description and to apply, visit us here. Note that the application deadline is January 27, 2023.
Research Associate & Assistant – Invasive Plant Treatment
USGS Great Lakes Science Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
The USGS Great Lakes Science Center in Ann Arbor, MI is hiring for two positions researching the development of a new, sustainable control strategies for the invasive wetland grass (Phragmites australis.) Please see the below Positions Descriptions for details, educational requirements, and application procedures. In both cases, the application deadline is January 30, 2023.
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.
Native Plant Nursery Crew x2 (FT and PT)
Feral Flora (Ann Arbor, MI)
Feral Flora is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based business that specializes in ecological landscape installation and maintenance, as well as native plant propagation. The majority of our client base is residential, and we pride ourselves on bringing high quality work and customer service to each project. We strive to be stewards of the earth by using native plants and landscape practices with minimal inputs. It is our goal to integrate our practices with existing natural systems, reconnecting people to place.
We are currently seeking two people (one full-time and one a part-time) to join the team as seasonal employees for the 2023 nursery season. Responsibilities include: watering, transplanting, and general care of native plants; set-up and tear-down for public sale days; aid in preparing nursery orders.
If interested, please see the full online job postings here (FT) or here (PT) and apply before the deadline of February 3, 2023.
Great Lakes Educator
Inland Seas Education Association (Suttons Bay, MI)
Inland Seas Education Association seeks an enthusiastic and curious professional to fill the full-time position of Great Lakes Educator. This position delivers education programming on shore and aboard the schooners Inland Seas, Utopia, and Alliance, under the leadership of the Education Coordinator. Programs are primarily based out of Suttons Bay, MI, but also entails traveling to various ports throughout the Great Lakes during the summer. The GL Educator also supports the development of ISEA programming, completes tasks that support the education activities of ISEA, and participates in ship operations as needed.
Position benefits include opportunities to travel by sail and live aboard a tall ship schooner, explore streams and watersheds with participants ashore, and develop new programs for ISEA audiences. Come share your passion for the Great Lakes with learners of all ages while you work and play outdoors in, on, and around the beautiful waters of this region!
Read the full job description here and note the application deadline of February 5, 2023.
Seasonal Botany/Ecology Field Assistant (x2)
Nantucket Conservation Foundation (MA)
The Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Science and Stewardship Department seeks two Seasonal Botany/Ecology Field Assistants to conduct ecological field work and stewardship activities for the 2023 field season. The Seasonal Botany/Ecology Field Assistants will primarily focus on field work including vegetation community composition sampling in grasslands, shrublands and wetlands, rare plant inventories, invasive species monitoring and management. There will be some complementary ecology field work opportunities such as horseshoe crab monitoring. The Seasonal Botany/Ecology Field Assistant will participate in office work including data entry, data quality control, and brief data summarization and reporting as needed. The Seasonal Botany/Ecology Field Assistant will participate in public outreach education and support the organization’s special events as needed.
Note that the application deadline is February 10, 2023, by 5pm, but we encourage applicants to submit their materials as soon as possible. For a full online job description with application instructions, please visit us here.
Director of Conservation Research
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (Lake Jackson, TX)
The Conservation Research Director is GCBO’s top avian research position, and must be a dynamic, people-oriented, scientifically-trained team player who will fulfill a key role in GCBO’s conservation program. This position conducts standardized avian monitoring, manages field staff and their projects, carries out research on bird populations, compiles and manages data, maintains and repairs field equipment including Motus towers, bay boat, trucks, ATV’s etc, captures and bands birds, writes popular articles and scientific reports, provides technical guidance to volunteers and field staff, supports GCBO outreach events, identifies regional bird conservation priorities, coordinates research partnerships with other organizations, develops grant proposals and other funding mechanisms, manages grants including tracking of expenses and match, reports to grant funders, and works with our grant writer to determine funding priorities and secure the future of our avian research programs.
To see the full job description and learn how to apply, please visit us here. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2023.
Seasonal Land Stewardship Technician (x3)
Oakland Township Parks and Recreation Commission (Rochester, MI)
The Stewardship Technician position is a full-time, seasonal (up to 25 weeks/1000 hours, mid-April through the end of September), hourly position to be employed by the PRC. Duties include the management of the Township parks’ natural areas under the direction of the Natural Areas Stewardship Manager. Work tasks may include species monitoring, seed collecting, invasive species control, prescribed burning, and assisting with volunteer stewardship workdays. This position will require cooperation with PRC staff, partner organizations, volunteers, and the general public. This position may be ideal for a candidate seeking an academic internship, experience in the natural resource management field, or continued education in stewardship and land management. It is the responsibility of the Stewardship Technician to make any and all arrangements with an accredited institution if an internship is desired.
Application instructions are included in the link above, but note the deadline of February 15, 2023.
