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Posted on: May 5, 2008
Organization name: Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc.
Location: Mendocino County, CA
Position: Executive Director
Salary: $60,000+

The Redwood Forest Foundation Inc. is a private non-profit organization in northwestern California formed for the purpose of acquiring, protecting, restoring and sustainably managing forestlands in order to create a model of “working community forests” for the social, environmental, and economic benefit of all our citizens in perpetuity. Seeking an Executive Director who will work closely with the Board of Directors to plan, organize, and direct operations, implement programs, and oversee financial aspects. Fund raising and excellent written, oral, and electronic communication skills, plus ability to interact with local community groups required.

Special Skills: Experience with non-profits and with working with political communities, preferred, as is a knowledge of Mendocino and Humboldt counties.

How to Apply: For more information about the position and the Foundation see: www.rffi.org . Interested parties should send a resume and references to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or to:
                         Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc.
                         P.O. Box 523
                         Philo, CA 95466.

Deadline: June 20, 2008


Posted on: April 3, 2008
Posted on: April 25, 2008
Organization name: The Conservation Fund
Location: Caspar, California
Position: Forest Technician

Seeking Forest Technician to provide field support on all TCF North Coast properties. To aid in timber harvest plan preparation, watercourse classification, timber marking, road assessments, wildlife assessments and botanical assessments. Will participate in field review of THPs, assist with forestry inventory and watershed restoration.

Send resume to: The Conservation Fund,
                         14951 A Caspar Road, Box 50
                         Caspar, CA 95420

For more information about the position, please visit:
http://www.conservationfund.org/node/782


 

Posted on: April 3, 2008
Organization name: Rainforest Alliance

The Rainforest Alliance (RA), an international nonprofit organization, seeks two opportunities located in Northfield, MN or Richmond, VT:  

  • Chain-of-Custody Associate, US Region, SmartWood Program.
  • Chain-of-Custody Assistant, US Region, SmartWood Program.

The CoC Associate will coordinate and manage the execution of SW CoC certification services for a subset of new and existing SW clients in the US. S/he will be directly involved in all aspects of CoC certification assessments and audits including scheduling, project management, customer service, management of contract auditors and quality control. The CoC Associate will also be expected to participate in projects as an auditor.  Bachelor’s degree required, concentration in Forest Products, Forestry, Natural Resource Management or related field preferred; 2-3 years work experience required, preferably in forest product industry, forestry, paper and print industry or related field, and environmental management system auditor training experience preferred.

The CoC Assistant will be responsible for providing general administrative support for the execution of SW CoC certification services for new and existing SW clients in the US. S/he will be directly involved in various administrative aspects of CoC certification assessments and audits including scheduling, assisting CoC Associates in the preparation of cost proposals and client communications, and providing preliminary review of reports. BA preferred; minimum of 1-2 years of administrative experience, and background or interest in forestry and/or forest products preferred.

For more information about the positions, please visit:
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/about.cfm?id=jobs_internships.

To apply:
Send resume, cover letter and salary history indicating which position you’re interested in to Human Resources, Rainforest Alliance, 665 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10012. Fax: 212-677-2187. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.

 

 

 
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Forest Wisdom Issue 9

Forestry in the Lake States. This issue of Forest Wisdom explores a cross section of the challenges facing Guild practitioners in the Lake States and examples of strategies they are successfully pursuing on the ground.