The Stewardship Program Coordinator will work in cooperation with the US Forest Service (USFS) Sequoia, Lassen, Plumas National Forests to provide management of collaborative stewardship projects in the Sierra Nevada. The Coordinator will plan and oversee activities associated with the numerous Forest Restoration Projects, while also supporting the Forest wide effort to reduce fuel loading associated with pine beetle mortality, blow downs from high wind events, and post fire recovery. Additional coordination activities include NEPA planning and other implementation measures, including biomass removal, mastication, machine piling and shrub control. These projects reduce fuels and promote forest health and habitat improvement/protection by removing drought- and beetle-impacted trees as well as those lost from windfall events across National Forest.
Contract Timeline:
Anticipated Start Date varies by forest from ASAP to February 2024
Full time position at 40 hours per week; available to occasionally work a varied schedule as needed, including some weekends, evenings and/or holidays.
Compensation and Benefits: Hourly Rate $28-$30, Full time, 40hrs/week, plus benefits