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Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive.

 The NCS Forester is a member of TNC’s NatureVest team focused on financing forest conservation, sustainable working forests and forest carbon projects that contribute to TNC’s protection and climate change goals through NCS. The NCS Forester will work with TNC colleagues, governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses and private landowners to implement climate-smart forestry strategies.

The Conservation Programs Manager is a key position at Delaware Wild Lands and will help ensure DWL’s success in achieving our mission and expanding our conservation and restoration work. The Conservation Programs Manager will assist with land conservation, protection, management and restoration efforts, supervise the New Castle County Land Steward, and oversee conservation and restoration projects and programs on DWL's 6,000 acres of land holdings in New Castle County, Delaware.

The Trails Team Leader is responsible for identifying and executing trails specific stewardship needs across the region and will coordinate assisting other stewardship staff as scheduled. In addition, the Trails Team Leader will provide site-based leadership for trails projects and maintenance work where multiple staff are present, and this role will serve as a coordinator for capital and special projects as appropriate. 

As the Land Steward of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust, you will support senior Stewardship Program staff to ensure that the organization’s portfolio of 115 conservation easements remain in compliance and continue to provide all conservation values for which they were originally protected. The Land Steward will provide exemplary service to our landowners through their annual monitoring visits.

The Stewardship Manager is a full-time exempt position responsible for managing all aspects of the Conservancy’s conservation easement stewardship program and contributing to its strategic planning and initiatives. The Stewardship Manager reports to the Executive Director and supervises one full-time stewardship staff.

The Steward is a field-based position responsible for invasive species control and property maintenance, including public use infrastructure. The Steward will both work independently and oversee a small seasonally contracted field crew. This person will also assist with the development of property management plans, conservation easement monitoring and oversight of ecological restoration projects.

The Conservation Easement Steward is responsible for ensuring that the Forest Society fulfills its perpetual stewardship responsibilities for over 750 conservation easements and deed restrictions covering more than 135,000 acres. The Conservation Easement Steward works directly with owners of protected lands and other Forest Society staff to ensure compliance with easement terms, cultivate cooperative relationships with landowners and resolve potential compliance issues.

The Preserve Stewardship Coordinator will be responsible for all aspects of management and stewardship of our nature preserves and other lands and waters in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. The Coordinator will implement a range of conservation land management activities intended to connect people with equitable access to nature and protect important ecological resources.

The Conservation Specialist will manage land acquisition and conservation easements at the Santa Fe Conservation Trust located in Santa Fe, NM, and assist with the stewardship of conserved lands already in SFCT's portfolio. The CS will also work with a stewardship team to monitor, care for and maintain records on fee title lands and lands under conservation easement.