As a member of the Greenway Trust Stewardship Program, you’ll have the opportunity to serve with a highly successful team in an energetic, productive, and fast-paced environment. Through extensive hands-on opportunities, you will learn about ecological issues on public natural lands and empower students through informal environmental education. Field Associates serve across Restoration, Volunteer, and Education programs. Engaging over 4,000 volunteers annually and teaching over 3,000 4th-12 grade students in classroom and field based lessons across King County. Our programs operate year round, giving individuals the opportunity to steward public lands through tree plantings, invasive plant removal, trail construction and maintenance, and other enhancement projects from Puget Sound to Central Washington. Field Associates also lead efforts in restoration site maintenance, vegetation monitoring, and operations of the Greenway’s Native Plant Nursery. Field Associates also support programs by tracking education, volunteer, and restoration metrics in Salesforce, assist in curating the Greenway Trust’s photo library, updating and creating education and outreach materials. Interviews are expected to take place in July of 2020.

Member Duties : Serve across the Stewardship and Education Programs alongside Greenway Trust staff, agency and nonprofit partners, and volunteers. Event Leadership: Lead volunteer land stewardship events in the Greenway on weekdays and Saturdays. Educate volunteers about the Greenway, project history, restoration ecology, and trail maintenance while building community Education: Teach classroom lessons, lead field study trips, facilitate service-learning stewardship events Outreach: Represent the Greenway Trust at special events, including career fairs, public engagement events, and education fairs Program Assistance: Support programs by tracking education, volunteer, and restoration metrics in Salesforce, assist in curating the Greenway Trust’s photo library, updating and creating education and outreach materials Nursery: Assist with maintaining the Greenway Trust’s Native Plant Nursery, including inventory, hosting volunteer events, weeding, fertilizing, and organizing potted stock plants

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