OPS Fisheries & Wildlife Bio Scientist III - FL Panther PES Program – FWC (SW Region)

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Position Title:  OPS Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III

Salary:  $21.63/hour

Supervisor:  Zachary Wardle

Region:  Southwest--Lakeland, Fort Myers or Port Charlotte TBD

Residency requirement: South or Southwest Region

Level of Education and Experience: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one of the biological or physical sciences is preferred and two years of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program.  Or a master's degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one of the biological sciences.  Years of professional experience applicable to this position may substitute for the degree.

Description of Duties: 

The Division of Habitat & Species Conservation is comprised of six Sections and two offices. This position is located in the Imperiled Species Management Section.  This exciting opportunity is a 3-year term position with the possibility of extension focused on the Florida Panther Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Program, falling under the purview of the FWC’s Panther Management Program. The incumbent will be based in southwest Florida and routine field work within the panther focus and expansion areas is expected.

The primary functions for this position will be to assist the PES coordinator with outreach to commercial cattle operations and large landowners, habitat assessments, and monitoring related to individual PES agreements. Duties include maintaining trail cameras and associated image data on enrolled lands and fostering long-term partnerships with private landowners. The incumbent will promote and maintain FWC’s Living with Panthers initiative, and outreach activities may extend to other audiences (e.g., homeowners, conservation groups, students, sportsmen). The position will assist with panther team activities including response to depredations, vehicle mortalities, and captures as needed.

The candidate must be a strong self-starter with excellent communication and public speaking skills who is outgoing, independent, motivated, professional, and able to work with a diverse array of people. This position may work weekends and after business hours. The majority of travel will be within south and central Florida, but statewide travel may occasionally be expected. This position may have the potential for partial telework.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Florida panther or puma biology and their habitats and a broad knowledge of wildlife science and ecology;

• Knowledge of predator conflict minimization measures;

• Ability to provide clear, timely, and effective updates to supervisor. 

• Knowledge of private lands conservation and effective measures for working with private landowners;

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of upland and wetland habitat management and restoration;

• Ability to understand and apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures;

• Ability to work independently and on teams;

• Effectively communicate (orally and in writing) with peers and stakeholders;

• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work assignments;

• Ability to write technical reports and agency correspondence;

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency staff, the public, and stakeholders;

• Knowledge of government processes and procedures;

• Ability to problem-solve and handle conflict with professionalism;

• Ability to safely operate vehicles; and

• Ability to work in harsh outdoor conditions in high heat and humidity and exposed to biting insects and venomous snakes. Limited overnight travel may be required.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, with potential night, weekend, and/or holiday work hours. 

• Proficiency in MS Office, MS SharePoint, Google Earth, and ArcGIS are necessary.

SCA Outreach and Education Internship - TNC (Poinciana, FL)

Based at The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve, Poinciana, FL

Working at The Nature Conservancy’s Central Florida Preserves

Term: July 15, 2024-July 13, 2025

We’re looking for an innovative and motivated emerging environmental education professional who is interested in experiential learning opportunities

Provided:

• Trainings (professional development and safety)

• Weekly Living Allowance, One-time round-trip Travel Allowance, and Health Benefits

• Housing available

• AmeriCorps Education Award available upon successful completion of this position is $7,395

To learn more and apply, visit https://myjobs.adp.com/scacareers/cx/job-listing Position ID: PO-00800074

Apply by May 18th!

SCA Land Conservation Internship - TNC (Poinciana, FL)

Based at The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve, Poinciana, FL

Working at The Nature Conservancy’s Central Florida Preserves

Term: July 15, 2024-July 13, 2025

We’re looking for a self-motivated and passionate emerging conservation professional who is interested in gaining experience in natural resource management

Provided:

• Trainings (NWCG Wildland Firefighter Type 2- S130/S190, L180 and Incident Command Training, State Pesticide Applicator Certification Training)

• Weekly Living Allowance, One-time round-trip Travel Allowance, and Health Benefits

• Housing available

• AmeriCorps Education Award available upon successful completion of this position is $7,395

To learn more and apply, visit https://myjobs.adp.com/scacareers/cx/job-listing Position ID: PO-00800079

Apply by May 18th!

