Preserve Steward & Field Operations Lead

The Nature Conservancy (All); Kellogg (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shared housing

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy in the SE MN region seeks a Preserve Management Assistant to support stewardship activities on public and private lands. You will coordinate a small crew, lead volunteers, and collaborate with partner organizations in the driftless region of southeast Minnesota.

The role requires physical effort, independence, and the ability to manage tasks under limited supervision. Shared housing is available and benefits apply through a fixed-term contract ending December 2027.

Qualifications

• AS/Technical or vocational degree in science with 1 year of related ecological land management experience.
• Experience with natural systems and ecological land management principles.
• Experience operating and repairing equipment and machinery.
• FFT2 firefighter qualification.
• Able to meet physical fitness standards.
• FAL3 or S-212 completion.
• Experience operating and/or repairing equipment including UTVs, chainsaws, trailers, skid steers.
• Experience assisting with prescribed burn operations and burn breaks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, lead, and manage TNC employees, volunteers, and partners.
• Prescribed burn preparation, implementation, and post-fire monitoring.
• Removal and chemical treatment of invasive species.
• Tool and equipment maintenance and data collection.
• Plant and animal surveys, native seed harvest, tree and shrub planting, preserve maintenance duties.

Skills

Custodial land management

Ecological land management

Equipment operation

FFT2

Physical fitness

Driving license

Education

AS/Technical or vocational degree in science

Tools

Fieldmaps

Avenza

OnX

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Nature Conservancy in the SE MN region seeks a Preserve Management Assistant to support stewardship activities on public and private lands. You will coordinate a small crew, lead volunteers, and collaborate with partner organizations in the driftless region of southeast Minnesota.

The role requires physical effort, independence, and the ability to manage tasks under limited supervision. Shared housing is available and benefits apply through a fixed-term contract ending December 2027.