Environmental Educator
Aldo Leopold Nature Center (Monona, WI)
The Aldo Leopold Nature Center (ALNC) seeks adaptable, creative, and engaging environmental educators to teach summer camp programs from mid-June through the end of August. ALNC is a non-profit educational organization guided by Aldo Leopold’s land ethic, with a mission to engage and educate current and future generations, empowering them to respect, protect, and enjoy the natural world. ALNC serves more than 50,000 children, teachers, members, and families annually through year-round programming that includes field trips, camps, a nature preschool, and public and private events.
For a full job description and application instructions, please click here. Interviews begin February 20, 2023 so make sure to apply soon.
Summer Environmental Education Internship
Aldo Leopold Nature Center (Monona, WI)
The Aldo Leopold Nature Center (ALNC) seeks adaptable, creative, and engaging environmental education interns to assist our summer camp programs from mid-June through the end of August. ALNC is a non-profit educational organization guided by Aldo Leopold’s land ethic, with a mission to engage and educate current and future generations, empowering them to respect, protect, and enjoy the natural world. ALNC serves more than 50,000 children, teachers, members, and families annually through year-round programming that includes field trips, camps, a nature preschool, and public and private events.
For a full job description and application instructions, please click here. Interviews begin February 20, 2023 so make sure to apply soon.
Heartland Restoration Lead
Huron Pines (Gaylord, MI)
The Heartland Restoration Lead will implement restoration projects under the direction of the Conservation Stewardship Director throughout northeast lower Michigan. Guided by Huron Pines’ mission and strategic plans, and operating through a variety of partnerships, they will complete ecosystem management tasks in fulfillment of grant deliverables across many ownerships. The Heartland Restoration Lead will be a motivated individual, a strong leader with a positive attitude, problem-solving abilities and an ability to complete tasks without direct supervision.
For more information and application instructions, please visit our website here. The deadline for applications is February 24, 2023.
2023 Summer Youth Corps ASL Crew Leader
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (St. Croix State Park, MN)
Summer Youth Corps American Sign Language (ASL) Crew Leader & Interpreters will add value to the community, environment and youth participants through their dedicated service. The Crew Leader & Interpreter will motivate and supervise an ASL crew of Deaf, Hard-of-hearing, and hearing young people in a rigorous program focused on job skills training, environmental education, and conservation projects. The Crew Leader will be responsible for behavior management and fostering positive crew morale by through consistent teamwork. The member must ensure that they and the crew adhere to program goals and mission. The member will work alongside youth to set the standard and pace of work. While serving alongside another AmeriCorps member, the Crew Leader & Interpreter will provide collaborative leadership for the crew, ensure safety procedures are followed, and communicate with project partners.
For a full job description and to apply, visit us here. Note that the application deadline is February 28, 2023.
2023 Summer Youth Corps Leader
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (St. Croix State Park, MN)
Summer Youth Corps Crew Leader will add value to the community, environment and youth participants through their dedicated service. The Crew Leader will motivate and supervise a crew of young people in a rigorous program focused on job skills training, environmental education, and conservation projects. The Crew Leader will be responsible for behavior management and fostering positive crew morale by through consistent teamwork. The member must ensure that they and the crew adhere to program goals and mission. The member will work alongside youth to set the standard and pace of work. While serving alongside another AmeriCorps member, the crew leader will provide collaborative leadership for the crew, ensure safety procedures are followed, and communicate with project partners.
For a full job description and to apply, visit us here. Note that the application deadline is February 28, 2023.
Strike Team Crew
SWxSW Corner CISMA (Paw Paw, MI)
Two positions are open for the SWxSW Corner CISMA Strike Team Crew. This crew manages invasive species using chemical and mechanical methods on public and private properties. Treatment sites range between highly-invaded to high-quality natural areas, including county road rights-of-way and conservation areas. Primary responsibilities: treat/remove invasive plants using best management practices, survey and map sites, record management data, install and check spotted lanternfly traps, and assist with administrative duties (as assigned).
All training will be provided by the Strike Team Coordinator or CISMA Coordinator. Field work may involve traversing uneven, boggy, or steep terrain in a range of temperatures and conditions. This may require carrying equipment and materials of up to 50 pounds on strenuous hikes. The Strike Team Crew must be ready and willing to work in a variety of conditions, as well as travel through the CISMA’s entire service area. A truck, trailer, and UTV will be provided for navigating to/through sites, as available.
For a complete description and instructions on how to apply, please visit the online posting here. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis from February through April. Preference will be given to applications received before 5 PM EST, Monday, March 13, 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.
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.
Director
Lake St. Clair CISMA (Rochester, MI)
Six Rivers Land Conservancy is seeking a full time Director for the Lake St. Clair Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (LSC CISMA). The Director facilitates implementation of a cross-jurisdictional multi-partner, multi-county invasive species management program, performs and supports outreach and education services, handles all facets of grant solicitation and management and contract procurement, and seeks additional and ongoing funding support.