Land Conservation Manager - TNC (Bristol, FL)

The Land Conservation Manager is part of the Stewardship and Field Program (SAF) department of The Nature Conservancy’s Florida Business Unit. The position is based at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (ABRP) in Bristol, FL. ABRP is one of four statewide campus preserves included in TNC Florida’s Center for Conservation Initiatives (CCI) and is integral to CCI’s Stewardship and Education/Training initiatives.

This pivotal role provides leadership and support for restoration and land management efforts primarily within northern Florida. They collaborate closely with stakeholders to develop and execute natural resource management programs across various preserves. This includes activities such as wildland fire management, invasive species control, and forest restoration, all aimed at maintaining ecosystem health on both TNC and partner lands. Compliance with TNC’s, local, state, and federal requirements is paramount in all stewardship-related activities. Additionally, the Manager is responsible for ongoing professional development, staying abreast of wildland fire trainings and techniques to enhance skills and maintain professional fire certification credentials. This includes upper-level external partner relationships, extensive fire mentoring of staff, management of a substantial fire and land management fleet, and the full responsibilities of a National Wildfire Coordinating Group Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (NWCG RXB2). They also lead an Ecosystem Restoration Team and contribute to conservation planning at multiple scales, fostering cross-boundary learning and building relationships within the land management community.

If you are interested in applying, please see the link below!

Job #55057

Internal Applicants​ through Peoplesoft.

External Applicants; additional information about working for TNC can be found here.

This position will report to Cathy Ricketts. If you have any questions regarding this role, please reach out.

Wildlife Intern - Deseret Ranch (Wewahitchka)

AgReserves, Inc (Private)

Internship - Wildlife - Ranches Division - Florida

Wewahitchka, FL | Intern | Full - Med Only

$12.00 - $30.00

Employment - AgReserves

Description

We are seeking motivated wildlife students each semester (spring, summer, and fall), for paid, semester-long wildlife internships. Our property is managed for cattle production, forestry, and other natural resources, including wildlife and hunting operations.

Opportunity: Wildlife interns will be exposed to practical game and non-game wildlife management activities, while experiencing first-hand how a large agricultural operation manages for multiple uses.

Projects: Each intern is assigned a major project to work on throughout the internship. These projects will be related to wildlife management, conservation, and lease management.

Interns might also participate in:
· Food Plot Management: Soil testing, mowing, disking, mapping, fencing, planting, and fertilizing
· Survey: Aerial wildlife surveys, spotlight surveys, camera surveys, and various other wildlife and/or fishery surveys.
· Maintenance and management: Manage feeders, weed control, mowing, prescribed burning, preparation of harvest logbooks, data entry and analysis, etc.

Timing and Schedule:Internships are 3 to 4 Months beginning in January, May, and August. Exact timing is flexible. Work schedules may be tailored to allow time for on-line courses.

Qualifications:
· College students majoring in Wildlife Biology, Range Management, Forestry, Environmental Science, or other related fields.
· Experience with Hunting, Fishing, and Game Management is preferred. Experience guiding or otherwise supporting hunting leases is a plus.
· Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
· Able to meet the physical requirements of the role as well as being willing/able to work outside in year-round weather conditions including heat, cold, wind and rain.
· Available to work 3 to 4 months beginning in January, May, or August of each year.
· Able to reliably get to and from the internship location, per the assigned schedule.

· Note: the intern is responsible for their own personal transportation.

Compensation and Benefits:
· Paid Internship with 45 hrs plus a week
· Housing free of charge (rent/utilities/wifi covered), on-property transportation, and
· Travel stipend for relocation costs.
· Bonus at conclusion based on time worked and completion of training checklist.

To apply, please click HERE

Contact

Stephanie Nunery

850-340-3713

snunery@deseretranches.com

contact via the web posting is preferred (see Details section)

AgReserves, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Qualified applicants must be legally and lawfully authorized to be employed and work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship - AgReserves, Inc is not sponsoring visas at this time.

