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.
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.
Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Project Manager
2026 Wildland Fire Academy - Backfill Crew Member
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.
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.
Western Iowa Assistant Land Steward
The Western Iowa Assistant Land Steward performs and participates in preserve operations including the maintenance, management, and coordination of conservation programs, under the direction of the Western Iowa Land Steward. Tasks include biologically based land management activities including prescribed fire, livestock (including bison) management, and invasive species control; maintenance of preserve infrastructure, tools, and equipment, and preserve and easement monitoring. This position is based at Broken Kettle Grasslands near Westfield, Iowa and covers all western Iowa preserves.
Program Manager
Reporting to the Director of Conservation, the Program Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, coordination, and implementation of the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange. The position provides strategic, operational, and administrative leadership for the program while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, partner expectations, and funding commitments.
Research Manager
The Utah Forest Restoration Institute (UFRI), housed in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University, seeks a full-time Research Manager (Researcher Senior) to lead and expand a diverse portfolio of applied research and monitoring projects. These efforts support UFRI’s mission to inform the management of healthy, fire-resilient, and climate-adapted forests and woodlands in the state and region.
Ecology Assistant
Natural Resource Management Assistant
This Natural Resource Management Assistant is an AmeriCorps position. In a wildland fire emergency, national park staff need to be able to rapidly tell responders the location, importance, and protection measures for the park's most critical treasures. This project will directly support the preparedness of parks for responding to emerging wildland fires and other hazardous events while safeguarding the historical, natural, and cultural resources that are central to the NPS mission.
Prescribed Fire Assistant Crew Lead
This role supports Hillsborough County's Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Prescribed Fire Program by assisting in all wildland fire activities across properties acquired through ELAPP and other lands managed by HC-CELM. Working alongside the Prescribed Fire Crew Lead, this position provides direct leadership, supervision, and mentoring to the fire management crew with a primary focus on executing prescribed burns and fuel treatments.
