The PMA will work across central and southeast Minnesota.  They will assist with leading volunteers, seasonal staff and interns. They will participate in preserve management tasks including prescribed burning activities, removal and chemical treatment of exotic species, tool and equipment maintenance, seed harvest, and monitoring and data collection. This may also include participation in wild land fire suppression activities in partnership with other non-profits, local fire departments, and local, state and federal agencies, either as a TNC employee, or as a volunteer or short-term employee of the partner entity (such as an administratively determined, short term federal employee).  More detailed information follows.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Assist in directing and interacting with Student Conservation Association (SCA) interns, Conservation Corps Minnesota (CCM) crews, and private contractors on various projects.
• Assist with maintaining public lands including state-owned Wildlife Management Areas (WMA’s) and federally owned Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA’s), as well as TNC preserves and other protected lands.
• Prescribed burn preparation, implementation, and post-fire monitoring with TNC, MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) staff.
• Remove and chemically treat herbaceous and woody exotic species.
• Maintain tools and equipment.
• Monitor and record data entries for various logs, photo points, and vegetation research monitoring.
• Post and sign properties.
• Seed harvest.
• Will perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.
• Works in a high stress team environment.
• Works under close supervision.
• Ability to perform heavy physical work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.