AgReserves offers medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance coverage. Additionally, employees can contribute to an FSA, and to an employer matched 401(K). Employees can apply for Tuition Assistance for continuing education purposes. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a discretionary profit-sharing bonus. For more detailed information please visit our benefits site:https://www.agreserves.com/benefits/. AgReserves, Inc. complies with the current state minimum wage laws for all positions, regardless of the pay ranges posted.  

APAFR Resilience Specialist - CFRPC (Bartow)

Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape Resilience Specialist

The role of the Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape (APAFRSL) Resilience Specialist is to

collaborate closely with partners and supporters to identify, implement and accelerate collaborative

projects to enhance resilience to protect military missions, community infrastructure, working

agricultural lands, and habitats. Resilience projects are ones that mitigate risks and increase resilience of

military installations and the landscapes that overlap mission footprints. The Resilience Specialist will

work in close coordination with the APAFR Sentinel Landscape Coordinator (Coordinator) at the Central

Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC), other staff at the CFRPC, the partners of the APAFR, and

military installations to develop collaborative, near-and long-term, resilience and adaptation project

proposals.

The primary role of the Resilience Specialist would be to assist the Natural Resources Conservation

Service (NRCS) and its partners in outreach and technical assistance to underserved and new landowners

within the APAFRSL and the FL Wildlife Corridor. The Specialist will work with the Coordinator to develop

projects, facilitate partner collaboration, pursue funding, and administer projects. At the discretion of

the Coordinator, the Resilience Specialist may work directly with NRCS staff on utilizing NRCS technical

and financial assistance programs. The Resilience Specialist would also assist with the APAFRSL Military

Installation Resilience Review (MIRR), FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Lake Wales Ridge

Wildlife and Environmental Area, Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) proposals and

projects, APAFRSL Sentinel Landscape Implementation Plan resilience strategies and actions, recently

awarded America the Beautiful grants, and FL Department of Environmental Protection-awarded

vulnerability assessment grants for community resilience.

The APAFRSL Resilience Specialist will report to LegacyWorks Group (LWG) and the APAFRSL Coordinator

to identify adaptation and resilience needs. This position will be based within the CFRPC service area and

require travel throughout the APAFRSL area, with additional regional and national travel as well. This

position will have a hybrid work arrangement – up to three days a week in the CFRPC office at 555 East

Church Street, Bartow, Florida 33830.

Click HERE for a full position description and instructions on how to apply

NW FL Sentinel Landscape Resilience Specialist - Defenders of Wildlife

Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape Resilience Specialist

The role of the Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape (NWFSL) Resilience Specialist is to collaborate closely with partners and supporters to identify, implement and accelerate collaborative projects to enhance climate resilience to protect military missions, community infrastructure and habitats. Climate resilience projects are ones that mitigate coastal and inland risks and increase resilience of military installations and the landscapes that overlap mission footprints. The Resilience Specialist will work in close coordination with the NWFSL Coordinator, the NWFSL Private Lands and Natural Systems Coordinator, the NWFSL Working Groups, the partners of the NWFSL and military installations to develop collaborative, near-and long-term, climate resilience and adaptation project proposals.

The NWFSL Resilience Specialist will report to the LegacyWorks Group (LWG or LegacyWorks) and the NWFSL Coordinator, with Defenders of Wildlife, to identify climate adaptation and resilience needs. The specialist will work with NWFSL Coordinator to develop projects and pursue complimentary funding streams. At the discretion of the NWFSL Coordinator, the Resilience Specialist may work directly with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff on how to utilize NRCS technical and financial assistance programs. The Resilience Specialist will assist the NWFSL Coordinator in updating the implementation plans and other documents for resilience issues. This position will be based in Northwest Florida and require travel throughout Northwest Florida with additional regional and national travel.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Support the NWFSL Coordinator and LWG to advance resilience planning and actions.

