The Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force is hiring a State Coordinator to manage and facilitate the work of a broad range of agencies and work groups involved in the Task Force, and to oversee implementation of the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. The State Coordinator will also oversee the day-to-day activities of the Task Force, including the activities of more than a dozen work groups and related committees, four regional forums, the interagency Planning and Integration Team, and the Science Advisory Panel. The State Coordinator will lead these efforts in coordination with federal, state, local, tribal, and private interests and regional partnerships throughout the state.
Director of Extension Fire Program and Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice (Extension Specialist)
The Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) and Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University (OSU) invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, combination position as Director of Extension Fire Program & Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice: Extension Specialist, reflecting duties in both academic and administrative areas.
Fire and Stewardship Crew Member
The Fire and Stewardship Crew Member (FSCM) will assist in ecological stewardship practices such as woody encroachment reduction, invasive species control, and other preserve maintenance tasks. The FSCM will participate in prescribed fire operations which include ignition, control, post ignition operations, suppression, monitoring, and other tasks as assigned.
Wildlife Management Specialist
This role is designed to provide foundational experience in habitat management, maintenance and technical skills, and wildlife surveys. The PF Wildlife Management Specialist will work with other wildlife unit personnel and be under the general direction of the Natural Resource Biologist. The job duties of this position include general wildlife management activities on state and federally owned wildlife areas within the assigned unit counties.
Forest Resilience Grants Management Analyst
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within our Forest Resilience Division (FRD) Grants Administration Team as a Pass-Through Grants Analyst, Management Analyst 3 (MA3). FRD is responsible for the assessment, planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of forest health-related activities across all lands that work to restore and sustain the ecological functions of Washington’s forested landscapes and support healthy and resilient communities.
Conservation & Fire Coordinator
The Conservation & Fire Coordinator works in support of the Climate Program’s Forest Strategy and the Land Program’s Stewardship Strategy across the state of California. They provide administrative, research, project management and other general assistance to staff working toward increasing beneficial fire and reducing wildfire risk and impacts to conserved lands in California.
Virginia Pinelands Burn Boss & Stewardship Manager
The Virginia Pinelands Burn Boss & Stewardship Manager is responsible for the restoration and management of TNC’s network of nature preserves located in southeastern Virginia. The position directs prescribed fire operations and develops prescribed burn plans and site fire management plans under the guidance of the Fire Manager for VA.
Assistant Area Supervisor - Fire Program
Natural Resource Specialist
Lead Open Space Technician
The Lead Open Space Technician position is an excellent career opportunity for a skilled and motivated individual who enjoys working outdoors while building and maintaining trails, working on open space construction projects, and providing technical and functional supervision to assigned staff on open space preserves.
USGS Fire-Climate Adaptation Fellow
A research opportunity is currently available with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Locations for this opportunity could include Consortium institutions of the SE CASC such as the University of South Carolina, North Carolina State University, University of Florida, or remote can also be considered.
Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Project Manager
2026 Wildland Fire Academy - Backfill Crew Member
Prescribed Fire Training Center (PFTC) NTE 120 Day Detailer
Habitat Specialist
This position is part of a partnership between Pheasants and Quail Forever (QF), The Longleaf Alliance, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), and The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and several other agencies. Under the direction of the Quail Forever SC Prescribed Fire Coordinator, incumbents will conduct prescribed fire and habitat management work on cooperating private land as well as targeted public lands within designated priority geographies within South Carolina as part of the state’s Quail management program.
Ecological Forester/Certification Coordinator
The Ecological Forester/Certification Coordinator provides technical leadership and hands-on management for forest restoration programs in Georgia and across North America. In Georgia, this position focuses on restoring fire-dependent ecosystems — primarily longleaf pine and the mixed pine/pyric hardwood systems of the coastal plain, piedmont, and southern Appalachians— using forestry tools to achieve ecological rather than commercial goals on TNC owned lands and working with partners including federal and state agencies, land trusts, and private landowners.
Prescribed Fire Module Crewmember
The Prescribed Fire Module Crewmember will be an employee of The Nature Conservancy, based in one of three focal geographies working on a 4 to 10-person prescribed fire module. For approximately 6 months per year (mid-May through November), the Module Crewmember will work closely with the module leader, and partner organizations such as the U.S. Forest Service and other local, state, federal, NGO, university, and Tribal partners, in preparing, conducting, and evaluating/monitoring prescribed fire/fuels management activities in Oregon.
Fire Ecology Data Steward - Natural Resource Management Assistant
Fire Ecology Data Steward - Ecology Assistant
This position will help the Alaska Region Fire Ecology Program turn a difficult-to-use legacy dataset into a practical resource for current fire ecology, fuels, and adaptation projects. By organizing paired plot records, identifying reburned and pre/post-fire locations, and evaluating where legacy data can inform vegetation and fuels mapping, the SIPs will help staff better understand how post-fire ecosystems are responding under changing environmental conditions.
Conservation Coordinator
The Conservation Coordinator supports land stewardship and conservation activities through a combination of field work and administrative support. Responsibilities include ensuring that conservation easements held by TNC are monitored and remain in compliance with applicable easement standards, supporting the prescribed fire program, interacting with the public and supporting community outreach, and assisting with conservation planning and implementation.
