The Nature Conservancy - Job Opening
Tiger Creek Preserve is hiring a full-time Land Conservation Steward. This position will work on a team to implement all aspects of prescribed fire, invasive species treatments, and other land management efforts across diverse ecosystems in the Central Florida area. See more information below:
Job # JR104232
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External Applicants; additional information about working for TNC can be found here.
Position overview
The Land Conservation Steward is a staff member of the Florida Stewardship and Field Programs Department, which is responsible for implementing and managing field conservation work (e.g., wildland fire management, invasive species management, and wetland restoration) across Florida and for stewardship of the Florida Chapter’s network of preserves, including the Tiger Creek Preserve, where this position is based. The Land Conservation Steward performs land management and restoration activities in uplands and wetlands, ensuring that all activities comply with TNC’s, local, state, and federal requirements. The Steward’s primary responsibility is to participate in prescribed fire management activities, control and monitor non-native plant species and assist with the fleet, facilities, tool and equipment maintenance. They will also assist with other aspects of preserve management, monitoring efforts, and general stewardship. These activities can include road and trail maintenance, habitat improvement, fence maintenance or removal, wildlife monitoring, supporting preserve outreach events/tours, and hosting volunteer workdays. The Steward will be based out of Tiger Creek Preserve but will also work on several Nature Conservancy properties in the central Florida region, to include Venus Flatwoods, Disney Wilderness Preserve, and Saddle Blanket Scrub Preserve. They function as a part of the land management team to maintain, enhance and restore threatened and imperiled ecosystems in the central Florida landscape.
Please reach out to the contact below with any questions about the position:
Ryann Blennerhassett (she, her, hers)
Land Conservation Specialist
The Nature Conservancy in Florida
r.blennerhassett@tnc.org