• Assess and record the state of resilience and climate adaptation planning, projects and priorities of federal, state, and local government agencies, military installations, NGOs, and communities in the NWFSL including coordination with on-going planning/implementation of the Northwest Florida Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR)

• Monitor state, federal climate and private climate resiliency funding opportunities, solicit concepts, convene and support partnerships with military installations, government agencies and others, coordinate and support the development and submission of at least six collaborative proposals for near-term resilience and climate adaptation projects before the end of 2024

• Identify, recommend, and pursue funding for individual partner actions that support implementation plans, including administration of grants and contracts. Solicit project ideas and develop proposals for near-term resilience and climate adaptation projects and potential landscape resilience-related scientific research needs. that could be implemented in the first 6-12 months to take advantage of newly available funding

• Coordinate with and support the NWFSL Coordinator and coordinate the NWFSL Climate Resilience Work Group. Work effectively with partners and supporters of the NWFSL Partnership, the NWFSL Private Lands and Natural Systems Stewardship Work Group, the Southeast Regional Partnership  for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS) and its Coastal Resilience and Regional Adaptation Work Group, the Department of Defense Resilience and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program; the Sentinel Landscapes Federal Coordinating Committee and military installations to advance and synchronize resilience coordination, planning and actions within the NWFSL

• At the discretion of the NWFSL coordinator, participate in NRCS State Technical Committees and/or engage at relevant events, conferences, and meetings

• Identify climate resilience issues affecting historically underserved stakeholders within the NWFSL; recommend actions to mitigate impacts

• Assist the NWFSL coordinator in developing reporting metrics and standards for landscapes including climate resilience

• Record and report quarterly and annual the resilience and climate adaptation accomplishments with NWFSL to the NWFSL Coordinator and the NWFSL Climate Resilience Work Group

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong organization and time management skills

• Track record of working with historically underserved communities

• Advanced degrees or equivalent experiences in natural resource conservation, climate resilience and adaptation, or comparable field

• Proven experience in coordinating diverse interests to achieve large-scale goals.

• Proven experience in building and managing partnerships

• Experience with the administration of grants, agreements, and contracts

• Working knowledge of the military services, the Department of Defense and NRCS • Knowledge and experience with NWFSL partners

Hours & Pay

This position is full-time exempt of 40 hours per week.

Salary range is $62,000 to $70,000 based on relevant qualifications and experience.

Benefits

As a full-time salaried employee you are eligible to participate in the organization’s group medical and dental insurance plans if you elect (at this time, employer contribution is 50% of the cost for the employee only); and eligible for an $80/month home office equipment allocation from LegacyWorks to contribute to the costs of remote work. LegacyWorks also has a 401k plan which you will be eligible to participate in; we do not offer any match contribution at this time.

LegacyWorks has an unlimited paid time off policy that encompasses both holidays and vacation days. This is a trust-based pact between employer and employee and amongst team members, and it is up to each of us to communicate effectively about planning time off and manage this policy responsibly.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Workplace

LegacyWorks is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture. LegacyWorks Group is committed to increasing the diversity of the team, including board and staff, and continuing to improve compensation and benefits. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and value life experience and achievements. It is our duty that all employees and applicants for employment are not to be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

To Apply.

Email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to Angela@legacyworksgroup.com at LegacyWorks Group, with Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape Resilience Specialist in the subject line. Applications are only accepted electronically. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice. This position is funded for a 3-year period, with possibility of extension based on available funding. Applications are open until the position is filled (interviews anticipated for April 2024).

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A link to this announcement can be found here:

Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape Resilience Specialist — LegacyWorks Group

About LegacyWorks Group

LegacyWorks Group is proud to serve as the Support Organization for the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, and in this role we are managing funding from federal agency partners and serving as the place of employment for Sentinel Landscape employees including Resilience Specialists.

Our team is open-hearted, entrepreneurial and highly collaborative. Team members have a variety of  leadership, facilitation and project management experience as well as a diversity of cultural and educational backgrounds. We seek curious candidates with big hearts and sharp minds who learn fast. Our team members are comfortable with complex challenges that require collaboration, innovation, diplomacy, relationship building, leadership and high levels of partner and community engagement. We approach new ideas and challenges with optimism and show up open, curious and committed to learning. Our work requires a commitment to exploring the edges of what is possible and thus requires continuous personal and professional growth.

We seek out high impact opportunities that often will not move forward unless we can play one or more catalytic roles including facilitation, project management, process design, strategy development, planning, leadership development, community engagement, securing and structuring funding or financing, designing and launching funds, data dashboard development and more.