Preserve Management Assistant – The Nature Conservancy

The Preserve Management Assistant at The Nature Conservancy will work in southeast Minnesota on stewardship activities including prescribed burns, exotic species management, wildlife surveys, and preserve maintenance. The role involves physical work in various weather conditions and may include leading volunteers. The position is based in Kellogg, MN, offers $16.00 to $19.00 per hour, and includes full benefits with provided housing in Winona, MN.
Preserve Management Assistant – The Nature Conservancy

The Preserve Management Assistant (PMA) will work throughout the driftless region of southeast Minnesota including Wabasha, Winona, Houston, Fillmore and Olmsted counties. They will serve on a 2-4-person stewardship crew participating in stewardship activities on both public and private lands, including TNC preserves and state-owned Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs).

Tasks include:
• Prescribed burn preparation
• Fire implementation and post-fire monitoring
• Removal and chemical treatment of exotic species
• Tool and equipment maintenance
• Monitoring and data collection
• Wildlife surveys
• Native seed harvest
• Tree and shrub planting
• Preserve maintenance duties like boundary posting

The PMA may also assist with leading volunteers, seasonal staff, interns, and Conservation Corps MN & IA crew members. The PMA may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.

The position will be based out of Kellogg, MN at $16.00 to $19.00 per hour depending on experience. There are 2 position openings: one from 12/2024 – 3/2025, the other from 12/2024 – 12/2025. The yearlong position will have full benefits. Housing is provided in Winona, MN.