The Director is a leadership position, responding to and providing guidance to a steering committee made up of members of the LSC CISMA and providing oversight, support, coordination and implementation of CISMA projects including development and implementation of education and outreach programs; cooperative invasive species control; early detection/rapid response; data management; and partner communication. A strong willingness to work independently and inclusively coordinating teams is necessary.
For a full online job description, please click here. To apply, send cover letter and resume to Kristen Myers at kmyers@sixriversrlc.org with “LSC CISMA Director Position” in the subject line. Position open until filled.
Preserve Management Assistant & Crew Leader
The Nature Conservancy (Westfield, IA)
The Nature Conservancy in Iowa is looking for a Preserve Management Assistant & Crew Leader to join our team. This full time, 9 month position, is based at our Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve in Westfield, IA. This position will conduct preserve operations and perform maintenance of infrastructure and equipment, repair fence, invasive species control, monitor easements, conduct prescribed fire, and will assist with the bison herd at Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve. They will serve as Crew Leader for a 4-person intern crew while the crew is based in Western Iowa.
See full job description and apply here (Job ID 52688). This position is open until filled, but is scheduled to begin in March 2023.
Nursery and Field Positions
Wildtype Native Plants (Mason, MI)
Wildtype is an ecologically focused native plant nursery and environmental contractor looking to fill several field technician and nursery positions for the 2023 season. These are full-time positions that start in March and runs through fall. Part-time employment will also be considered.
The nursery positions involve transplanting, watering, weeding, and preparing orders for pickup or delivery. The field position involves working at the nursery as well as off-site on a variety of environmental stewardship projects, including invasive plant species management, planting, and other restoration projects. Working off-site involves the use of herbicide and therefore requires having or obtaining a Michigan Department of Agriculture pesticide applicators license in categories 5 and 6. Working off-site also requires safe and skilled use of chainsaws and brush cutters.
All employees are required to have updated COVID vaccinations. Please visit our website at wildtypeplants.com to learn more. If you are interested in applying for a position, please email wildtypeplants@gmail.com (positions open until filled).
Operations Manager
FLOW (Traverse City, MI)
FLOW (For Love Of Water) is seeking to hire an Operations Manager for our office in Traverse City, Michigan. We seek a skilled problem solver who enjoys anticipating the needs of a dynamic nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the Great Lakes. This team member coordinates administrative responsibilities for FLOW, which include administration of email and cloud-based tools (Google Suite), financial management (QuickBooks Online for Nonprofits), CRM (Salesforce) support, board and committee support, and staff support, and building management.
For a full job description and application instructions, please visit our website here. This role will remain open until filled.
Anderson Glades Fellow
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum (Ann Arbor, MI)
The University of Michigan, MBGNA is looking for a full-time temporary (9 month, term limited) Anderson Glades Fellow. You will report to the Woody Plants and Trails Manager to support the installation, development, maintenance, and management of the Anderson Glades Collection located at the Nichols Arboretum. Employment is March – November, 2023. This position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend and evening work.
For a full job description and application instructions, please visit us here. This role will remain open until filled.
Woody Plants and Trails Technician
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum (Ann Arbor, MI)
The University of Michigan, MBGNA is looking for a full-time temporary (9 month, term limited) Collections/Natural Areas Technician. You will report to the Woody Plants and Trails Manager to help manage living plant collections and natural areas to support teaching, research, public outreach, and conservation goals of the U-M MBGNA. Employment is March – November, 2023. This position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend and evening work.
For a full job description and application instructions, please visit us here. This role will remain open until filled.
Volunteer Opportunities at MBGNA
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Garden Volunteers: It’s never too early to think about gardening with us outdoors in spring. Review and fill out this form to express interest.
- Garden Ambassador Volunteers: Ambassadors are a welcoming face in the gardens and often answer, direct, and informally educate our visitors on our spaces. For 2023, we will focus June on our “Little Trees, Big Impact” event in the Bonsai garden (all month long!). Review and fill out this form to express interest.
- Natural Areas Generalist Volunteer: Assist in the general maintenance and stewardship of the natural areas within the Nichols Arboretum and/or Matthaei Botanical Gardens properties focused on ecological restoration projects under the direction of our Natural Areas Management Team. Projects in this role ultimately aim to decrease invasive plant species and increase native plant species. Review and fill out this form to express interest.
- Our community eco-workdays are open to all – you don’t need to be a student or bring a group with you to join. Dates, times, and pre-registration here. This work is in our natural areas and focused on invasive removal to allow native plants to thrive. We have added monthly Sunday afternoon workdays to allow for more community members to join us as well!