The Preserve Management Assistant (PMA) must use safety equipment and maintain a safety-conscious attitude at all times. Tasks include assisting with preserve management activities such as prescribed burning, applying herbicides, clearing and mowing firebreaks, boundary posting, repairing and organizing burn equipment, tree and brush cutting, fence construction/removal, constructing parking areas, maintaining vehicles and equipment, meeting with local landowners, identifying management needs for preserves, assisting with field trips, leading volunteers, and other land management tasks as necessary. This position requires irregular hours and travel on short notice. Housing facilities will be provided for the full term of employment. Transportation from The Nature Conservancy office to the various preserves will be provided by The Nature Conservancy.   These are seasonal positions.  Two (2) positions will have a start date of April 4, 2022 and end date of November 4, 2022.  (Note there is another similar position with a shorter employment period also available at this location as well as other locations in MN-ND-SD).

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• The PMA participates in preserve operations, maintenance and management.
• Maintain preserve areas frequented by the visiting public
• Remove exotic species and/or species monitoring (including use of herbicides)
• Prescribed burn preparation, implementation, and post-burn monitoring
• Maintain tools and equipment
• Brush and tree removal
• Seed harvest
• Photo and vegetation monitoring
• Other preserve management activities
• All TNC staff actively participating on a prescribed burn must be qualified as a FFT2. The PMA will participate in prescribed burns, preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks.
• Makes day to day decisions as delegated by supervisor.
• May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.
• Requires considerable physical exertion and/or muscular strain.
• May require long hours in isolated settings.
• Makes day to day decisions as delegated by supervisor.
• May work under infrequent supervision.