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SalaryThe Nebraska Forest Service (NFS) is committed to enhancing the well-being of Nebraskans by safeguarding, revitalizing, and maximizing the state’s tree and forest resources. We offer technical and financial support to clients across Nebraska, with a focus on rural forestry, community forestry, forest fuels reduction, forest health, forest products utilization, and fire protection.
We are currently looking for qualified and enthusiastic individuals to join our team of dedicated professionals. The chosen candidate will contribute to our mission by actively participating in efforts to improve Nebraska’s trees and forests’ health, resilience, and sustainability. In this role, the forester will directly assist stakeholders within the program’s focal areas and empower clients to attain their tree and forestry objectives.
As a Conservation Forester, you will:
We are currently looking for qualified and enthusiastic individuals to join our team of dedicated professionals. The chosen candidate will contribute to our mission by actively participating in efforts to improve Nebraska’s trees and forests’ health, resilience, and sustainability. In this role, the forester will directly assist stakeholders within the program’s focal areas and empower clients to attain their tree and forestry objectives.
As a Conservation Forester, you will:
- Implement tree and forestry management programming within the boundaries of the Lower Platte South NRD. Technical assistance will include working with individuals, businesses, and communities to increase their tree and forest productivity, resiliency, and sustainability.
- Work with public and private landowners to develop management plans for their property and administer financial assistance programs to implement forest management.
- Lead local collaborative efforts with the LPS NRD, partners, and communities to lead impactful forest management projects and identify future program opportunities to address the areas forestry needs.
- Coordinate local forestry training and workshops, manage the conservation tree planting program, complete Wildland Urban Interface projects, and develop communication materials.
The position is located at the Lower Platte South NRD office in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse populations we serve. The university fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential. As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See: http://www.unl.edu/equity/noticenondiscrimination.
Minimum Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resources, horticulture, entomology or closely related field plus one year of experience providing assistance with tree and forest management, natural resources management, forest products, horticulture, entomology or closely related field. Additional relevant education may substitute for experience on a year for year basis.
Preferred QualificationsPosted Salary $55,394/yr minimum
How to Apply
Click on “Apply for this Job”. You will then either create an application or edit your current application that is on file. You will be required to attach your resume, cover letter and list of professional references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format.
