COLUMBIA BASIN FIELD ASSISTANT (FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY)
The Nature Conservancy, Ione, Oregon
Closes: February 5, 2016

Job ID: 43811

This is a full-time position with anticipated employment duration March 2016 – June 2016.

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to make a positive impact around the world in more than 35 countries, all 50 United States, and your backyard. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Visit www.nature.org/aboutus to learn more.

The Columbia Basin Field Assistant is a member of a team that performs and participates in operations, maintenance and management of high priority conservation lands in north-central Oregon. This position requires living in shared housing provided by the Conservancy in Ione, a small, isolated town in north-central Oregon.

The Columbia Basin Field Assistant performs land management activities and/or conducts species monitoring in grassland and shrub-steppe plant communities in north-central Oregon. S/he assists with removal of exotic species, vegetation mapping/monitoring, wildlife monitoring and grassland restoration activities. S/he will also assist with site, equipment and facilities maintenance, fence construction and repair, and field house and landscaping upkeep and repair.

A complete job description and application instructions are available at:
http://www.nature.org/about-us/careers/index.htm?intc=nature.tnav.about.list