Stewardship Program Assistant

The Stewardship Program Assistant is a position within LTNC’s Lands Department, designed to assist with stewardship activities across 26 protected natural areas (22,000 acres).

Primary Responsibilities

Assist with:

• All-season field monitoring of preserve lands by vehicle and on foot
• Maintenance and repair of infrastructure on Land Trust preserves
• Procurement, organization, maintenance, and repair of land stewardship equipment and supplies
• Collecting, recording, organizing, and communicating field notes and observations related to stewardship projects, tasks, and activities
• Administrative tasks related to tracking hours, completing timecards, submitting expense reports, and participating in staff meetings.

Work Environment: 

In addition to working within an office environment, this position requires a significant fieldwork component. On average, we expect this position will spend 75% of the time in the field. Fieldwork entails exposure to variable weather conditions and natural hazards, such as poison oak, ticks, rattlesnakes, and other wildlife etc.

Physical Demands:  

Carry out stewardship tasks in remote wildland areas involving off-trail hiking over rugged terrain and through dense vegetation. Lift and maneuver materials and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

Required:

• At least two years of relevant experience working in a similar field-based position
• Ability to do physically demanding work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High level of comfort and competency in safely accessing and working in remote, rugged wildland areas
• Proficiency with safe chainsaw use & maintenance. B-level chainsaw certification or higher preferred.
• Familiarity with hiking trail design standards, and experience maintaining and repairing trail tread using best management practices
• Experience and demonstrated proficiency driving on wildland roads requiring 4WD and high clearance
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair, and complete regular maintenance on tools and preserve infrastructure
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Willingness to attend evening and weekend meetings, workdays, and field trips with volunteers.

Preferred:

• Experience collecting spatially-referenced monitoring, project tracking, and general field note information on mobile devices using ArcGIS Field Maps and Avenza
• Basic carpentry skills for building and installing preserve infrastructure such as trailhead kiosks
• Previous work on invasive exotic plant species management
• Experience with field maintenance of motion-activated wildlife cameras
• Demonstrated knowledge of the natural history of the western United States (natural systems, native flora and fauna)